Got invited to a wedding reception some time ago at the iconic "Launch For Hire" boathouse in Inverness, Ca. I'd always wondered what it was like in there and the answer is that it's as old and and awesome as one would hope, especially when filled with oysters and cheeses and handfuls of lovely people.
But I imagine it'd be just as neat without all that as well.
I think I could be perfectly happy living in a boathouse over the water. Padding around on sun-soaked wood in the afternoons then sleeping with the doors wide open to watch the moon shine at night. Winter might be a different story, but that's what wood-burning stoves are for, no?
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To the boathouse? If you've ever driven through Inverness, you've probably wondered at this spot as well. Built around 1913 (the wharf a few years earlier in 1908), it stands as one of the only remaining boathouses along that side of Tomales Bay and was apparently quite a hub of activity in its day. In the early 20th century it was known simply as the Brock Schreiber boathouse after its owner (Brock Schreiber, of course) who kept two launches he used to carry passengers from the train stop in Millerton (north of Pt. Reyes Station across the bay) over to Inverness. Launches also took passengers to secluded beaches along Tomales' shore for picnicking and swimming and Schreiber kept a fleet of small sailboats for rent as well. In 1978 the boathouse was added to the National Register of Historic places and while there we got the story on who currently owns it, but of course I've since forgotten. I do know it can be rented out for events and I think they hold classes there from time to time, so ask around the next time you're up that way and maybe you'll be hiring your own launch soon enough.