Perryville, MO 11-18-06

[tina1979]

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[grneyedmustang]

I drove through there on the way to St. Louis, recently. Didn't look like there was much to do.

From what I see (via Google), they are about 35 mi from Cape Girardeau and 70 miles from St. Louis. The town has about 8000 people.

Doesn't look like it will be much to do there.

http://www.perryvillemo.com/city/

[tina1979]

well this should be fun then :rolleyes:

thanks for the info!!

[pisces2473]

well this should be fun then :rolleyes:
Hmmm, time for a hotel room party w/ the family!

[WorkInProgress]

Maybe bring a book, or a few games. Or see if there's anything you can do to help prepare for the party? Do you know others who are going? You could try to work something out with them to figure out what to do.

[tina1979]

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[WorkInProgress]

Hotel room party. Is it in a dry county?

[tina1979]

Is it in a dry county?
I have no idea.. I should look into that.

[WorkInProgress]

I have no idea.. I should look into that.

I don't even know whether MO has any dry counties, but it seems like it might, so I figured I'd ask.

You might want to BYO anyway.

[tina1979]

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[grneyedmustang]

They're not dry. On the chamber of commerce page, they give the amount of fees and documents needed to obtain a liquor license.

[tina1979]

cool, maybe there will be a little hotel bar or something that my sister and I can hang out at for a minute

[cheshrcarol]

This is probably going to sound dumb - but what exactly is a "dry" county? Is no one allowed to drink at all? Or just no bars or alcohol stores?

[wordsmith]

No one is licensed to sell alcohol in dry cities and counties.

[PenforPrez]

Perryville, MO is about two hours from me. No, not much to do there. Not far from Ste. Genevieve, the oldest city in MO. If you're into historical things, that's fun. :)

MO has no dry counties, for the record. That's more of a Deep South thing. Louisiana and Mississippi still have dry counties.

Paul

[wordsmith]

There are hundreds of dry counties across the United States, although they are most common in the South and Mid-West. There are also smaller jurisdictions which prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages, such as dry towns. Although the 21st Amendment repealed the prohibition of alcohol, it specifically prohibits the selling or production of alcohol in violation of local laws. Some local governments which had passed local laws in respect of alcohol during the Prohibition never re-legalized the sale of alcohol, maintaining a "dry" market. Many of these counties and towns do not generally prohibit its consumption. Thus, they lose the profits and taxes from the sale of alcohol to their residents to "wet" or non-prohibition areas. The rationale for maintaining prohibition on the local level is often religious in nature, as many Protestant Christian denominations discourage the consumption of alcohol by their followers. Similar laws designed to restrict the sale and consumption of alcohol are also common in the Mormon-dominated state of Utah.

They also gave these examples:

* Ocean City, New Jersey is dry. There is, however, a large liquor store on the mainland side of the bridge leading onto the barrier island on which Ocean City rests. Some of the smaller towns in Southern New Jersey are also dry, such as Mullica Hill, New Jersey.

* In December 2005, Bridgewater, Connecticut became the last remaining "dry town" in that state.

* The city of Westerville, Ohio was dry for well over a century. Once the home of the Anti-Saloon League and called the "dry capital of the world", the first legal drink in recent times was served in Westerville in 2006.

* The city of Monmouth, Oregon was the last dry municipality in the western United States outside of Alaska until it removed its prohibitions on 10 January 2003.

* There are 14 completely dry towns in Massachusetts, including several in greater Boston. Many other places in Massachusetts are partially dry. For example, in the Boston suburb of Arlington, bars and liquor stores are not allowed, but a maximum of five restaurants are allowed to serve alcohol with meals.

* A 2004 survey by the National Alcoholic Beverage Control Association found over 500 municipalities in the United States to be dry, including 83 in Alaska.

* Some cities, like Jacksonville, Arkansas, are dry despite being otherwise located in a "wet" county. In nearby North Little Rock, the distinction of areas is even more specific, with a single township inside the city designated as a dry area.

[PenforPrez]

I didn't know about Alaska and Mass. I knew Louisiana did. My mother grew up in a LA parish that was dry for many years until a guy wanted to open a liquor store in town. Went back into the 19th century statutes, and come to find out, it was never dry at all. :surprised

Paul

[pisces2473]

Good job, Jess, with the Wiki.

Yes, there are dry places in the North, people. You can't even buy booze on Sundays OR after 9pm other days.

[PenforPrez]

Yes, there are dry places in the North, people. You can't even buy booze on Sundays OR after 9pm other days.

Damn Yankees!! :huge:

[wordsmith]

Good job, Jess, with the Wiki.

I heart Wikipedia. I wouldn't quote it in a term paper, but I love browsing it for info tidbits.

Yes, there are dry places in the North, people. You can't even buy booze on Sundays OR after 9pm other days.

Minnesota has a no liquor sold on Sundays law, and if you get any more northern, you're in Canada.

[cheshrcarol]

NY has some really old blue laws too. Only recently are liquor stores allowed to be open on Sundays, but they still have to be closed at least one day during the week. And you still can't buy alcohol in the grocery store after 12 pm on sundays.

[pisces2473]

Minnesota has a no liquor sold on Sundays law, and if you get any more northern, you're in Canada.
Sorry, North to me is the Northeast. hehe

[pisces2473]

NY has some really old blue laws too. Only recently are liquor stores allowed to be open on Sundays, but they still have to be closed at least one day during the week. And you still can't buy alcohol in the grocery store after 12 pm on sundays.
Hmmm, that's interesting.

I love how in NYC you can buy single beers at bodegas.

[cheshrcarol]

I love how in NYC you can buy single beers at bodegas.You do that often? ;)

[pisces2473]

You do that often? ;)
Yes, every time I'm there.

[SunDevil]

Is there anything to do besides stare at the hotel walls all day Saturday?

There is this small college football game between #1 Ohio State and #2 Michigan that day. I bet it will be on a few TVs. :)

[AG_47]

Minnesota has a no liquor sold on Sundays law, and if you get any more northern, you're in Canada.

I've never heard of this law and I've bought liquor on Sudays lots of times. The bars are always open for the Vikings games and I like to make sure I have some wine coolers on hand when I watch the Nextel Cup race. Maybe it only applies to the metro area :confused:

[wordsmith]

Maybe it's changed in the intervening years since I lived there, could be. But I went to college about 3 feet from where you live, (i.e. decidedly not the metro area) and no liquor stores were permitted Sunday hours. Bars were open, though.

[WorkInProgress]

You can't even buy booze on Sundays OR after 9pm other days.

That's how it is where I live. Except it's just hard liquor you can't buy late or on Sundays. Grocery stores often sell wine and beer, and those you can buy whenever the store is open, as long as your 21 or older.

[tina1979]

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[pisces2473]

That's how it is where I live. Except it's just hard liquor you can't buy late or on Sundays. Grocery stores often sell wine and beer, and those you can buy whenever the store is open, as long as your 21 or older.
You can't buy any alcoholic beverage at a store after 9 pm, and nothing on Sundays.

[WorkInProgress]

You can't buy any alcoholic beverage at a store after 9 pm, and nothing on Sundays.

Liquor laws are so odd. I mean, whatever, but it's weird. You'd think that would be something that they'd get around to "fixing" but I guess not.

[pisces2473]

Liquor laws are so odd. I mean, whatever, but it's weird. You'd think that would be something that they'd get around to "fixing" but I guess not.
Yeah, esp. when the bars are open til 1-2 am.