New Ferry Service Gets Federal Loan

Northern Prince of Wales Island, Petersburg and Wrangell could be connected by a new year-round ferry service as soon as this spring. The federal government has offered a loan of nearly $3 million to the fledgling North End Ferry Authority. Project planners say there’s more work to do, but that loan covers the major financing needed for startup.

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Matt Lichtenstein is a reporter at KFSK in Petersburg.

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