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NonDeterministiK t1_jbxcrot wrote

Underrated town & I prefer it to Brat. Look at the size & ornamentation of the houses on Atkinson St and you can see it was once a wealthy town but then got quite gritty for a few decades. Classic film wednesdays at the Opera House is great. The fish ladder is supposed to be an attraction but I've never seen it open. Check out the funky old train station with antique bathrooms. The Vilas bridge is attractive and would be an asset to the town if they could reopen it (closed since 2009).

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Rich_Swing_1287 t1_jbyqz9t wrote

The fish ladder is only open to the public in June and September, mainly on weekends. Those are migration periods for shad, lamprey eels and salmon. Other times there is nothing to see on the ladder, or so I'm told.

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papalemingway OP t1_jc1ljzt wrote

Yeah I thought it was a pretty special little “undiscovered” little hamlet. This post shed light on blight that I didnt actually visually witness so I think it’s grown up from people’s memories in the area.

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