Seattle Refined: "Seattle's floating homes have a wild past - and a tiny museum to prove it"

August 25, 2026

Long before Sleepless in Seattle turned Lake Union into a multimillion-dollar romantic fantasy, these houseboats were a gritty haven of Prohibition bootleggers, raw sewage, and fierce political brawls. From fighting off mega-developers to hosting pig roasts with naked skydivers, this eclectic community spent decades battling simply to exist. Step inside the world's smallest floating museum to uncover the wild, untamed history that nearly vanished beneath the waves. Read the article by Jenise Silva from Seattle Refined.