Port Lions News

From luxurious hotels in downtown Anchorage to rustic fishing lodges far from the nearest road, Alaska has accommodations to fit vacationers' plans.

I am conducting shipchecks on an Alaskan Marine Highways ferry this week in the Gulf of Alaska with stops in Kodiak, Homer, Seldovia, Whittier, Cordova, and Port Lions. via ZDNet Blogs

“I've seen probably 40 or 50 patients so far -- mostly exams, a couple of extractions, a lot of fillings. The community has done a good job getting the word out that we're here.”

Mixed teams of Army, Navy and Air Force health-care providers are spent a week treating hundreds of medically-underserved people as part of Operation Arctic Care 2008 in six remote villages in March in Alaska. via Carolina Flyer Online

“It is about providing a vital mode of transportation in a state with many off-road communities”

A winter ferry scheduled proposed by the Alaska Marine Highway System would cut service to Seldovia and other Gulf of Alaska communities dependent on transportation by sea beginning next fall. via Clarion Dispatch

“It seems to me that cutting service, disrupting schedules and otherwise making the Marine Highway System unavailable for the people who rely on it is the perfect way to kill the system.”

When Alaskans talk about barriers to growing the state's economy, they often mention the lack of the kind of infrastructure that those who live in the contiguous 48 states take for granted. via Homer News

Did you feel it? Report shaking and damage at your location. You can also view a map displaying accumulated data from your report and others. via USGS Earthquakes

“When we have one vessel ... out of service for six months, it looks to me like we need to sort of suck it up and accept the additional cost.”

State lawmakers from Kodiak and Homer are protesting plans by the Alaska Marine Highway System to cut service to Kodiak Island, Homer and Seldovia next winter while one ferry undergoes repairs. via Anchorage Daily News

“Our constituents deserve a system they can rely on for adequate coverage while the Tustumena is being upgraded.”

Homer, Seldovia and Kodiak would see a dramatic decrease in ferry service and Port Lions would be cut off entirely next winter under a plan by the Alaska Marine Highway System to cut costs. via Homer News

Did you feel it? Report shaking and damage at your location. You can also view a map displaying accumulated data from your report and others. via USGS Earthquakes

Did you feel it? Report shaking and damage at your location. You can also view a map displaying accumulated data from your report and others. via USGS Earthquakes