When Dale first got the job on the Island I remember telling people that I'd be spending some time with him up there over the summer. One friend who'd actually been up to Madeline before told me about her visit to the infamous Tommy's Burned Down Bar. The story goes that the bar has burned down so many times that it can't get insurance anymore so now all that's there is a tent over the foundation and a few trailers.
Here's a review for the bar that I found online:
"Best bar within 500 miles. The first time I walked in, there was a large blonde woman passed out face-down on the floor. A dog was crouched beside her, licking the side of her face. As I walked up to the bar, the 'tender must've noticed my raised eyebrow, to which he responded 'She does that all the time'."
"Drinks are very strong and affordable for the island. Strange things happen at Tom's. If you're dainty or Victorian or douchebaggy, go have a cup of tea at one the the B & B's that dot the island and point your pinky toward heaven."
The above review is from the website yelp.com and was written by a fellow identifying himself as Eric S. of Minneapolis. He rated Tommy's a 5 out of 5 stars.
Above photo from July 2011.
