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Subject:Skinny Dick's Halfway Inn
From:John Rodgers
Date:Thu, 9 Dec 2010 03:13:51 -0600

Tonight I was looking at old pics, travel logs, etc, reminiscing about
my living and traveling in Alaska over the years - thinking about such
exotic watering holes as Mr. Whitekeys Club in Anchorage, the Red Dog
Saloon in Juneau, Malemute Saloon near Fairbanks, Eadies at Kenai, The
Blue Goose out Bethel way, the Salty Dawg Saloon on the spit at Homer,
and the Bird House Bar near Indian out Turnagain Arm, Sourdough Creek
Lodge up near Glenallen - just to name a few. Many of these are gone
now, and just fading memories, but the most famous (infamous?)of all I
remember was Skinny Dick's Halfway Inn about halfway  between Nenana and
Fairbanks on the Parks Highway. Last I heard, Skinny sold it some 5-6
years ago, and had since died, but rumors persist, and on the internet
there is a lot about the place, some of it even saying Skinny is still
living and that the Inn still exists. Hard to tell  from the internet
just what the truth is.  I'm just wondering if any of you Alaska types
today know what the status of the old inn actually is.

John

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John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com