by Jennifer Zeiger | Sep 27, 2021 | Coeur d'Alene Activities |
The fall colors here in the Inland Northwest are something spectacular to see. The area’s known for its evergreens, but there are a number of deciduous trees that blossom into yellows and oranges that mix beautifully on the backdrop of green. Such views draw visitors...
by Jennifer Zeiger | Sep 13, 2021 | Boats |
It’s crazy how much of our common vernacular derives from old sailing lingo! You can check out the first two posts in this small series here and here. Today, we’re going into ship lingo that we’re so used to we probably don’t even realize the terms came from old...
by Jennifer Zeiger | Aug 30, 2021 | Boats |
In our last post, we talked about where the common terms of Freeboard, Starboard, and Port came from. It’s totally random knowledge now to know such things, but it’s fun. So this week, we’re going to cover a few more totally random boating terms that have slipped into...
by Jennifer Zeiger | Aug 16, 2021 | Boats |
Boating has a language or lingo all its own. Much of the lingo is a carry-over from a time when sailing was a major way of transporting goods, so many of the words have their roots in that history. Although we don’t rent sailing boats at Lake Escapes, most of the...
