Canceled ferries coupled with storm systems have left Haines residents and through travelers stuck without Upper Lynn Canal transportation, resulting in dwindling bank accounts and feelings of abandonment by government.
Jim Studley and his daughter Nicole were faced with a 10-day layover in Juneau due to AMHS cancellations. Nicole broke her leg and was life-flighted to Anchorage. Studley’s daughter relies on ferry transportation because her disabilities prevent her from flying with Seaplanes, he said. “We…