Lake Union Wooden Boats

The Historic Ships Wharf at Lake Union Park is defined by its collection of vintage maritime vessels moored bow-first against the docks. This site holds one of the highest concentrations of National Historic Landmarks in the country,…

The Center for Wooden Boats is a living maritime museum, identifiable by its cluster of historic floating boathouses and traditional sailboats tethered to the docks of Lake Union. Founded in nineteen seventy-six by Dick and Colleen Wagner,…

Fairview Walkway is a small, triangular park tucked into the busy intersection where Eastlake Avenue East, East Galer Street, and Fairview Avenue East meet. You can recognize this spot by a large white sculpture designed by artist Thomas…

The Lake Union Drydock Company sits along the eastern shore of the lake, identifiable by its sprawling twelve-acre shipyard and the collection of wooden sheds that line the water. Founded in nineteen nineteen by Otis Cutting and John…

The World’s Smallest Floating Homes Museum occupies the Keasler Cottage, a petite, two hundred thirty-six square foot structure at twenty-three twenty-nine Fairview Avenue East. Once neglected for over a decade and perched precariously…

Tenas Chuck Moorage sits along the eastern shore of Lake Union, identifiable by the cluster of floating homes tied to its docks at twenty-three thirty-nine Fairview Avenue East. The name Tenas Chuck is a Lushootseed phrase meaning little…

Mallard Cove is a community of twenty floating homes anchored on Lake Union in the Eastlake neighborhood. Established in nineteen seventy-eight, the dock features a series of residences that sit directly on the water, supported by uniform…