Fast Ferry to begin operating in late July

Haines-Skagway Fast Ferry will operate beginning July 27 and run through Sept. 22. Due to COVID-19 precautions, they won’t board independent travelers.

“We tried really hard to find a way to accommodate more independent travelers and locals, but unfortunately, it’s really difficult with requirements from cruise lines that passengers be kept separate,” fast ferry president Eli Fierer said in an interview Monday.

He said news of large cruise ships coming to Skagway tipped the economic…