🌱 A bigger ferry is coming to the Tustumena’s route
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- A bigger ferry is coming to the Tustumena’s route
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Snow and rain, up to 1", with a high of 38 and low of 33 degrees.
- Thursday: Windy with snow showers, temps: high: 37, low: 35.
- Friday: Snow and flurries at times, with a high of 39 and low of 35 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• State issues $350 million contract for Tustumena replacement ferry (wrangellsentinel.com) — Akutan will remain on the route of the Tustumena’s replacement, now backed by a $350 million state construction contract. Expected to be completed in 2030, the new ferry will carry more passengers and vehicles than the 62-year-old vessel and, according to the ferry system, handle large ocean swells better. 
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