Atwood Archive

#828: Kel’s Place

Posted on November 2010 | No Comments
(Downtown, Atwood, IL) Scooter’s 828th bar, first visited in 2010. This small-town bar is almost completely absent from the internet. I could find no information other than that it exists....
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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
- 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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- Suzy’s Bar
  25 November 2022
  (Hamtramck, MI) Scooter’s 1600th bar, first visited in 2022. We almost didn’t stop here because of the party bus parked out front, but we decided to give it a shot....
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- Holladay Distillery
  18 June 2022
  (Weston, MO) Scooter’s 1533rd bar, first visited in 2022. This was a very cool find that I’ve probably driven past dozens of times and never noticed. The tasting room is...
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