Wednesday, March 16, 2011

318- Moonshine In The Backwoods

Photo #18 (Day 48 of 365)
Photographer Unknown- Circa 1930's in Ontonagon County, MI
There is a lot of history here, and this is why it's a favorite photo of mine. I really like how just looking at the photo shows the age and generation of a time nearly forgotten. What makes it especially interesting to me however, is the fact that my grandfather is in the photo (third from left), and that one of Jesse James' outlaw friends is in it as well (second from right).

The outlaw was hiding out in the U.P. to avoid being tied to Jesse James' gang, and rumor has it that he taught many a-relative about the moonshine business.

You can only guess what's in those bottles...

1 comments:

Mama Ann The Quiltin' Swede said...

They sure were a fun bunch, your grandpa and his brothers. We were lucky to hear a lot of their stories.