North End West Archive

#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...
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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
- Bobby’s Downtown
  29 November 2019
  (Downtown, Fairbanks, AK) Scooter’s 1419th bar, first visited in 2019. While we were at Mecca Bar we mentioned that we were looking for a place to get dinner. Bobby’s was...
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- The Drift Inn
  25 May 2018
  (Downtown, Bremerton, WA) Scooter’s 1235th bar, first visited in 2018. This old dive bar is practically the first place you see after stepping out of the ferry terminal. We really...
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- Anchorage Brewing Company
  01 December 2019
  (Anchorage, AK) Scooter’s 1426th bar, first visited in 2019. I wanted to come here during our 2018 visit but couldn’t work it in. So I’m glad our unexpected layover gave...
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