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Cafe opened for Cravath Lake visitors
Dan Pettis
Issue date: 7/4/07 Section: Arts & Lifestyle
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The Cravath lakefront boat center has never had a real fulltime concessions operator - until now.
Dapper Dogs offered a proposal that the city council accepted, and the Cravath Lakefront Boat Shop has been re-opened with a new manager and new food for users of the lake.
The boat shop began selling Dapper Dogs' trademark hot dogs on June 21. The facility will soon be renamed the Dapper Dogs Lakefront Café.
John Basile, co-owner of Dapper Dogs, said he felt honored that he was being trusted with such an important task, and said he thinks the project could increase the visibility of Dapper Dogs around town.
"We're very honored to be down here [at the lakefront] and that the city has trusted us with this," Basile said. "This is something that we don't take lightly. We're going to do our best to meet the city's needs, to meet the people's needs and offer a really stellar product."
Based on the success of the initial menu, Basile said that Dapper Dogs plans to offer a wider variety of items, including iced coffee, energy drinks, sandwiches, chips and other simple snacks.
In addition to the hot dogs, Basile said he hopes to turn the lakefront center into a convenience center for users of the lake to visit.
Basile said he hopes to rent fishing poles and begin bait sales at a later date.
Monica Degolier of Delavan is an alumna of UW-Whitewater who drives to Cravath Lake with her girlfriends and spends afternoons on the lake in her kayak.
Degolier said she uses the lake because it is nice and she likes the scenery.
"It's really pretty, and it's got wildlife," Degolier said. "It's something different to see."
Degolier said she would consider using the Dapper Dogs Lakefront Café if they sold soy dogs because she is a vegetarian.
She said she would use the café in case of an emergency but said she would prefer not to have to.
"I don't like the melding of the commercialism and the lakefront," Degolier said. "You bring what you need with you; the cooler and the kayak."
The boat shop has several sets of paddleboats and kayaks available for rent. Basile said the current planned hours of operation are from 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Monday to Thursday.
Basile plans to close the concessions on Sundays, but he said the hours are subject to change.
Dapper Dogs offered a proposal that the city council accepted, and the Cravath Lakefront Boat Shop has been re-opened with a new manager and new food for users of the lake.
The boat shop began selling Dapper Dogs' trademark hot dogs on June 21. The facility will soon be renamed the Dapper Dogs Lakefront Café.
John Basile, co-owner of Dapper Dogs, said he felt honored that he was being trusted with such an important task, and said he thinks the project could increase the visibility of Dapper Dogs around town.
"We're very honored to be down here [at the lakefront] and that the city has trusted us with this," Basile said. "This is something that we don't take lightly. We're going to do our best to meet the city's needs, to meet the people's needs and offer a really stellar product."
Based on the success of the initial menu, Basile said that Dapper Dogs plans to offer a wider variety of items, including iced coffee, energy drinks, sandwiches, chips and other simple snacks.
In addition to the hot dogs, Basile said he hopes to turn the lakefront center into a convenience center for users of the lake to visit.
Basile said he hopes to rent fishing poles and begin bait sales at a later date.
Monica Degolier of Delavan is an alumna of UW-Whitewater who drives to Cravath Lake with her girlfriends and spends afternoons on the lake in her kayak.
Degolier said she uses the lake because it is nice and she likes the scenery.
"It's really pretty, and it's got wildlife," Degolier said. "It's something different to see."
Degolier said she would consider using the Dapper Dogs Lakefront Café if they sold soy dogs because she is a vegetarian.
She said she would use the café in case of an emergency but said she would prefer not to have to.
"I don't like the melding of the commercialism and the lakefront," Degolier said. "You bring what you need with you; the cooler and the kayak."
The boat shop has several sets of paddleboats and kayaks available for rent. Basile said the current planned hours of operation are from 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Monday to Thursday.
Basile plans to close the concessions on Sundays, but he said the hours are subject to change.
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