Breaking out the moves for the 2016 Floating Homes Tour were the Beyondo Boot Scooters – country and funk line dancing—(tune by Zac Brown Band: Homegrown)—led by Annemarie Estess and Caroline Hall of South 40—as captured by Ed Lopez. Over on the Kappas Green, Ed recorded the Piper Park Pickers—a bluegrass...
* Update * the featured movie: Young Frankenstein Enhance the narrative of your life afloat – attend the next Float-in movie: 7:30ish, Saturday, October 8, 2016. Anybody can walk into a movie theater; we are lucky to watch from the water. Join your community in celebrating our unique lifestyle in the...
**What is a Dock Alert? A party!! All residents are invited 2-4 pm – Kappas Green (Lawn area in front of East/West Pier) Bring an edible and libation to share Lots of fun will be enjoyed Meet your neighbors from other docks—maybe find one more bocce ball player, a new book...
Advance registration for the 2016 Floating Homes Tour is now closed. WE ARE SOLD OUT. A limited number of tickets will be available on tour day – Saturday, September 24 – at $60 each. Park at Gateway Center and take a free shuttle to Kappas Marina to purchase your tickets.
In 2013, two Swedes—journalist Lars Åberg and photographer Lars Strandberg—spent time in Sausalito collecting their impressions of our floating home community. The result, Floating in Sausalito, written in English and released earlier this year by the German publisher Kerber Verlag, is now available in the US. Short-listed in the book category for the Swedish...
On Sunday afternoon, September 18, the weather complied and the drinks flowed as an exceptionally large crowd gathered for a traditional Issaquah “Dock Alert” to bid two longtime residents farewell. Ric Miller and partner, Malia Daily, are moving to live in Palm Springs, wander the southwest deserts, and sample life...
Discussion at the Richardson’s Bay Regional Agency (RBRA) meeting on Thursday Sept 15 centered around the report of Rod Gould, the consultant hired to make suggestions on how the RBRA should move forward. In a nutshell Gould said that the RBRA should not break up, and that jurisdictions accomplish more for less money...
Itching to clear out some of your electronics? Items past their useful life or simply cluttering up your already storage-challenged floating home? Grab a cardboard box or tote and start piling up any electronics you no longer use. Bring your e-waste to the pop-up collection point at the corner of the Waldo...
Among the WPH works-in-progress—(see the recent post: Waldo Point Project Update)—is the development of the Waldo Point Park, at Gate 6 Road. Nestled into the elbow where Issaquah joins the area adjacent the newly constructed Charles Van Damme floating pier—(the area that was the COOP)—the park will contain an observation pier...
