Park Grills

The season is coming for outdoor Barbeques (BBQ) as we all know. Citizens will be flocking to the Parks with hamburgers and hotdogs in coolers ready to start grilling away. Most likely they will have charcoal and some will use wood. However, with no exception whether it is any type of park they will seek out the park grills.

Several venues are meant to be served with grills like this. One common type is the single pedestal grill for the family to use for their cookout. Here’s the factory description:

"For man years America’s favorite. It is our most vandal-resistant pedestal grill. The 20 W x 15 D x 10 H inch fire box is made of 3/16 inch thick steel with a continuous weld type construction. A formed ash lip provides extra reinforcement and helps retain coals in the box. The 300 sq. in. cooking grill has 1/2 inch steel bars welded on 1 inch centers and adjusts to 4 heights in the anti-theft designed slots. The grill handles have heavy-duty cool spring grips designed for public use. This unit comes standard with rounded corners, drain holes, and 360 degrees rotation on a 41 inch long theft resistant pedestal. The standard finish is non-toxic, heat and rust-resistant black enamel. Two pedestal choices: 2 3/8 inch O.D. or 3 1/2 inch O.D. galvanized."

Different organizations such as Baptist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Catholic, Methodist Christian Church groups, and company group picnics, Kiwanis, Civitan Clubs, Shriners, team gatherings and more need a large grill for their cookout. Group Grills allow cooking on two sides or over a large grilling area. Here’s a factory description:

Group Grills are excellent for large groups grilling in shelters. Among the many features of this huge grill are the adjustable 4-position fire grate and 2 hinged cooking grills. The cooking surface alone is 38 x 36 inch, which gives you 1368 sq. in. of grill area. Chains welded to each cooking grate limit their travel and enhance safety. All grates are made of 1/2 inch bars, welded on 1 inch centers and have heavy duty cool spring handles designed for public use. The fire grate has a formed lip to retain the burning coals. The entire fire box is made of 3/16 inch reinforced welded steel and is mounted on a 6 inch square pedestal with a 12 x 12 x 3/8 inch base mounting plate. Four 1/2 x 6 inch anchor bolts are furnished. A large ash lip helps prevent hot coals from falling out and also reinforces the fire box. A convenient 12 x 36 x 3/16 inch utility shelf is bolted on one side of the fire box. The overall size (including shelf) of this massive grill is 51 x 43 inch. Unit is completely finished in non-toxic heat and rust-resistant black enamel and weighs 460 Ibs.

A 460 pound grill should cook up a lot of hamburgers, ribs, or hot dogs, WOW! Softball and baseball league games many times end in the group barbeque. This describes one of the most popular American past times. Parks and Recreation departments plan these parks and supply them with the correct park grills for public enjoyment. Now, there’s also the covered grill; which promotes fire safety by reducing floating cinders. Another thing that’s ideal for every park is a hot ash receptacle. It provides safety in public parks for disposal of hot coals and ashes after grilling. It also has steel bars on the top of it to prevent people from putting their hands into it while hot coals may be cooling.

Here’s one description of a park in the Chicago area. No wonder we enjoy outdoor barbeques and cook outs.

A CLASSIC

Towering trees form a canopy over the winding road. Dark woods remind you of unspoiled wilderness in New England. At last, the road ends in a spectacular burst of sunlight, glittering on the surface of the steep sand dunes and on the water—a un dream able shade of blue that runs as far as one can see. Oval Beach, you have arrived.

What make this particular beach so popular are its simple antics. Very clean and tidy, the bluff features two large parking lots, and picnic tables for unobstructed views of Lake Michigan. On the backside of the parking lots, wooded dunes, including the famous Mount Baldhead, shimmer in the sunlight. A swing set, concession stand, restrooms, and picnic tables with barbecue grills are on a wooden deck on the south end of the bluff, but the beach below is free of unnecessary adornments. People from around the world come and visit and are amazed by the pristine waters, unspoiled dunes and—surprise—absence of the typical throngs of beachgoers. Through the course of the year, the beach provides ample entertainment for families. In the warmer months, a chain ferry is available to take visitors from downtown Saugatuck to the dunes, and there are opportunities for swimming, boating and jet-skiing. In the winter is when sports take their sleds, snowboards and inner tubes down the dunes’ steep slopes. In the winter months, icebergs form, and the landscape takes on a stark, dramatic look for visitors eager to take it in.

Oval Beach is located on Oval Beach Rd, Saugatuck.