Chain of Lakes- Part 2: Captain Curt's and the Sand Bar

After Frank and I left Thirsty Turtle, we cruised over to Captain Curt's to see what was happening there. Captain Curt's is located by a trailer campground, also something we're losing on the chain.

They weren't open. As a matter of fact, they were closed. People were inside completely gutting the place. These old bars and restaurants date from the the 40s or earlier, and generally aren't up to modern codes. They said they hope to be open by the traditional start of the boating season, Memorial Day, and the new place will be called Chrome. Sounds, unfortunately, like a twenty-something pumping music kinda place to me.

But, at LEAST, it is not being torn down with McMansions replacing them.

Next, we bounced our way--very WINDY and whitecaps- over to the Sandbar on Lake Marie, another classic old bar/restaurant located by a trailer park. This place has had two different owners in the last couple years and at times, looked as if we were going to lose it. However, the new owners are also pumping a lot of money into improvements and it looks like it will pull through.

So, that is good news on all of the places we visited today.

Cruisin' the Chain.  --RoadBoat