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Day 9: June 24, 2016 A Lovely Drive Comment via blog |
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Most muffler men are hard at work promoting some business or community but
this guy appears to just be idly standing by the road about twenty-five
kilometers north of Fort Saint John. He once drew attention to a sign
for Clarke Sawmill but the only sign there now advises visitors to
"SMILE YOUR ON CAMERA". A guess is that both the muffler man and
his owner have retired.
ADDENDUM: Jan 5, 2019 - I didn't realize at the time that this fellow, known as Pacific Pete, is the northernmost muffler man recorded at RoadsideAmerica.com. ADDENDUM: Nov 8, 2019 - RoadsideAmerica.com reports that Pacific Pete was destroyed by fire on October 27, 2019. |
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I had earlier passed a couple of these pre-fab "motel camps" and
I had also spotted a motel with a "room & board" rate posted
out front. Housing work crews seems to be good business in these parts.
Super 96 has a website here.
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There are few roadside attractions of the common sort between Fort Saint
John and Fort Nelson. That doesn't, of course, mean there are no
attractions. There are plenty of attractive things to look at and that's
especially true on a sunlit day with some fluffy clouds floating about.
With apologies to anyone bored by down-the-road pictures, here are some of
the scenes appearing in my windshield today.
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There's a lot of stuff at the Fort Nelson Heritage Museum. I have the impression
that this place was once carefully organized with well marked displays but
has evolved into something of a cluttered attic. The main building holds
things like chainsaws & bears and boat motors & moose. Several
other interesting buildings fill the grounds and contain a variety of
items from the past. There are a surprising number of cars and other
vehicles. I found the 1908 Buick and its hanger
hanging story extra interesting.
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My home for the night is this room at the
Bluebell Inn. The Bluebell is almost a complete
one-stop with grocery, laundry, gas pumps, motel, and RV park. The only
thing missing is a restaurant and that's right across the street.
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