New Year’s Eve 2013 marked the end of Antlers Saloon & Cafe’s almost 90 years as a Methow Valley institution. To read about the history of this long-time landmark, see Antlers signs off: Saloon quiet after history of food, drink, music, occasional gunfire. To read more about the closing, see Twisp’s storied Antlers Saloon closes its doors.
The Hotell Ragtime Band played their last gig at Antlers Saloon and Cafe Monday, Dec. 30. The Methow Valley landmark closed New Year’s Eve after close to a century of service. From left, Dianna Hottell, Bill Hottell, Wayne Mendro and Don Mendro. Photo submitted by Kurt Snover
Antlers Saloon and Cafe in Twisp drew a full house on New Year’s Eve, its last day in business after nearly a century of operation that generated plenty of good stories. Photo by Marcy Stamper
New Year’s Eve 2013 at Antlers. Photo by Marcy Stamper
New Year’s Eve 2013 at Antlers. Photo by Marcy Stamper
New Year’s Eve 2013 at Antlers. Photo by Marcy Stamper
The fabled mural reputedly shot by then-owner Stan Nickel and Billy Paradis during a discussion about marksmanship. The pockmarks made by the slugs still remain. Photo by Mike Maltais
Over the years, patrons laboriously carved names, designs and messages into the wooden bar top of Antlers Saloon and Cafe, where remembrances of long-gone hunting friends like “Waldo Red” remain. Photo by Mike Maltais
Sunday, Jan. 2, a small crew and two tractor-trailer rigs dismantled in a matter of hours what took almost a century to build. Photo by Mike Maltais
