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Old Sep 23, 2025 | 10:48 am
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Originally Posted by vanillabean
I am reminded that on a trip once from Fairbanks to Anchorage I drove by a place with the charming name of Skinny Dick’s Halfway Inn. It wasn’t much past Ester, I think. Have you stayed there and can recommend it?
I know Skinny's, and I knew Skinny himself. I even bartended there one night when Skinny was out of town. Skinny passed in 2008, but the Halfway Inn lives on with new owners - though we almost lost it to fire this past summer.

I haven't been in there in a few years, but it's always good for a cold beer and a laugh. It's closed during the winter months (November - April I believe)

Over the past couple of years, they have been building some basic cabins on site, but I don't know if they rent rooms out.


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