Published: Thursday, July 29, 2010
Tour houseboats on Seattle's Lake Union
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The Herald/JUSTIN BEST
Houseboats on the east and west sides of Lake Union will be on the Floating Homes Association tour on Sept. 12.
Take a peek: If you don't know anyone who lives on a houseboat, that doesn't mean you can't get inside one.
The Seattle Floating Homes Association will host its biennial Seattle Floating Homes Tour from noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 12 on Lake Union with a special theme, "From Funky to Fabulous: 100 Years of Houseboat Living."
Visitors can tour 12 homes on the east and west sides of Lake Union in Seattle, featuring a diverse array of innovative home designs that range from compact and whimsical to spacious and grandiose.
Free espresso drinks and restroom facilities will be provided. Refreshment stands will be set up to offer food and drink for purchase.
Tickets for $25, plus fees, will be for sale at www.brownpapertickets.com, by calling 800-838-3006 or in person at 220 Nickerson St., Fremont from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Capacity is limited, so advance purchase is recommended. If there are tickets remaining on the day of the tour, they will be available starting at 11 a.m. on east Lake Union, at the tour staging area at E. Newton Street at Fairview Avenue E.
Admission includes shuttle bus transportation between Fairview and Westlake avenues, and transportation by electric boat between the east and west shores of the lake.
It is a self-guided walking tour and participants should expect to walk between docks. Comfortable, slip-on shoes are strongly recommended. There are stairs and uneven surfaces on some of the docks.
Visitors will be required to remove their shoes or put provided slippers over their shoes. No backpacks or strollers will be allowed in the homes. Tickets are required for all ages, except babies in arms.
Proceeds from the event benefit the Floating Homes Association whose mission is to support and nurture the floating home community and maintain the health of the marine environment.
For more information, go to www.seattlefloating homes.org or call 206-323-3489.
Cool kudos: Herald features writer Sarah Jackson has been honored with the 2010 Media Award by the Master Gardener Foundation of Washington State for her continued coverage of gardening and master gardeners in Snohomish County.
The nonprofit organization helps support Washington State University master gardener programs statewide through advocacy and fundraising.
Each year, master gardeners in all counties are invited to nominate a member of the media for the award. The award is announced in July. Garden writers Ed Hume, Marty Wingate and Mary Robson are some of the past recipients.
Jackson has covered the increasing popularity of food gardening in recent years, including many Snohomish County master gardener projects. She writes weekly stories for the Home & Garden section and contributes to the Herald's Mudrakers gardening blog at www.heraldnet.com/mudraker.
Jackson will receive the award and attend seminars at the foundation's advanced education conference in Vancouver, Wash., from Sept. 23 to 25.
Herald staff
The Seattle Floating Homes Association will host its biennial Seattle Floating Homes Tour from noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 12 on Lake Union with a special theme, "From Funky to Fabulous: 100 Years of Houseboat Living."
Visitors can tour 12 homes on the east and west sides of Lake Union in Seattle, featuring a diverse array of innovative home designs that range from compact and whimsical to spacious and grandiose.
Free espresso drinks and restroom facilities will be provided. Refreshment stands will be set up to offer food and drink for purchase.
Tickets for $25, plus fees, will be for sale at www.brownpapertickets.com, by calling 800-838-3006 or in person at 220 Nickerson St., Fremont from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Capacity is limited, so advance purchase is recommended. If there are tickets remaining on the day of the tour, they will be available starting at 11 a.m. on east Lake Union, at the tour staging area at E. Newton Street at Fairview Avenue E.
Admission includes shuttle bus transportation between Fairview and Westlake avenues, and transportation by electric boat between the east and west shores of the lake.
It is a self-guided walking tour and participants should expect to walk between docks. Comfortable, slip-on shoes are strongly recommended. There are stairs and uneven surfaces on some of the docks.
Visitors will be required to remove their shoes or put provided slippers over their shoes. No backpacks or strollers will be allowed in the homes. Tickets are required for all ages, except babies in arms.
Proceeds from the event benefit the Floating Homes Association whose mission is to support and nurture the floating home community and maintain the health of the marine environment.
For more information, go to www.seattlefloating homes.org or call 206-323-3489.
Cool kudos: Herald features writer Sarah Jackson has been honored with the 2010 Media Award by the Master Gardener Foundation of Washington State for her continued coverage of gardening and master gardeners in Snohomish County.
The nonprofit organization helps support Washington State University master gardener programs statewide through advocacy and fundraising.
Each year, master gardeners in all counties are invited to nominate a member of the media for the award. The award is announced in July. Garden writers Ed Hume, Marty Wingate and Mary Robson are some of the past recipients.
Jackson has covered the increasing popularity of food gardening in recent years, including many Snohomish County master gardener projects. She writes weekly stories for the Home & Garden section and contributes to the Herald's Mudrakers gardening blog at www.heraldnet.com/mudraker.
Jackson will receive the award and attend seminars at the foundation's advanced education conference in Vancouver, Wash., from Sept. 23 to 25.
Herald staff
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