The weather
is a cool 75 degrees and the sun is shining without a cloud in the sky. It’s a
perfect
day for the beach! As I enter Walnut Beach, I notice a dad pushing his little
girl on the tire swing, a brother and sister swinging on another swing, their
heads nodding back in giant fits of laughter, and a group of small children
building sandcastles in the sand. I park my car and walk around to the
concession stand. I see a long counter, with bar stools lining it all around,
and an arcade in the back. The menu has tons of different options. There’s hot
dogs, hamburgers, and fries, your typical concession stand food, BUT there’s
more! There’s candy, pop, water, chips, ice cream, chicken fingers, onion
rings, dilly bars, and more! The list goes on and on.
Walnut Beach
concession stand opened on Memorial Day, and for the next three years, it is
being ran by
Goodwill Industries. Lily and Pat man the food making and cash register all
themselves. Goodwill is in the process of hiring more employees, and once they
do, breakfast food is in the works, and who doesn’t love breakfast food?!
When I
told Pat I was going to be writing an article about them for the newsletter,
she said “Are you gonna
tell
them we live down here? We might as well bring a blanket and toothbrush!”
However, when I asked Lily what her favorite part of working the Walnut Beach
concession stand was, she said,
“You can’t
beat the view.” Not many people can say they are
able to look
at Lake Erie all day while they work.
On a
nice, sunny day like today, Walnut Beach will get about 50-100 beach-goers who
play in the water, lay out in the sand, or play on the playground. Lily says
about 25-30 people will end up coming to the concession stand at one point or
another. Especially when it’s hot, ice cream and pop are a BIG hit.
Come on
down to Walnut Beach
where everyone can relax in a clean, well lit place. We’d
love
to see you!
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