Ports along the Aleutian Chain between Homer and Unalaska will see only five visits of the ferry Tustumena this summer, down from the twice-monthly service that was the norm through 2019. On Wednesday, the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) released its summer schedule , which covers state ferry travel from May through September. The M/V Tustumena is scheduled to sail only once per month, or a total of five times, along the Aleutian route. This lighter schedule is on par with last year's...

In Memoriam: My Loi Ma May 30, 1964 – February 4, 2020 My Loi Ma unexpectedly passed away on Thursday, February 4, 2021 in Everett, WA with her husband of 32 years, Luat Tan Nguyen; daughter, Aline Ma Nguyen; and son, Andy Khoa Nguyen at her bedside. My Loi Ma moved to Unalaska/Dutch Harbor in the summer of 1986. It was here where she married the love of her life, raised her two children, worked various jobs and started her own businesses: The Little Coffee Hut and Dutch Harbor Restaurant....