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Thermopolis Has Ponied Up $1 Million For Cookie Jars Over Past 30 Years

Jackie Dorothy6 min read

Cookie jars are a common decoration in most kitchens in Thermopolis, Wyoming because of the popularity of the Cookie Jar Auctions in the small community. Each year, tens of thousands of dollars are raised to help pay the medical bills of the residents most in need. John Gerrells, who first proposed the idea over 30 years ago, has boxes full of cookie jars ready for the next auction and has kept a few of his favorites as keepsakes. His sheep wagon cookie jar has become a running joke between him and a friend who take turns bringing it to the auctions and bidding on it.

What The Heck … Are Those Boats Half Buried In The Middle Of Nowhere Near Frannie?

Andrew Rossi8 min read

Hull’s Half Acre — many people call it “Boathenge” — gained notoriety when a row of half-buried boats appeared in the middle of nowhere outside Frannie, Wyoming, in 2020. The guy who put it there has a message for those who don’t like it: “Go to hell."
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