Ferry service between Ketchikan, Coffman Cove, Wrangell and South Mitkof Island may soon become a reality again after a $3 million USDA loan to the Northend Ferry Authority and Rainforest Island Ferry was approved last week.
Some of the communities to be served by the new endeavor, which is slated for May 2012, have not had access to regular routes since the Inter-Island Ferry Authority suspended their runs in 2008 due to low ridership and falling revenue.
Kent Miller, the manager of the NEFA, said obtaining the loan is the first step toward reinstating an inter-island ferry to the communities...
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