Arcola Archive

#826: It’ll Do

Posted on November 2010 | No Comments
(Arcola, IL) Scooter’s 826th bar, first visited in 2010. There we’re two bars (that we know of) in Arcola, about a block apart, but we had time for only one....
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Welcome!
Some people collect autographs, some collect antiques, others collect stamps. My hobby is a little different, I collect bars. This site represents my collection, documenting each bar I visit.

This is not a review site, there's plenty of those already. Most posts in this bar diary are slice-of-life recaps of the half hour or so I spent having a beer. I hope you enjoy browsing through my collection!

--ScooterJ
A Few Random Favorites
- Nemo’s Bar
  27 August 2023
  (Corktown, Detroit, MI) Scooter’s 1697th bar, first visited in 2023. And another great historic dive bar! As we approached we were worried we wouldn’t be able to get in because...
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- Homy Inn
  18 July 2009
  (North Omaha, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 643rd bar, first visited in 2009. We have a winner! Normally it would be hard for me to pick a favorite bar of each day,...
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- Confluence Brewing
  05 July 2019
  (Greater South Side, Des Moines, IA) Scooter’s 1338th bar, first visited in 2019. Though I’ve had some of their beer before, this is my first visit to an Iowa brewery....
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