Day 046: DEW-boyz

Pic: Good, yes, good, hmm. Trail’s End Motel, Dubois, WY

Here are some fun facts about Dubois, WY, courtesy Wikipedia:

• On December 30, 2014, several businesses burned to the ground in the downtown area. The air temperatures at the time of the blaze were hovering near -35 degrees with wind chills in the 50 below zero range. Firefighters battled freezing equipment and gear throughout the night to get the fire under control.

• Dubois was originally known as Never Sweat due to its warm and dry winds. However, the postal service found the name unacceptable, so it endowed the town with the name Dubois after Fred Dubois, an Idaho senator at the time. In protest, the citizens of Dubois rejected the French pronunciation, instead opting for Du, with u as in “Sue”; bois, with oi as in “voice”. The accent is on the first syllable.

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Pic: Polemic on the modern small town. Men’s room, Cowboy Cafe, Dubois, WY