Real life foreshadowing

There was an old store here in Valpo that we'd frequently drive by. I'd actually been inside it once or twice and was sort of hoping to go a few more times because it was such a fascinating place to wander in. It closed in early 2008, though, and the building still stands (it's been there since 1915 after all!). So for over a year we've driven by the abandoned Fetla's Trading Post, watching it fall further into disrepair. There are three things that catch your eye on Fetla's property: the old military looking store itself, what looks like an old stable to the side of the parking lot, and an ancient blue and white wooden fishing boat with "Fetla's" painted on the side. 

The boat has been on a trailer, stern to the road, for as long as I can remember, but I'm not sure why. Anybody with a lick of sense would know that the thing isn't going anywhere except for the termite mound! People don't seem to really talk about it, but I think it's because it's one of those things in a community that's accepted as a permanent fixture- like the Frost Top sign by the highway. As my parents, brother, and I were driving by the other evening, though, we all commented on the boat- how much it would sell for (if anybody would buy it) and its potential place in the roadside collections of Americana memorabilia. 

Not twenty-four hours later the boat was gone. Eyesore though it may have been... I'll miss it.