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Norwegian Shantytown located in Red Hook, Brooklyn
This is the Norwegian Shantytown located in Red Hook, Brooklyn.…
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Interview with Janet Bennett at the Dutra Museum of Dredging
Interview with Janet Bennett at the Dutra Museum of Dredging…
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Interview with Daniela Sartori in Red Bluff about living on the river
Interview with Daniela Sartori in Red Bluff about living on…
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Large wreck under stormy skies on Sevenmile Slough as we drive out of the delta towing the shantyboat
Large wreck under stormy skies on Sevenmile Slough as we…
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Playing cards on the Davis to Sacramento train
Playing cards on the Davis to Sacramento train. We had…
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The Goodman’s visit the shantyboat
The Goodman's visit the shantyboat
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Adorable old houseboats anchored in Little Potato Slough
Adorable old houseboats anchored in Little Potato Slough
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Relaxing in the johnboat among the tule
Relaxing in the johnboat among the tule
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Kim Korth talked about the history of Korth’s Pirate’s Lair Marina and growing up on the Delta
Kim Korth talked about the history of Korth's Pirate's Lair…
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The Fraser Bros were the local butchers, and they would deliver meat to the various ranches
A delta shop boat. "The Fraser Bros were the local…
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Old photos of shantyboats at Wood Island at the Rio Vista Museum
Old photos of shantyboats at Wood Island at the Rio…
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Tim Anderson, boatbuilder, maker, and heirloom technologist at his DeltaFarm
Tim Anderson, boatbuilder, maker, and heirloom technologist at his DeltaFarm,…
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Campfire at Tim Anderson’s DeltaFarm at the confluence of the Mokelumne and San Joaquin Rivers
Campfire at Tim Anderson's DeltaFarm at the confluence of the…
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Why is it that people who own big expensive yachts are loud as fuck?
Why is it that some people who own big expensive…
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The peaceful and rustic back channel behind Snug Harbor
The peaceful and rustic back channel behind Snug Harbor off…
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One of a surprising number of visible wrecks in the Sacramento Delta
One of a surprising number of visible wrecks in the…
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Interview with Russell Ooms about his sinuous journey to Locke
Interview with Russell Ooms about his sinuous journey to Locke,…
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Interview with photographer, author, and historian James Motlow
Interview with photographer, author, and historian James Motlow about the…
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Talked to Can, a Vietnamese electronics designer, who owns Bob’s
Talked to Can, a Vietnamese electronics designer, who owns Bob's…
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Iva at Mei Wah taproom where we are chillin drunk AF on a Thursday evening
Iva at Mei Wah taproom where we are chillin drunk…
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Lucious lucious pears on pancakes for shantyboat breakfast
Lucious lucious pears on pancakes for shantyboat breakfast
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The mostly girl crew of the Sea Scout vessel Compass Rose who gave us a tour of the 60+ foot formal Naval ship
The mostly girl crew of the Sea Scout vessel Compass…
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Interviewing Mark Miller at Railroad Cut Slough
Interviewing Mark Miller at Railroad Cut Slough behind Locke. We…
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Walnut Grove docks after breakfast at Alma’s
Walnut Grove docks after breakfast at Alma's
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Bank on Locke Slough upon which a whole community of Russians living in shanties
Bank on Locke Slough upon which a whole community of…
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Community garden in the historic little town of Locke
Community garden in the historic little town of Locke
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Mark Miller who has already helped us in a number of ways, meets us in Walnut Grove to repair a window or two
Mark Miller who has already helped us in a number…
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Put a huge branch through a window trying to land in Courtland. Fuck Courtland and their lack of visitor docks
Put a huge branch through a window trying to land…
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Good morning sun. On Sutter Slough
Good morning sun. On Sutter Slough
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Shantyboat beached along Sutter Slough
Shantyboat beached along Sutter Slough
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Thistlelandia
Thistlelandia
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In Courtland, they tell us, they have an annual Pear Festival
In Courtland, they tell us, they have an annual Pear…
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Attempting to thread our way through the delta sloughs piloting and navigating
Attempting to thread our way through the delta sloughs piloting…
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Night out in the sloughs, the network of labyrinthian waterways in the Delta
