Mish mash

[randy_byers]

'Tis the season to be reminded that mish was the Salish word for river. Thus Stillaguamish, Snohomish, Skykomish, Sammamish, Duwamish. Although that doesn't exhaust the great river names around here: Nooksack, Snoqualmie, Puyallup, Nisqually, Dosewallips, Pysht, Quillayute, Quinault, Skookumchuck, and the ever popular Humptulips.

Lists of flooding rivers on the news always sound pretty tribal in these parts. It was something that struck me as soon as I moved here. It was a January, after all.

Comments

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

Ha! I was thinking about Indian names for rivers nationally, and Susquehanna was the one that came to mind after Mississippi. I suppose Ohio is another.

[paulcarp.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the post. Samish River flooded. And with the Nooksack River flood warning, I'm feeling squeamish.

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

I'm feeling like a Beamish myself.

[paulcarp.livejournal.com]

The Copper Hog (just down the block from me) replaced Obsidian Stout with Beamish tonight. Thanks to your reply, you can guess what I've just been drinking, right?

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

I dunno, Rainier?

I think we need a local beer called Skookumchuck.