Visiting Northern Exposure

My very favorite television series of all time is Northern Exposure, which ran on CBS for five years in the 90's.  This quirky show was set in the fictional small town of Cicely, Alaska, and centered around Dr. Joel Fleishmann. He was a stuffy New York physician sent to Alaska to pay off his medical bills. The episodes were both funny and heart warming, and the wonderful cast of lovable eccentrics made every episode delightful. Seriously, if you haven't seen Northern Exposure, put it on your Netflix.  You won't be disappointed.

The show was actually filmed in the town of Roslyn, about an hour from where we live. I've always wanted to go there, and for our anniversary in September my hubby surprised me with a weekend away that included a visit to Northern Exposure.

Supposedly the current residents of Roslyn aren't that thrilled with the influx of tourists still coming to their little town.  Having said that, they offer a walking tour (which we did not go on - my husband is too impatient for walking tours), and Dr. Joel's old office has been turned into "Cicely's Gift Shop".  

His name is still on the window.

The mural that was painted on the side of "The Brick" in the show is still there, but it's actually on Roslyn's Cafe.  Holling's Brick is a bar in town, but it's further down the street.

Here's main street, the site of many opening scenes, with Ruth-Anne's store on the left.

KBHR, home to DJ Chris.

Maggie's house.  Sorry for the blurry photo.  By this point my hubby was pretty much done with the tour, so we just did a drive by.

It was so much fun to visit Roslyn and see all the sights from my favorite TV show.  I kept expecting to see Ed or Shelley or Maurice walking down the street.  Every year the town hosts a Northern Exposure fan festival called Moosefest, and rumor has it that some of the stars attend.  Maybe I can talk my hubby into going back - I might just meet Dr. Joel or Maggie!