Stories

The Drift Inn was built in 1929 with wood brought down the beach from Toledo. The bar “shut down” and became an ice cream parlor publicly during prohibition, with a […]

People have often asked me to tell, “the rest of the story”, so here is what happened after Lester passed away…

When Lester was falling asleep at the bar, many of the regular clientele became worried what would happen to their boys club if Lester died. Their were many rumors that certain people and laws would not allow the business to continue once Lester died. (Lester did “lose” the business several times when OLCC shut him own for serving alcohol to a minor. Its funny, OLCC gives you a choice: pay the fine and keeping serving; don’t pay the fine and don’t serve alcohol for 30 days, (if he had food he could just serve food and people could play pool); or close for 30 days. Lester chose neither of the above, he sold the business to his closest friend and confidant, a woman, and kept running it himself.