| (1956–PRESENT) BACKSTORY: The Settler’s Burning Cabin has changed its “story” over the years. In the 1970’s, the settler lost his arrow and became the victim of evil river pirates. The cabin burned with the same artificial fire effect as used in Pirates of the Caribbean during the energy crisis of the 70’s. In the mid-1980s, the real fire returned and the settler became a moonshiner whose still had exploded, igniting the cabin. The moonshiner was sprawled out in front of the cabin, and was just passed out drunk, not dead. In the early 1990s, an eagle nest appeared atop a dead tree trunk right next to the cabin. The new story was that the careless settler had accidentally set his own cabin on fire, endangering the nearby nest. Eventually the fire was extinguished. One story is that the gas line needs replacement, but it would be too costly. Another story is that the flames are a victim of California’s strict emissions standards. As part of the Pirate’s Lair makeover of Tom Sawyer Island, the cabin was fixed up and looks cozy enough to live in; it doesn’t look good for the return of any burning shenanigans on TSI in the near future.
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