Night out in the sloughs, the network of labyrinthian waterways…
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Classic shantyboat, Phoenix, at Sherwood Marina
Classic shantyboat, Phoenix, at Sherwood Marina
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Interview with Andrew McLeod, historian and tour guide
3rd interview of the morning with Andrew McLeod, historian and…
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Interview with Kathy Brunetti about her decades of experience working on agriculture and water quality issues
Interview with Kathy Brunetti. We talked about her decades of…
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Interview with Nancy about her time living aboard a shantyboat on the Sacramento River
Interview with Nancy about her time living aboard a shantyboat…
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Bar camping out for 25 years, currently along the American River serves as a mentor to younger folk and describes himself as an “honest hustler
Bar camping out for 25 years, currently along the American…
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Maddy and friends show up on a scavenger hunt from the History Museum
Maddy and friends show up on a scavenger hunt from…
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Clyde searches for treasures that had washed out of the riverbanks
Clyde was motor about in a tiny boat with his…
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The mysterious Party Yacht Wall on the American River
The mysterious Party Yacht Wall on the American River
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Shantyboat full of visitors at Sac exhibition
Shantyboat full of visitors at Sac exhibition
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Fanny Ann’s Saloon in Old Town Sac, 5 stories of layered history and Californiana kitsch
Fanny Ann's Saloon in Old Town Sac, 5 stories of…
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Shantyboat encounters the cutest thing in the whole world
Shantyboat encounters the cutest thing in the whole world
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Dramatic bridge downtown Sacramento
Dramatic bridge downtown Sacramento
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Interview with Keith Turley, owner of Stingrayz Bar & Marina along the banks of the Sacramento River in Knights Landing
Interview with Keith Turley, owner of Stingrayz Bar & Marina…
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Shantyboat in the big city or pretty damn close. Chillin at Swabbies where pirate paraphernalia dominates
Shantyboat in the big city or pretty damn close. Chillin…
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Down past the confluence with the Feather River approaching Sac, the river broadens out into the big river we are used to from our adventures on the Mississippi and Tennessee
Down past the confluence with the Feather River approaching Sac,…
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Shantyboat on the wide Sacramento. Photo by Mike Garofalo
Shantyboat on the wide Sacramento. Photo by Mike Garofalo
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Shantyboat leaves Colusa
Shantyboat leaves Colusa. Photo by Mike Garofalo
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Evening card tournament aboard the shantyboat
Evening card tournament aboard the shantyboat
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Benzy’s drawing of the shantyboat docked at Stingrayz in Knight’s Landing
Benzy's drawing of the shantyboat docked at Stingrayz in Knight's…
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Knight Landing Drawbridge under which we are docked that creaks and rumbles as cars pass all night long
Knight Landing Drawbridge under which we are docked that creaks…
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Hard at work on the Sacramento River
Hard at work on the Sacramento River
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“And, it should be added, many of the shanty-boat types were rascals who could turn with complete ease to chicken stealing, to selling patent medicine, to being fourth-rate actors, or even pretending to be preachers if it appeared that’s fire-and-brimstone sermon might bring in a nice collection.” From Steamboats on the Mississippi
"And, it should be added, many of the shanty-boat types…
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Huge catfish dinner thanks to Benzy’s newly acquired mad fishing skills
Huge catfish dinner thanks to Benzy's newly acquired mad fishing…
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The character of the river changes again
The character of the river changes again
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I’m getting the band back together. River hobos on the town
I'm getting the band back together. River hobos on the…
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The hot dry dusty town of Grimes reminds me of where I grew up with my grandparents
The hot dry dusty town of Grimes reminds me of…
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Hazel builds a little chuppah in the heat of the day
Hazel builds a little chuppah in the heat of the…
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Jeremiah spends the morning working a particularly tricky knot
Jeremiah spends the morning working a particularly tricky knot
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Fierce hunter Benzy. 24″ cat
Fierce hunter Benzy. 24" cat
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Ships hound headed south out of Colusa
Ships hound headed south out of Colusa
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We love that people frequently bring us homegrown veggies. Who brought us the peck of pickled peppers?
