The Alaska Marine Highway System fall/winter schedule is online and open for reservations, but don’t look for too many sailings into Wrangell in October and November. A state ferry will pull into town just six times over the two months.

But it will be more service than the community received last year.

The Kennicott will make two northbound and two southbound stops in Wrangell in October, and just two southbound stops — nothing northbound — during November.

The Matanuska, which usually calls on Wrangell once a week in each direction, will be out of service for winter overhaul during t...