M/V Stikine (2006), Inter-Island Ferry Authority, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska
The Inter-Island Ferry Authority (IFA) provides daily service on a three-hour, 36-mile route between Prince of Wales Island and Ketchikan.
It ferries more than 50,000 passengers and 12,000 vehicles between Hollis and Ketchikan annually.
www.interislandferry.com
The Inter-Island Ferry Authority was created in 1997 by the Prince of Wales Island communities of Klawock, Craig, Thorne Bay, Coffman Cove in addition to the communities of Petersburg and Wrangell.
By 1998, the state Department of Transportation was behind the idea of a shuttle ferry service between Prince of Wales Island and outlying communities and soon the Alaska Congressional delegation secured funding for two day boats to seed the ferry authority.
