A Secret History of American River People Posted on November 16, 2019 (November 24, 2023) by Wes Modes A project to build a collection of personal stories of people who live and work on the river from the deck of a recreated mid-century shantyboat over a series of epic river voyages…
Punk Rafting Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 19, 2023) by Wes Modes A few of us set out on a punk rafting journey, building a raft out of found and scavenged materials and floating for a week, Huck Finn-style, on one of the largest fastest rivers on the continent. When we survived, we did it year after year on different rivers….
Shantyboat Dotty Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 20, 2023) by Wes Modes I began building a homemade shantyboat — that is, a rustic houseboat — from scratch, recording every step in the build process….
