The Alaska Marine Highway System is cutting back on port calls while it sends its ships into their annual winter overhaul. As a result, Petersburg will go without any state ferry service for three weeks this winter.

There will be nothing northbound out of Petersburg after the Kennicott's scheduled Jan. 6 sailing to Sitka and Juneau until the Matanuska comes back to service after its winter work and stops here northbound on Feb. 3.

The Kennicott's last southbound run before winter overhaul is scheduled for Jan. 11 in Petersburg, with the Matanuska set to stop here Feb. 6 on its southbound route...