The local museum burned down in June 2018. It was located in an old armory.Until today, I didn't realize it made the news in both Seattle and nationally, largely due to Kurt Cobain's fame If you do a search for pictures of Aberdeen, WA , most of the images that come up aren't very attractive. Ironically, the first photo in the above Seattle article about the fire is one of the most picturesque photos of the town I have ever seen.I mean, you know, other than the billowing smoke obscuring much of the town and the active firefighting event in the foreground.Still, it's vastly better than most of the so-called publicity photos for the area. If, most folks around here have an ugly attitude, and it shows in how they literally picture the place.That one photo of the fire proves that it doesn't have to be that way.On the upside, things seem to be improving. The local Chamber of Commerce, Greater Grays Harbor , apparently recently updated their website.(We have a County level Chamber of Commerce because the population here is so sparse. I've never seen that before. They are usually done at the city level.)Anyway, when you click on their new website, the very first thing you see is a sliding aerial image of Aberdeen. The big river in the middle is the Chehalis. The little river off to the side is the Wishkah. The big building in the foreground is the Walmart Super Center.The downtown area occurs where all the bridges funnel traffic into one location. I live across the street from the tallest building in town, the one with a visible shadow.It's not a bad photo, but the picture of the fire gives much more of a sense of what a lovely little town this is. It's actually a quite picturesque small town with a very urban vibe in the downtown core.