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Folksinger Jim Ratts read some of Service's poetry for his 1993 studio album, "Buckwheat at Your Service: The Readings of Robert Service." Raven Records RVNCD9303. The Canadian whisky Yukon Jack incorporated various excerpts of his writings in their ads in the 1970s, one of which was the first four lines of his poem “The Men Who Don't Fit In ...
Yukon Jack is a liqueur, made from Canadian whisky and honey. It is named after the pioneer Leroy Napoleon 'Jack' McQuesten . [ 1 ] In Canada, it is 40% alcohol by volume (or 80 proof), whereas in the United States, it is 50% ABV.
A tributary of the Yukon River is named McQuesten River in his honor. A mountain range is named after him. An airstrip near Moose Creek on the Klondike Highway is named after him. The area is the location of the so-called McQuesten Mineral Belt. "Yukon Jack", the 100-proof Canadian whiskey and honey-based liquor, was named after McQuesten.
Songs of a Sourdough is a book of poetry published in 1907 by Robert W. Service. In the United States, the book was published under the title The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses . The book is well known for its verse about the Klondike Gold Rush in the Yukon a decade earlier, particularly the long, humorous ballads, " The Shooting of Dan ...
The poem was recited by Miss Marple in the 1964 film Murder Most Foul, as her audition to join a theatrical troupe. The character of Dan McGrew was based on William Nelson McGrew (1883-1960), who was born and raised in Guinda, California to Isaac and Nellie Ophelia (Thomas) McGrew and whose nickname was "Dangerous Dan".
Category: Canadian whisky. 7 languages. ... Yukon Jack (liqueur) This page was last edited on 11 May 2024, at 21:56 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
"The Cremation of Sam McGee" is among the most famous of Robert W. Service's poems. It was published in 1907 in Songs of a Sourdough. (A "sourdough", in this sense, is a resident of the Yukon.) [1] It concerns the cremation of a prospector who freezes to death near Lake Laberge [2] (spelled "Lebarge" by Service), Yukon, Canada, as told by the man who cremates him.
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