The Mitchell Reel Museum is shutting down.

[jtwill98]

I might mention that if Alan ever decided to shut this site down, it might be worth it to the members to take up a collection and preserve it for future generations.

[alantani]

I might mention that if Alan ever decided to shut this site down, ....

never happening......

[jtwill98]

Great Answer! 

[Reeltyme]

Be still my heart!

[jtwill98]

Nearly 2 years later after announcing the site would be shutting down and after the passing of its founder, it looks like the site have expired. The domain name still responds to a ping, but I have been unable to reach the site for several days.   

[foakes]

For shut down websites, sometimes the "Wayback Machine" will pull up the historical info.  I have used this before with some surprising success.

https://web.archive.org/

Maybe worth a shot.

Best, Fred

[happyhooker]

It's terrible.  All that good stuff--gone.  Anyone heard of any efforts to save any of it?  There was a site "Fishing Talks" that, broadly, was similar to our AT site; FT went offline in mid-'24 and all the good stuff on there was gone, EXCEPT, one (or maybe there was more than one) enterprising gent who found a way to save a huge chuck of all the posts, stories, pics, etc.; last I heard, a big USB (thumb) drive would hold all the saved stuff and was obtainable by those "in the know".

Frank

[DougK]

For shut down websites, sometimes the "Wayback Machine" will pull up the historical info.  I have used this before with some surprising success.

https://web.archive.org/

I give archive.org money about every quarter, they are such a wonderful resource.

Confirm the pages are still there on the wayback machine..
something goes wrong with this url link here, so just copy and paste the link into another browser tab..

https://web.archive.org/web/20250217175410/https://mitchellreelmuseum.com/

[foakes]

Thanks, Doug!

I used this to save and pull up Roland's DAM Quick historical reel information when he shut down his website.

Then just set a link/icon on my Home Screen iPad, with its own folder.

Best, Fred

[piscesman2]

I have been trying to visit that site but could not. Shut down or being rebuilt. A shame. It was never the same after that JACKA** hi jacked the site. Wallace tried to reason with him, but the guy thought it was his to have and cut ties. I never did or even desired to visit the guy's site. There are other options out there so that's where I go including here...........
      Kim