After 62 years Totem House has to close its doors. The touristy eatery across the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks on 3058 N.W. 54th St. had been serving seafood and chowder since 1948 but in can no longer sustain itself in this economy.

A sign in the front door announces the closures and reads, "Goodbye Friends. The economy has overtaken us. We will miss you greatly."