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The Hickory Log in Dexter

Andrew J. Whitaker
Friday, April 14, 2017

Banken family, owners of the Hickory Log, celebrate 50 years in the barbecue business.

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    Jason Banken, the son of John Banken from Hickory Log, stands in the smoker room where ribs and other barbecue meats are cooked at the restaurant Hickory Log Friday, March 17, 2017 in Dexter. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    Racks of ribs are kept heated at the restaurant Hickory Log Friday, March 17, 2017 in Dexter. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    A view of inside the restaurant Hickory Log Friday, March 17, 2017 in Dexter. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    John Banken and his wife LaVeda Banken, owners of the restaurant Hickory Log, sit in the Lounge room Friday, March 17, 2017 in Dexter. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    A view of inside the restaurant Hickory Log Friday, March 17, 2017 in Dexter. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    A photo of the restaurant Hickory Log from 1969 and 2008 hang on a wall inside the restaurant Hickory Log Friday, March 17, 2017 in Dexter. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    The smoker room where ribs and other barbecue meats are cooked at the restaurant Hickory Log Friday, March 17, 2017 in Dexter. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    A view of inside the restaurant Hickory Log Friday, March 17, 2017 in Dexter. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    A view of a hallway towards the Lounge area inside the restaurant Hickory Log Friday, March 17, 2017 in Dexter. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
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    A view of outside of the restaurant Hickory Log Friday, March 17, 2017 in Dexter. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)