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...
That looks like it would take a long time but dope terrain.
ReplyDeleteOh man that is awesome!
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ReplyDeleteLess than 2 hours. We all took our turns at the same time.
ReplyDeleteWas this someone's house or did you guys rent a cabin to game in? I've always wanted to do that.
ReplyDeleteThe group rented a park space that had a big covered gazebo and a pavilion that we used for the food and mega battle when it got darker.
ReplyDeleteCasey G. Smart on both counts.
ReplyDeleteSweet!!
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