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...
Casey G. Awesome! Can't wait to game with you...should be a great time!
ReplyDeleteCasey G. I'll be at the con trying to collect signatures from the g+ people! Hope to catch you!
ReplyDeleteWhich Zara's Promise game? I got into the one on Thursday afternoon.
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ReplyDeleteYea, Karl Keesler after last years awesome events we made sure Kung Fury was #1 on the list. I got such a fast reg time we actually got in all 4 got to pick the one we wanted and dropped the other 3! Also excited about the DCC tourney and Lamentations.
ReplyDeleteJames LaManna sweet! Thanks. It will be great to see you again and game. Glad you got in!
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