Salty Dawg Saloon

Salty Dog · Sailing Master Posts: 10060 **191991 Gold** -

There are a lot of Salty Dog and Salty Dawg Bars, Taverns, Inns and Saloons in the world, but this is the most famous one of them all. It is the Salty Dawg Saloon in Homer Alaska and here I am in a very unflattering picture taken July 12, 2016:

http://s2.photobucket.com/user/Salty111/media/Bill%20at%20SD%20Saloon.jpg.html

and here is what the Saloon looks like inside, dollar bills stapled everywhere!!!

http://s2.photobucket.com/user/Salty111/media/20160712_111856.jpg.html

Roland · Helmsman Posts: 4085 **22541 Gold** -

I see that Homer, Alaska, even has its own brewing company. The Red Knot Scottish Ale is their top seller. Did you sample any of the local brews?

Salty Dog · Sailing Master Posts: 10060 **191991 Gold** -

Sorry, we did not stop to drink. We were walking through all the shops on "The Spit" in Homer and then back to the ship. It was an awesome day, the mountains were jumping out at us with lots of rocky tops covered with snow. I'd like to go back there and ride inland in a Jeep!!!

Pirate · Helmsman Posts: 5589 **109759 Gold** -

Never been to the Salty Dog saloon but there is a Salty Dog tavern I visit from time to time.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6lh8vupudohssqi/Screenshot%202016-07-25%2003.22.25.png?dl=0

Salty Dog · Sailing Master Posts: 10060 **191991 Gold** -

YES! That is what we've been waiting for!!! Thanks to all who were involved!!!!! Cutlass Isle's finest establishment is now in the game!!!!

Salty Dog · Sailing Master Posts: 10060 **191991 Gold** -

One more request, can you re-name the Pirate Haven from Boucanville to Cutlass Isle? That would be perfect!

Pirate · Helmsman Posts: 5589 **109759 Gold** -

Renaming the pirate havens is just a simple text change. In fact all ports can be renamed to whatever you want to call them. The Salty dog tavern replaces the current pirate haven texture that is used in every pirate haven. As far as using it only in a pirate haven that has been renamed to Cutlass Isle and not the others would require a program that would recognize when you are about to enter the Cutlass Isle tavern then swap out the textures for you. Nothing like that exits at the moment that I am aware of.

Salty Dog · Sailing Master Posts: 10060 **191991 Gold** -

The Salty Dawg started out as one of the first cabins built in 1897, soon after Homer became a town site. It served as the first post office, a railroad station, a grocery store, and a coal mining office for twenty years. In 1909 a second building was constructed, and it served as a school house, post office, grocery store. And at one time, it housed three adults and eleven children.

It was acquired in the late 1940Œs by Chuck Abbott to be used as an office for Standard Oil Company. In April of 1957, he opened it as the Salty Dawg Saloon. The late 1950Œs produced a change for the Salty Dawg Saloon by joining this building to it.

The Alaska Territory became the 49th state of the union in January 1959.

Earl Hillstrand, the late State Representative, purchased it in 1960. After the March 1964 gGood Fridayh earthquake, he moved the structure to its present location. The distinctive lighthouse tower was added to cover a water storage tank, thus completing one of Homerfs more historical and recognizable landmarks.

The Salty Dawg Saloon that we know today is owned and operated by John Warren.