Wednesday, August 23, 1978
University Daily Kansan
Staff Photo by SUZANNE BURDICK
Clinton Dam spillway
Clinton added to leisure choices
Lawrence outdoor recreation has been given a transfusion.
Lone Star and Perry Lakes had been the only places for picnics, fishing and water
Clinton Lake is coming.
Actually, Clinton Lake, now little more than a spreading puddle, is slowly being filled. As the lake fills, facilities for picnics, recreation facilities and recreational facilities are being constructed.
Only a few of the lake's tourist areas are open. Picnic areas are open at the park.
Area residents often line the road at the top of the dam on warm evening watching the sun set. Old tree-lined roads can still be seen dismearing into the lake.
Other recreational areas are supposed to be open in 1980.
THE WOODRIDGE area will cover 400 acres of primitive land set aside for wildlife, as is much of the west side. The only hint of civilization in Woodridge will be the road leading 150 yards into the park. The area is designed for backpacking.
Another area being constructed is Bloomington West, a group camp area between the northern and southern arms of the lake.
The Bloomington area also will have a
camping area for the public with camper hookups a marina and beach, shower facilities and amenities
ANOTHER RECREATIONAL area south of Bloomington will offer electricity and water to residents.
South of the lake itself is an area called Stock Haven, which will offer horseback riding.
The Outlet area, east of the dam, will offer campers 100 hookups, and one of the better options for outdoor activities.
Clinton State Park will be located north of the lake. Camps must purchase a $10 Kansas camping sticker, which entitles them to camp in the park for a year.
The lake has been stocked with channel catfish, large-mouth and smallmouth bass, both of which are popular.
Limbs and trees sticking out of the water make the lake hazardous for motorboats. Canoes and rowboats are allowed on the water. Very many lake users before it is completely filled.
FISHING, HIKING and hunting are allowed at the lake now, but campers will have to go elsewhere for a few years. There will be an area open for backpackers next
Shawnee Indians until 1854 when it was opened by the government for settling.
Bloomington and Richland towns were settled soon after. Bloomington was abandoned about three years later. That area was said to be a terminal point on the underground railroad for freed slaves. All of Richland lies in the Clinton Lake site.
The Clinton Lake area belonged to the
The dam, which blocks the old Wakaraisu River bed, was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It is part of the Kansas River and Missouri River Basin Comprehensive Plans for flood control and water resource development.
fight in the alley or trouble because people go outside to cool off and want to take their beer with them. Wright said. It is against him. But he doesn't. And he said the police look for such violations.
Quantrill's owner opens new bar
By CRAIG WEAVER
Wright also urgges customers not to park in the Eldridge House parking lot next to the bar. "He've private parking spots and the company has hired a non-town towing service." he said.
Unable to find a job after separating his skeleton, Kevin Wright decided to open a bar. Now two and a half years after opening the office, he opened its St. Wright is opening his second bar.
Staff Writer
A lifetime resident of Lawrence, Wright said he started Quinnilr's Saloon because he thought it would be a good thing to do and would be a lot of people who would patronize the bar.
Completely remodeled this summer, Big K's Bar and Bath, 112 Massachusetts St., is. A new grand opening at Glen Cove Park.
"I DIDN'T think it'd become a profession
that looks like it will be." he said.
Wright, 21, looks and acts the role of a tavern owner, with a belly that hangs out over his belt and a friendly hello or joke for everyone he meets.
WRIGHT SAID he built Quantrill's to suit himself but that his new bar is geared entirely to students. "What they want they'll get," he said.
He spends most of his time running from one bar across the street to the other to get work done.
His friends say since his marriage early this summer you won't see him behind the door.
"There's not any really nice 3.2 bars in Lawrence," he said, "Everyone just opens up their doors. I went to the extra effort to make Big K's really nice, like clean restrooms, little things I think people will notice."
Big K's also has a grill for lunches and evening meals. Wright said,
Running two bars will mean double the meeting. Wright said, but he said he enjoys meetings with people.
Quantillr's has been popular since it opened in April, 1976, Wright said. "We
"I know people who can always find me good deals. And I have a lot of friends who are with me."
But business was not too profitable in the beginning. Now that Wright is the sole owner of the bar and doesn't have to split it, you can pick up business the startup is starting to pick up, he said.
opened at 9 p.m. the night the city com-
pacted to open it. We were really glad we'd been pretty full ever since.
"Something's always breaking down.
Coolers freeze up on Friday night, the beer gets hot and I spend the evening working on them... or the plumbing breaks or the T.V. blows up. Country Club week is unbelievable because everything goes wrong," he said.
"Everybody thinks bar owners make a lot of money," he said. "I make a living and have some money to blow." But "$as one guy told me, bar owners deserve every penny they make because you have to put up with it," he said. "If you're not wrong, it's the overhead." It is so blight.
THE OPERATING costs of utilities, rent, glassware, employees' salaries, replacing and repairing equipment all cut profits to a small percentage. he said.
Opening a new bar like big K's is costly because zoning code standards are expensive to meet and the costs of remodeling are high, he said.
Other problems include publicity over a
"It's fun seeing the place crowded and everyone having a good time."
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