I speak for all my classmates when I say, “Thank you, KHS, for all the knowledge and memories you have given us. We will never forget you.”
The Rhododendron found a home on Hood Canal, serving the Lofall-South Point run until the bridge opened in 1961.
In 1967 when the Hyak, the first of the superferries, was brand new, the last of the double-ended steam ferries on the West Coast, the San Mateo, was still in service.
Just a few years ago, there were still quite a few ferryboats around the Sound that were not purpose-built for…