If you want to understand Rangeley, you start at Sarge’s.

In this episode, Vanessa and April sit down with Crystal Sargent of Sarge’s Sports Pub, a place that has been an anchor of the town for more than 25 years. Crystal shares how a local bar became a year-round gathering spot, why consistency matters more than trends, and what it takes to run a sports pub in a mountain town that has changed fast in the last few years.

We talk about the moment COVID unexpectedly turned Rangeley into “Boomtown,” the challenges of staffing and housing in a small community, and why so many of Crystal’s employees have stayed for a decade or more. Crystal also reflects on what old-timers miss, how Sarge’s shows up when the community needs help, and why people keep coming back, not just for the food or the games, but for the feeling.

This conversation captures the social heartbeat of Rangeley, straight from someone who lives it every day.