WAMC Albany: Searching For Hudson River Stories On A Shanty Boat

WAMC Public Radio
By Lucas Willard

Shantyboat at Waterford New York

 

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A recreated mid-century shanty boat is traveling down the Hudson River in search of stories.

“A Secret History of American River People” is a project by a California-based artist Wes Modes.

Modes took WAMC’s Southern Adirondack Bureau Chief Lucas Willard on a quick tour of the homemade houseboat as it was docked in the Saratoga County town of Waterford, New York.

For more information visit: https://peoplesriverhistory.org/

Shantyboat at Waterford New York
Library within shantyboat at Waterford New York
Shanty Boat Girl in shantyboat at Waterford New York