Page 18 - Flathead Living // Winter 2015

48° North
Feet First
For a good old-fashioned shock
to the system, dip your toes into a lake when it most closely resembles the glaciers its waters come from. Winter plunges might not be the way to prove to your mother or ex that you are, in fact, sane, but proponents claim the ritual promotes blood circulation, a strong immune system, and overall vigor. Costumes are highly encouraged at plunge events across the valley.
WHERE & WHEN:
• The Polar Plunge in Bigfork is on Jan. 1, from 2 - 6 p.m. Meet at the Raven Brew Pub on Highway 35 ve miles south
of Bigfork at 1:45 p.m. for the parade to the lake. For more information,
call the pub at (406) 837-2836.
• The White sh Freezin’ for a Reason
Penguin Polar Plunge is on Feb. 6 at 11 a.m. Meet at City Beach, but please register beforehand. All pledges support Special Olympics Montana athletes.
• The Libby Polar Bear Club meets at 2 p.m. every Sunday from October to April at the Farm-to-Market bridge over Libby Creek, just south of town. FL
THE MAN BEHIND
LAZY D’S BBQ SAUCE
This fall, after 15 years of meticulous tinkering, scientist and longtime Libby local Derek Feeback released for sale one of humankind’s best, most delicious barbecue sauces. The tagline? “Outdoor taste in the bottle.” This was his process: “I’ve barbecued my whole life, and I was curious about BBQ sauce. I’d eaten some that tasted like ketchup, some that were too sweet or too spicy, so I set out to make one just right. I have a Master's degree in Geology, and I formulated the recipe a little at a time. My objective was to make a sauce for all seasons with a bunch of natural avorings and spices
to match what you’d have in a summer sauce. I barbecue year round, no matter how rough it is. It’s kind of tough when it’s minus 20 outside. Sometimes it’s better to use it inside. I can’t give up
my recipe, but all my friends would
try it and say, ‘This is the best I've ever had! You should sell it.’ After hearing that for a few years, I thought I’d commercialize it and see if it’s really the best. The marketing plan is to get it on as many tongues as possible.” FL
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TOP RIGHT AND BOTTOM LEFT: GREG LINDSTROM; BOTTOM RIGHT: COURTESY PHOTO