however -- it's the color. While it's more than 3,000 miles away from Caribbean islands, Bear Lake has earned the nickname the "Caribbean of the Rockies" because it has startlingly blue water ...

and they're painted in colors that symbolize the Caribbean. You'll find plenty of beer and wine, but a must-try is the eponymous liquor (curaçao or blue curaçao), made from peels of larahas ...