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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!
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Dive bar Archive
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#1824: WelCo Brewing Project
Posted on November 2024 | No Comments(Smithville, MO) Scooter’s 1824th bar, first visited in 2024. I was camping nearby at Smithville Lake and got bored one afternoon so decided to head into town to check out... -
#1823: Ron’s Bar
Posted on October 2024 | No Comments(Petoskey, MI) Scooter’s 1823rd bar, first visited in 2024. While we were at the winery my wife asked one of the servers, “If we wanted to go to a dive... -
#1817: Mitchell Street Pub
Posted on October 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Petoskey, MI) Scooter’s 1817th bar, first visited in 2024. We had parked a couple of blocks away and shopped and a candy shop and a clothing store. I took... -
#1815: Mustang Lounge
Posted on October 2024 | No Comments(Mackinac Island, MI) Scooter’s 1815th bar, first visited in 2024. While we were at the Pink Pony we heard about the oldest bar on the island, so headed over there... -
#1809: VFW Post # 56
Posted on September 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Leavenworth, KS) Scooter’s 1809th bar, first visited in 2024. We were walking from Fluffy’s to Willcott Brewing when we found ourselves in front of an open VFW that we... -
#1808: Fluffy’s Swedish Pub
Posted on September 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Leavenworth, KS) Scooter’s 1808th bar, first visited in 2024. I was hoping to find some sport of crazy Swedish beer here, but it turns out the owner spent quite... -
#1802: Silver Moon Bar
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(North End East, Sioux Falls, SD) Scooter’s 1802nd bar, first visited in 2024. The ride to Silver Moon would be my last Uber ride of this vacation apart from tomorrow’s... -
#1801: Hi Ho Tavern
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Whittier, Sioux Falls, SD) Scooter’s 1801st bar, first visited in 2024. Hi-Ho Tavern (also listed as Walter’s Hi-Ho Casino) is a cash-only, beer-only dive bar located just a little bit... -
#1797: Ken’s Korner
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(North End West, Sioux Falls, SD) Scooter’s 1797th bar, first visited in 2024. This dive bar was also participating in the poker run I intersected with a few times throughout... -
#1795: Gaslight Saloon
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Emerson, Sioux Falls, SD) Scooter’s 1795th bar, first visited in 2024. I fully expected this to be a dive bar, but I guess I was…. gaslighted… because it most definitely... -
#1794: The Log Cabin
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Sioux Falls, SD) Scooter’s 1794th bar, first visited in 2024. I began the day by walking to the Phillips Diner for breakfast, then got in an Uber and headed out... -
#1793: Tommy Jack’s Pub
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Sioux Falls, SD) Scooter’s 1793rd bar, first visited in 2024. After leaving Top Hat I decided to take a short cut through the alley to avoid the construction zone,... -
#1792: Top Hat Lounge
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Sioux Falls, SD) Scooter’s 1792nd bar, first visited in 2024. Walking here proved to be quite a longer haul than I expected, made more difficult thanks to construction closing... -
#1791: The Orion Pub
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Sioux Falls, SD) Scooter’s 1791st bar, first visited in 2024. This dive-ish bar was right next door to Glacial Lakes so visiting it wads a no-brainer. Right after I... -
#1785: Ray’s Corner
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Brookings, SD) Scooter’s 1785th bar, first visited in 2024. Before long I needed to break up the monotony again, and my advance research showed this cash-only dive bar to... -
#1784: Doc’s Bar
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Watertown, SD) Scooter’s 1784th bar, first visited in 2024. The drive from Fargo to Sioux Falls seems short on paper, but it’s a mid-numbingly dull drive with about 2... -
#1774: Bismarck Tavern
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Fargo, ND) Scooter’s 1774th bar, first visited in 2024. This is another dive bar that I’d been warned was sketchy but seemed like a pretty normal place to me.... -
#1773: Empire Tavern
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Fargo, ND) Scooter’s 1773rd bar, first visited in 2024. Locals warned me that this place could get stabby, but in the middle of the afternoon it seemed to be... -
#1771: Speck’s
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Fargo, ND) Scooter’s 1771st bar, first visited in 2024. Speck’s is right next door to Rick’s. It’s a bit smaller, and has one pool table and a bank of casino... -
#1770: Rick’s
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Fargo, ND) Scooter’s 1770th bar, first visited in 2024. I have to admit, I was a little nervous getting dropped off here. Not that I was worried about the bar... -
#1769: Dempsey’s Public House
Posted on August 2024 | No Comments(Downtown, Fargo, ND) Scooter’s 1769th bar, first visited in 2024. After striking out at two places that were closed for various reasons, I swapped in another place from my “if...
