From: rmrohre@afterlife.ncsc.mil (Randy M. Rohrer)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.northern-exp
Subject: My trip to Cicely (a field report)
Keywords: Rosalyn
Date: 9 Sep 92 13:23:38 GMT
Organization: The Great Beyond

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apologies if you have seen this before.
I don't think it made it out of my local system the first time.
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Hi all,

	I just returned from a marvelous long weekend in the 
Seattle area (great hiking and weather). I managed to squeeze
in a great sidetrip to Rosalyn WA (aka Cicely AK). Rosalyn is
approx. 1.5 hour drive east of Seattle. The town is actually
a little larger than I imagined but the main street (Pennsylvania, Ave)
is exactly as it appears on the show.

	I wondered down to the Rosalyn cafe (aka Rosalyn's cafe) and
had a nice cup of hot chocolate. The mural of the moose was painted there
in all its splendor. I stopped in Ruth Anne's general store. There were 
several rows of canned goods that were marked with yellow ribbons
("Hot! Set props" or something similar); everything else in the store
was for sale. The KBHR radio studio was setup in the front of a little
store just like in the show. You good look through a office window
and see Maurice's office setup with an american flag and astronaut photos.
There is a real bar called The Brick. They claim to be the oldest
operating bar in the state of WA. The inside was rustic and cozy with
a few deer antlers on the walls. But the inside is obviously not
used to film the show. Also saw the barber shop. Along the main street
sat an old yellow snowplow marked "Property of XXXX(Anchorage) Cicely Alaska".
(The word "Anchorage" was crossed out and replace by Cicely.) I think I've
seen this snowplow in the show. I saw the "town mtg" hall and several 
churches. However, I am not convinced I found the church of the 
famed "Adam and Eve" wedding.

	They apparently were not filming at that time. I was told they
don't film on weekends (especially holiday weekends). There were approx. 
40-50 tourists (like myself) milling about and enjoying themselves.
A nice lady in one store told me that the town was, in general, very 
excited about there new-found fame. However, there were some who didn't like
the attention and hassles that come with it (quite understandable).
It seems that souvenir selling may now be the biggest business in town.
I was there right after the Emmys were announced and there were several 
banners hanging around town saying "Congratulations on the Emmys".
Many of the stores have autographed pictures of the locals hanging out
with the actors. One store was selling original pieces of the
piano that Chris "flung" in the popular "cow flinging catapult" episode.
(At $10 a pop, I declined). 

	I spent about 1.5 hours there and very much enjoyed
strolling about the streets. I recommend it to anyone who's a fan of the 
show and has some extra time in the Seattle area.

So ends my report from the field, my trip to Cicely.

Randy Rohrer		"It's not the thing you fling
			 It's the fling itself" - Chris 
			 

	

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