For a company that has a long history in cutting down forests, it is somewhat amusing to see several young broadleaf trees apparently thriving on the roof of the Simpson lumber dry kilns.
And you think moss on your roof is a problem? Check this out.
For a company that has a long history in cutting down forests, it is somewhat amusing to see several young broadleaf trees apparently thriving on the roof of the Simpson lumber dry kilns.
The Three Bears
Bear icons in front of the Bear's Den.
Maybe they could somehow include a Goldilocks figure with a word balloon saying, "The food in this restaurant is just riiiight."
Squaxin Island Tribe bus
The Squaxin Island Tribe bus, which includes McCleary as a stop, has my vote for the most amazing and truly Northwest transportation logo in these parts. If you look closely you can pick out the seven animals representing the seven clans of the Tribe, all united into the form of a fish. There is a lot of history behind that graphic.
8 Aberdeen
I have lost track how long this detour thing has been going on. Long enough for me to get used to seeing these orange signs be part of the normal landscape.
The detour has resulted in more people from out of town using the eccentric intersection of Simpson/Summit/Third/Main streets, which has now become a case study in anarchy.
The black "up" arrow next to a white silhouette of our first president which has a big "8" numeral in it on an orange background is something Marcel Duchamp would have loved.
The ol' McCleary vegetable tradition
McCleary has a second Food Bank other than the official one which operates out of the kitchen in Beerbower Park. This supplemental Food Bank is evident starting around this time of year when local gardeners who were ambitious in their plantings realize they produced more vegetables than they could use. So what to do with them? Leave them in the Post Office of course! A central place in town.
I don't if this would be allowed in Century 21, but back in the 1960s my brother and I would sell vegetables we raised to Ardy Lencioni and would resell them in his produce section. This was right after he sold the old Quality Market (located where Sam's Food Mart gas station is now) and revamped the grocery store that is now Gordon's.
Entrancing Entrance
The new sign inviting customers to Rain Country is terrific! It has a funky Old West welcome feeling to it that seems to reflect the positives of McCleary. Well done (which how I like my burgers).
Some locals prefer using the side door as a form of feeling part of an inside secret.
This is the first time I have noticed the restaurant no longer has outdoor tables in the front.
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