Martensdale Archive

#752: Roadside Inn

Posted on July 2010 | No Comments
(Martensdale, IA) Scooter’s 752nd bar, first visited in 2010. So we’re flying down Iowa 92, very far behind schedule for getting to a wedding reception we were do it, when...
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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
- Sting Ray’s
  01 June 2011
  (Tybee Island, GA) Scooter’s 875th bar, first visited in 2011. Of all the bars we visited on Tybee Island, this was the only one that was packed to the gills....
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- Susie’s Place
  15 July 2011
  (St. Joseph, MO) Formerly Frank’s Tavern Scooter’s 903rd bar, first visited in 2011. There was a little bit of tension in the air when we first stepped inside, and I’m...
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- L D’s Corner Bar
  05 July 2019
  (McKinley School/ Columbus Park, Des Moines, IA) Scooter’s 1339th bar, first visited in 2019. Originally we had made the difficult decision of cutting this place from our itinerary. But after...
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