Petersen Memorial Feb 23
Michael Petersen, who lived and worked in the floating homes community for nearly half a century, succumbed to leukemia in November. His memorial service will be held on February 23.
Category: Dock news
Women at the Helm Feb 15
Gate 6 ½ resident Helen Vandeman has produced a new documentary about five salty senior women in the Bay Area and Washington state who were pioneering mariners. Helen will host a showing at the film at the Sausalito Library on Friday, February 15 at 7:00 p.m. The women profiled include...
Issaquah Inventor Mary Lou Jepsen
Amongst the talented creative residents on Issaquah dock is Dr. Mary Lou Jepsen, a serial entrepreneur, engineering executive and inventor in the fields of display, imaging and computer hardware. Without enumerating her credentials, Dr. Jepsen is very close to delivering powerful MRI technology via more affordable devices. As mentioned in...
Michele Affronte on CNN.com
Another of our resident realtors is getting great exposure for our community on the internet. This time it’s Michele Affronte on CNN.com. CNN Business writer Anna Bahney interviewed Michele for a post entitled “Life on the water: What it’s like to live on a floating home.” Despite some of the...
Deck the Docks
As usual, the floating homes community got into the holiday spirit with both decorations and celebrations. Above is a slide show of some of the festivities. Thanks to photographers Michele Affronte, Carole Angermeir, Flo Hoylman, and Peter Teague for sharing these happy memories. And best wishes for a happy New...
West Pier Magic
As if by magic from another world, master magician Jay Alexander has appeared on West Pier in his new home. As one of the top international corporate and society entertainers, he has performed for the Rolling Stones, Outside Lands Festival, Giants and 49ers, to name a few. He has sold...
Holiday Tugboat Caroling – Dec 3 [not Dec 4!!!]
UPDATE—Due to potential rain the date of Tugboat Caroling is changed from Tuesday Dec 4th to Monday Night Dec 3rd…. What? Holiday Tugboat Caroling Where? Upon the Waters of Our Floating Neighborhood When? MONDAY DECEMBER 3rd — 6:30pm – 10pm —Liberty, Main, South 40, Gates, Issaquah, Yellow Ferry, etc.— How?...
Rachelle on SFGate
Rachelle Dorris has lived on floating homes since the 90s, and as an agent for Coldwell Banker, she has plenty of knowledge about waterfront living. So, it’s not surprising that she was recently interviewed by SFGate.com, in a piece entitled “A life by the tides: What it’s really like living...
Another Community Icon Passes
Michael Petersen, who lived and worked in the floating homes community for nearly half a century, succumbed to leukemia last week. After chemotherapy treatments, he had a brief remission, and was seen working on the docks, walking with the aid of hiking poles. As Issaquah resident Mickey Allison recalled recently,...
Jack Schwaner Passes Away
Long time Co-op resident Jack Schwaner, known as Jack the Welder, recently succumbed to a heart attack. As the Dinghy Dame wrote about Jack in the Floating Times back in 2013: “Jack was born in a tiny town in west Nebraska on the Wyoming border. He led a pretty sheltered...