Amalia Walton didn’t discover floating homes later in life—she grew up on one. Raised on a floating home in Eastlake, she has spent nearly her entire life living on the water. When she raised her own two children, she did so in a floating home in the same neighborhood, continuing the family connection to Lake Union and floating home life. Young Amalia, at the top of the dock stairs, headed home. From 2003 to 2016, she served on the FHA Board and later served as Board Presiden

The Floating Homes Association works with Seattle to find grants and matching funds for FHA initiatives. If you work with non-profits too, we thought you might find what we know to be valuable too. The Neighborhood Matching Fund supports a variety of types of community driven projects. You can learn more about the program on our website. https://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/community-grants/neighborhood-matching-fund The applications for NMF will open in early January 2

December 2025 - We all love the charm of our floating home community, but unique living arrangements require unique safety measures. Recently, Captain Brian E. Boulay of Seattle Fire Department Engine Company 22 —which serves Eastlake and Portage Bay—visited our dock to provide a safety consultation. Captain Boulay shared critical advice on how we can help first responders help us during a fire or medical emergency. These are practical steps that every dock around the lake sh