Up North Trip

  The year is 1814, the United States military was in the midst of fighting two wars on two very different fronts. Facing off in the north against a familiar enemy, The British (who were also fighting in the Napoleonic Wars at the same time) in the War of 1812; and aiding the Lower Creeks in their Civil War against the Red Stick Creek in the south. The Red Sticks started off the war on a hot streak after defeating the Americans at the Battle of Burnt Corn. However, their luck changed after the arrival of the then Major General Andrew Jackson, who quickly won the battles of Tallushatchee and Talladega. The Red Sticks, who were on the ropes, got their aid from the British coming off of their Victory during the Napoleonic Wars. In April of 1814,  the British established an outpost on the Apalachicola River. This Outpost has been known by various names at various times such as, Prospect Bluff, British Post, and before it was destroyed, Negro Fort.  After the end of the War of 1812, the Bri

TORONTO, ONTARIO - AUGUST 09: Boone Jenner #38 and Nick Foligno #71 of the Columbus Blue Jackets celebrate after teammate Zach Werenski #8 scored on goaltender Frederik Andersen #31 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during the first period of Game Five of the Eastern Conference Qualification Round at Scotiabank Arena on August 09, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Chase Agnello-Dean/NHLI via Getty Images) When we were 3-0 down in Game 4, everyone was saying "Watch the leafs comeback and win this just so we can lose on Sunday", well that's  what happened we all got what was coming to us. A crushing 3-0 loss to a Columbus Blue Jackets team that was clearly better than us was the perfect follow up to a 3 goal comeback and an Auston Matthews OT winner fight in Foligno's stupid face. We were barely outshot in the first and were able to turn up the pressure on Korpisalo but most of those shots were the cupcakes we were serving up to both Joonas and Elvis all series. About those