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Steve from O'fallon, MO on 7/10/2006 7:49:28 PM:

Hartsburg is a clean and friendly little town. The only problem is that on a Sunday evening the only place to eat is the Hitching Post.
Dotty's closes at 2:00 and does not reopen until Wednesday, the Summit Lake Winery closes at 4:00 and does not reopen until Thursday. On Monday the only place that is open is the Cycle Depot, food is limited to snacks and drinks until 4:00pm when the Bar reopens.
Tuesday is a lost cause, no place is open, the only thing that can be found is the soda machine on the side of the bike shop. It has been known that if the owners of the bike shop are in they have opened for riders for food and repairs, but don't forget Tuesdays and Wednesdays are there days off. It is a shame that the three main food sources in town(Dottys, Summit Lake and Hitching post) do not work together to provide better coverage for the riders.

Just a little word to the wise, check out places before you ride, call and make sure they are open and never assume that all towns along the trail have places to eat, stay, grocerys or gas stations.

sbikes from Kansas City on 7/10/2006 9:47:00 PM:

I have encountered similar issues in Hartsburg. I try to honor other people's days off as I am
usually out on the trail on my day off and I really hate it when I have work pestering me when
I am trying to enjoy a day away from the office. It is important for us to respect those small
business owners along the Trail as they are vital to making the Trail experience better!

Trek Biker from St. Joseph, MO on 7/11/2006 11:43:09 AM:

My guess is that rider population is not great enough on days near the first of the week to mandate staying open then.....so many places don't. The same issues are there in Rocheport....Hermann....and so on.

The great part is that this fantastic website lists most of the businesses along the trail to help us plan our trip.

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Mark of the Dalton Boys from Austin, TX/Columbia, MO. on 7/11/2006 2:20:41 PM:

Given that more than less folks pedal the KATY on week-ends pretty well speaks as to why vendors on the trail take "odd" days off. When my brothers and I did our KATY trip we took a meal in Marthasville and the restaurant owner where we ate told us that she wasn't exactly getting rich off of the trail population of riders. I deeply believe that the KATY will get more and more popular and that vendors will then spend more time available for customers, until then its probably only what the market will benefit so to speak. I also am a proponent of the KATY being a "border-to-border" trail and also of constant partonage. Kindest Regards....Mark of the Dalton Boys

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