Once upon a time, Butedale was the site of a large and bustling salmon cannery.  It even had its own fishing fleet.  In it's hayday, the facility at Butedale employed as many as 400 people.
<p>This is the lower half of the hydroelectric plant that produced electricity for the entire facility.  One of the turbines I examined in the upper section bears a date of 1937.
</p><p>The salmon fishery declined, and the facility at Butedale was closed in the 1950s.
</p><p>It's fun to tie up at Butedale, visit with Lou, the caretaker, meet his faithful dog and cat, and stroll carefully around the ruins.
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Roche Harbor, it's not, but that's what makes it so charming.
A.Davey
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