Warwickshire, England, native Elizabeth Earle lives on a narrowboat and chronicles her adventures. Her 100-year-old narrowboat is outfitted with a fireplace, a kitchen, and even a shower. The upkeep ...

A steam-powered cargo boat, a tugboat that traveled the Great Lakes, a railroad barge, and a replica of the Independence, a packet boat built for the Erie Canal Village in Rome, New York, inspired ...

For months after buying her "dream home", Elizabeth Earle was freezing cold, had no shower and was forced to use a bucket instead of a toilet. But she was willing to make sacrifices for a different ...

While much of Britain may be braced for floods this weekend, the downpours can’t come soon enough for the nation’s narrowboat users, like myself, who have spent much of the summer dodging mudbanks and ...

In June 1859, residents of Tuscarawas County living close to the banks of the Ohio & Erie Canal were treated to a novel sight — a steam-powered canal boat traveling through the area. The ...

In April 1835, an elegant new vessel entered the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal at Dam No. 5 and descended about six miles to the boat basin at Williamsport, Md. It was the Lady Washington, a “handsomely ...

A woman has revealed how she has managed to save more than $27,000 on bills and rent since moving into a narrowboat. Elizabeth Earle, 33, first bought her narrowboat, the Leviathan, for $5,200 in 2019 ...

My son and I have lived in a 53-foot boat on the Grand Union Canal since he was 3 days old. As he grows, there are new challenges — from keeping him safe on the boat to finding space for toys. The ...

Boasting an engine and a rudder, Michelle Madsen's home is different than most others' in London. She lives on Larkspur, a 38-foot green-and-white canal boat, complete with a kitchen, shower and ...

Adam Lind and Lauren Coley tour their narrowboat on TikTok.tiktok.com/@adam.floatinghome Adam Lind and Lauren Coley reside on a narrowboat, or a type of boat designed ...

The Canal and River Trust (CRT) has said it needs to close locks in order to save water and protect wildlife living in the canal. One boater who lives on his narrowboat said the closures would have a ...