From Voyageurs National Park on FB: Called “Catamaran” by locals, Bert Upton is among the strangest of historical characters on area waters. He lived in a hut built over a dug-out at Squirrel Narrows. Found frozen to death in the 1930s by Kettle Falls pioneer Oliver Knox; Upton was perched lifeless in the snow just a half-mile from his home. Shunning civilization, Upton defined the word hermit. First spotted rowing his crude log raft on Namakan, no one knows how he got there. Upton’s accent implied an English heritage but any personal inquiries brought a stony silence. Some suspected him a man fleeing the law; others saw a bizarre outcast; everyone knew he was peculiar. Just five feet tall and wildly unkempt, Catamaran wore hacked-off pants and walked barefoot with a stick. Winter demanded shoes but no socks, a cast-off Mackinaw, and a trailing cap made from the leg of old underwear. He was oddly religious, and suspicious of being poisoned. Surviving on snared rabbits and fish, he ofte...
I will probably be late. The little girl is refusing to sleep and the wife needs to study for a test tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteIt has been brought to my attention that there are married men unfamiliar with the euphemism "shark week". I apologize for any confusion that may have generated. Allow me to be more clear.
ReplyDeleteI was suffering from menstrual issues, feeling very lousy and probably not very good company, so I chose not to expose you all to any out-of-character bitchery. I hope you all had fun without me!
I just assumed you had DVR-ed a bunch of Discovery shows and wanted to catch up. All you missed was Q channeling Don Rickles and demolishing Bob's character.
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