The Return of the Brandy Bar

The Return of the Brandy Bar: "The Return of the Brandy Bar
Houseboat living an economical, pleasant alternative to the terrestrial treadmill.
By Richard Trachi

© MIRIAM SEGER

DURING THE SUMMER OF 1850, the American schooner Sam'I Roberts ran aground on a bar in the Umpqua River along the southern Oregon coast. While waiting for a high tide to refloat the ship, the crew broke into the captain's liquor locker to help pass the time. Thus, the bar appropriately became known as Brandy Bar. A century later, Brandy Bar became mobile when the name appeared on a towboat built for the Umpqua Navigation Company and used to work the waters of the Umpqua River."