Floathouses

Floating homes of all types and ages.

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Myrtle Siebert

an old boat sits on the water in front of some small houses near a mountain

Grandpa Forberg's camp (1920s)

an old black and white photo of houses on the water

Forberg Logging Camp

a bike is parked on the dock next to some houses

Floathouse at Maple Bay, near Duncan BC

a body of water that has some houses on it and boats in the water near by

Floating homes in Victoria Harbour

there is a boat docked in the water next to some trees and flowers on the dock

Seattle Floathouse Community

an old black and white photo shows flood waters surrounding houses in the mountains, with trees on either side

Hovin stasjon i Gauldalen. Storflommen i 1940.

an old black and white photo of people on a boat in the water next to a building

Teraformers draining the Kankakee swamp, 1884. The boaters passed their floating dredge houses through pioneer townships. Like their seaborne counterparts, these landlocked mariners relieved themselves on booze, cabaret, gambling and prostitutes. Some left with a partner. Some of the newcomers became live-in whores for the crews, while others actually married into the dredging life, in which case the dredge boat was turned into a floating cathedral for the wedding.