I’eople Afloat:Houseboats and FerriesFor generations, Delta people ived in constant contact with the ivcrs. Nowhere is this connection ;o uniquely expressed as the xample of houseboat communi-ies. Houseboats were common on nost of the region’s rivers in 900. Often die rudimentary shel-cr for fishermen and trappers, louseboats could be poled orfragged upstream, or floated to lew hunting grounds on the St. •rancis. Cache, Little, White,