Archive for March, 2009
« Previous EntriesLobster Betsey Back on Job
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009Betsey, who is possibly the world’s largest lobster, has returned to public view in Islamorada, Florida. Most of her, anyway. “Her legs go on tomorrow,” said Betsey’s new owner, “Mangrove Mike” Forster, who is supervising her reassembly. “But the people already coming to see her are just incredible.” Betsey, an over-sized and adored symbol of […]
Roadside News: March 30, 2009
Monday, March 30th, 2009Big Leather Boot – MN | Woodstock Monument Guy Dies – NY | Museum of Clean – ID | Elvis Presley Haircut Celebration – AR
Sparks Fly Over Nebraska Fry Chair
Sunday, March 29th, 2009“Well, what do you do with a used electric chair?” That was the question that Duane Tappe of McCook, Nebraska, asked himself. He knew that his state capitol, Lincoln, had an electric chair that it wasn’t planning to use any more. And Duane thought, Why not bring the chair to McCook? It would make a […]
The Last Temptation Of A Souvenir
Sunday, March 29th, 2009If a tourist attraction succeeds, thrives, and endures long enough, it accumulates a storeroom full of old brochures and souvenirs. While many owners toss yesteryear’s marketing into the trash and merchandise into the 25 cent bins, some hold onto their creations. They open a “museum” about the attraction’s past, to put tourists in the proper […]
Airstream Ranch: Public Hearing Mar. 27
Thursday, March 26th, 2009Frank Bates let us know his Airstream Ranch, Dover Florida, will be the sole subject of a hearing open to the public tomorrow in a Tampa courthouse. The Airstream Ranch, a line of Airstream trailers upended a la Cadillac Ranch, has been under attack as an illegal eyesore by a couple of irate neighbors and […]
Bigger, Broader Patriotism Arrives In Atlanta
Thursday, March 26th, 2009Patriotism is evidently on the rise, as the National Museum of Patriotism has moved to a bigger location in downtown Atlanta, Georgia.
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