References
The information on this site has been culled from many sources over the course of ten plus years of research.  Much of it has come from personal interviews or emails sent to the author over the years through website.  Below are a list of sources used for much of the historical information listed on the site.  Most of are out of print, but well worth the look and money if you can find them.
The Evergreen Fleet a pictorial history of Washington State Ferries
Harre Demoro, Golden West Books, 1971

The Ferry Story. The Evergreen Fleet In Profile. (ISBN: 0875642276)
Skalley, Michael Superior Publishing Co. 1983

Ferryboats: A Legend on Puget Sound (ISBN: 0914515004)
Kline, Mary Stiles; Bayless, G.A. Bayless Books, Hayward, California, U.S.A., 1983.

Steamboat Bill Journal of the Steamship Historical Society of America
Steamship Historical Society (Various issues from 1950-1997)

Pacific Steamboats
Newell, Gordon and Joe Williamson Bonanza Books, New York, 1958

Totem Tales of Old Seattle (ISBN: 034524141X)
Gordon Newell  Superior Pub. Co, 1959.

Ships of the Inland Sea
Newell, Gordon R.  Binford & Morts, Portland, 1951

Kalakala: Magnificent Vision Recaptured (ISBN: 193080900X)
Russell, Steven J. Puget Sound Press, 2002

The Ships of British Columbia: An Illustrated History of the British Columbia Ferry Corporation (ISBN: 0888391889)
Gary Bannerman;Pat Bannerman Hancock House Publishing, 1985.

The Queens of British Columbia. a Detailed Account of the Ships in the B.C. Ferry Fleet
Favelle, Peter  Discovery Magazine Ltd., 1974.

The Dogwood Fleet
Cadieux and Griffiths: Nanaimo, BC: Cadieux and Griffiths, 1967

Seattle Times and PI Archives, 1980-Present

The Sea Chest,  The Journal of the Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society
(Various issues)

The United States Coast Guard
(FOIA Requests for the Chinook, Fresno,  and  Defiance)

The Ferry Terminal: Ferries of British Columbia
http://www.geocities.com/ferries_bc/
by John Hammersmark