What's SUP

Paddleboards Have Transformed Lake Union

Cheap watercraft have made the seafaring life accessible to everyone. Can our little lake handle it?

07/18/2025 By Allison Williams

If By Sea

Seattle’s Seaplanes Take Off in a New Direction

After 77 years, Kenmore Air keeps the iconic propeller planes flying across the Seattle landscape. Where do they go from here?

10/20/2023 By Allison Williams

Hello, Bird!

Property Watch: An Artsy Houseboat with Vaulted Ceilings

This intricately designed houseboat from Windermere features creative siding, end-of-dock views, and a delightful heron visitor.

09/07/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Have Home, Will Travel

Property Watch: Lake Union Houseboat You Can Actually Drive

Built by a local family of craftspeople, this cabin-like home sits on a pair of pontoons and can travel around the lake.

07/13/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Lake Season Approacheth

Property Watch: A Floating Home Designed with Love

High design meets laketop whimsy in this custom SLU retreat.

03/02/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Explainer

What Is a Houseboat, Really?

What you need to know about Seattle's quirkiest type of home.

06/17/2021 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Fancy Floats

Property Watch: Seattle’s Biggest Houseboat Is a Floating Mansion

At almost 5,000 square feet, it may be the only Lake Union house with a home theater.

05/19/2021 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

All Float On

Property Watch: A Curvy Little Lake Union Houseboat

Shingles, decks, and even a cargo hold combine for quintessential boat life.

03/24/2021 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Water Lust

Property Watch: A Modern Floating Home on Lake Union

On-the-lake luxury means three outdoor decks and wide-open Gas Works views.

03/03/2021 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

All Aboard

Sail the Local Seas on These 8 Boat Rentals and Cruises

How to travel our waterways the easy way.

05/29/2019 By Allison Williams

Boat Town

Seattle Is Defined by Its Maritime Pastimes

From Ballard’s shipyards to the madcap chaos of Duck Dodge, our culture is shaped by the sea.

05/29/2019 By Allison Williams

Slideshow

Slide Show: True North Grand Opening

09/12/2014

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: A Parks Vote, a Collection for Kids, and Fighting Crime

Today's picks for civic nerds

08/04/2014 By Ezra Parter

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: Rock, Read, and Nerd Out

Today's picks for civic nerds.

08/01/2014 By Ezra Parter

News

Why You Shouldn't Pull a Gun on a Bouncer

12/20/2011 By Jonah Spangenthal-Lee

Article

Yoga on Paddleboards

A new sport meets an ancient practice in stand-up paddleboarding yoga.

06/29/2011 By Neal Thompson

Article

Life Is But a Dream

Rowers at Lake Union Crew ditch the Stairmaster and sauna in favor of fresh air and open water.

03/18/2010 By Karen Quinn

Article

35 Northwest Playgrounds

Great outdoor summer adventures in the water, on the ground, and high in the sky.

12/28/2008 By Courtney Nash