Small Boat Harbor Archive

#1252: Ray’s Waterfront

Posted on May 2018 | No Comments
(Small Boat Harbor, Seward, AK) Scooter’s 1252nd bar, first visited in 2018. We had about 45 minutes to kill between finishing a boat cruise and the arrival of our bus...
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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
- Kap’s Tavern
  24 August 2013
  (Downtown, Shenandoah, IA) Scooter’s 987th bar, first visited in 2013. Walking in from the bright sunshine outside, we stumbled a bit in what initially seemed like complete blackness. It took...
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- Tartan Inn
  31 December 2023
  (West Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1739th bar, first visited in 2023. We decided to visit just one other bar in West Peoria, and it was a choice between Owls Nest and...
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- Deep Eddy Cabaret
  27 August 2022
  (Westfield, Austin, TX) Scooter’s 1568th bar, first visited in 2022. On the way back in to drop off the rental car we decided to take in one last must-see dive...
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