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...
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ReplyDeleteMy wife's family calls it ”slush.” Secret recipe.
ReplyDelete... Not really.
That is Sailor Fucking Jerry. Universal problem solver.
ReplyDeleteAka "daddy's coping juice."
ReplyDeleteLooks like tomato paste. Don't mix that with rum.
ReplyDeleteIt's mostly frozen raspberry.
ReplyDeleteJenny's family does a cranberry slush, but with no booze. I add rum.
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping that Sailor Jerry is not the same rum I'm thinking of as an alternate to CPT. Morgan.... I'll have to verify and get back to you.
ReplyDeleteVastly superior to the captain.
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping you're right and I'm wrong.
ReplyDeleteOk, memory was correct... You can have it. I found it to have a bad nose (too much like rubbing alcohol) and the flavor was, eh, unimpressive, and the finish was harsh. I sure hope it is better mixed. Straight up was a miserable experience.
ReplyDeleteMind you, I never once compared it to captain, just measuring it on its own merit. Not my cup of tea. Then again, I don't drink much Cptn either. Maybe I should just stick to whiskey.
ReplyDeleteMan...I inherited this bottle of really, really high quality rum and I'll be damned if I can remember what the brand was. I would buy it again in a second if I could afford it.
ReplyDeleteThe bottle came wrapped in hemp cord. Does that sound familiar? It was really nice. I'm not really a rum snob -- I still think of it as and-Coke! -- but quality is quality.