A homemade houseboat cruising down the St. Clair River and through Lake Huron has captured the imaginations of people on social media, who are tracking the boat's movements and wishing the captain well.

The boat is called the Neverlanding. It's a 21-metre, 48-ton craft with a single 85-horsepower propeller, owned and constructed by an Essex County man, federal registration records show.

The Facebook group, called Neverlanding – the Houseboat of Dreams, was founded on Nov. 26 and currently has more than 2,000 members.

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CBC has attempted to contact the registered owner of the houseboat without success. He's listed in federal records Steven Mylrea of Harrow,

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