We love that people frequently bring us homegrown veggies. Who…
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Ships mate Jeremiah Daniels on his birthday, member of shantyboat crew on every expedition since 2014
Ships mate Jeremiah Daniels on his birthday, member of shantyboat…
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“County’s heritage from the ante-bellum South and states-rights sympathies”
"County's heritage from the ante-bellum South and states-rights sympathies" is…
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Night out at Colusa Bowl
Night out at Colusa Bowl
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Anthurium in the shantyboat. These civilizing touches are an important part of our wild journey
Anthurium in the shantyboat. These civilizing touches are an important…
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Association of Shantyboaters certification and various photos on the shantyboat
Association of Shantyboaters certification and various photos on the shantyboat
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Radio shelf, engine gauges, and tobacco shelf from top to bottom on the shantyboat
Radio shelf, engine gauges, and tobacco shelf from top to…
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Behind the wheel of an early 80s Ford pickup to breakfast in Colusa thanks to Mike
Behind the wheel of an early 80s Ford pickup to…
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ABC10 out of Sacramento has us do stupid human boating tricks for an extensive report about the Secret History project
ABC10 out of Sacramento has us do stupid human boating…
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Shantyboat beached in beautiful historic Colusa
Shantyboat beached in beautiful historic Colusa
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Benzy’s patches to our meece-eaten screens probably saved us
Benzy's patches to our meece-eaten screens probably saved us from…
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Happy and exhausted after an amazing day shantyboating with great friends
Happy and exhausted after an amazing day shantyboating with great…
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After a morning dodging snags and gravel beds through a series of hazardous and scary ordeals…
After a morning dodging snags and gravel beds through a…
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Breakfast birthday blackberry shantyboat pie! Yes, we have an oven
Breakfast birthday blackberry shantyboat pie! Yes, we have an oven
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Benzy catches a sizable striper
Benzy catches a sizable striper
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Joe Lorenzo known around here as just Riverrat owns the boat that partly inspired the Secret History shantyboat
Joe Lorenzo known around here as just Riverrat owns the…
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Al brings us fresh vegetables from his garden as we interview his friend Mike
Al brings us fresh vegetables from his garden as we…
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Mike Frawley retired contractor in Princeton tells us about idyllic life in a tiny town of 400
Mike Frawley retired contractor in Princeton tells us about idyllic…
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Cocktail hour after a great interview with Caged Heat and Dr Thunder’s hella Peachy Fire Whiskey. Great day
Cocktail hour after a great interview with Caged Heat and…
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A tailgate ride from a stranger down America’s dustiest road
A tailgate ride from a stranger down America's dustiest road
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A moment of blissful relaxation between moments of terror
A moment of blissful relaxation between moments of terror
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Spoiler alert: We are still alive. Just went through the sketchiest bit of boating I’ve done in a ten year career of sketchy boating
Spoiler alert: We are still alive. Just went through the…
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Cocktail hour refuge from the sun in the shadow of the shantyboat. JG Ballard’s The Drowned World
Cocktail hour refuge from the sun in the shadow of…
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“Yeah, we did see some gravel beds. How did you know?
"Yeah, we did see some gravel beds. How did you…
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Anchor line set disappearing into the green depths while we fish from the stern
Anchor line set disappearing into the green depths while we…
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Green on green on green on green
Green on green on green on green
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Shantyboat ready for a morning launch
Shantyboat ready for a morning launch
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Our Official Engine Provider Mercury Marine’s next new ad photo
Our Official Engine Provider Mercury Marine's next new ad photo
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Morning fishing with Benzy
Morning fishing with Benzy
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Sara Jane Hall, BBC producer joined us on the first few days of the expedition @bbc
Sara Jane Hall, BBC producer joined us on the first…
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Dave: “You got water in your fuel, Chief.”
Dave: "You got water in your fuel, Chief." Not a…
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Amy, who finds herself homeless after being laid off as a dental tech, was excited about the tiny house possibilities of the shantyboat
Amy, who finds herself homeless after being laid off as…
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Mobile mechanic Dave works on Freddy2
Mobile mechanic Dave works on Freddy2
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Mobile mechanic Dave’s high tech tools
Mobile mechanic Dave's high tech tools
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Sara Jane Hall interviews Sheriff Chad about Red Bluff history
Sara Jane Hall interviews Sheriff Chad about Red Bluff history
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The saddest boat trailering experience ever. Sad face
The saddest boat trailering experience ever. Sad face
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