The Signs That Tell the Story

Inside the rafters of Tacky Jacks Fort Morgan, the hand-painted ghosts of every bar and restaurant that ever called this marina home still hang from the ceiling — stapled dollar bills and all. If you’ve ever walked into the downstairs bar at Tacky Jacks on Fort Morgan Road and looked up, you know the ceiling tells a story that no menu ever could. Stapled to the rafters are dozens of dollar bills, scrawled with names, dates, and messages. But look a little closer and you’ll notice something else: old hand-painted signs — five of them — for restaurants and bars that no longer exist but once made this same waterfront marina their home.