The Christmas Ship Parade on the Columbia and Willamette Rivers in Portland is a holiday tradition that started with just one decorated boat. Now the Christmas Ship Fleet cruises between both rivers offering the Portland area thrilling Christmas time parades. The privately owned vessels come from Portland, Vancouver, McMinnville, Salem and Hood River areas. Some of.
Built in 1981 and remodeled since, the houseboat is two stories, with the primary suite and a bedroom and bathroom at the entry level, and the combined living spaces upstairs. There, generous-sized windows are on all sidesâlining the granite kitchen counter at the sink, surrounding the dining nook, flanking the living roomâs gas fireplace, and filling the stairwell with sunlight. Warm accents cozify, from the
wide-plank Doug fir floors underfoot to the wood-clad ceilings twelve-feet overhead, and the
driftwood boards covering the fireplace hearth.Â
Located in the Macadam Bay Moorage, the home feels pretty removed from the nearby hustle of S. Macadam, thanks to a buffer provided by the paved bike trail of the Willamette Greenway, a secure parking lot, and more parkland running along the waterâs edge. Enjoy that scenery from any one of the houseboatâs three decks, all totaling 1400 square feet. Itâs hard to judge which is better: the large expanse off t