Bike, boat rental businesses bloom together Lake Macatawa
HOLLAND — If you have at any time wished to traverse the land all-around, or the water in, Lake Macatawa, there is certainly in no way been a superior time.
Around the previous handful of weeks, two new rental firms have released by themselves to customers along the lakeshore.
For all issues electrical, Radventures at 321 Douglas Ave. is the location to be.
“We held a delicate opening in excess of the Fourth of July,” said owner Priscilla Chiquito. “We really don’t have very the inventory we wished, but we have e-bikes, e-scooters, e-skateboards and onewheels. We are going to also have out of doors supplies like seaside towels and backpacks.”
Refreshments, kites and seashore online games will also be a part of the business around time.
“We’re just a little startup,” Chiquito explained. “We made use of to own Anchor Party Retail store and we tried out introducing this around there, but we just failed to have the house. This is something we’re passionate about. We enjoy to be exterior, and staying in a bicycle is distinctive than being in your automobile. You see items you didn’t know were being there.”
Rentals at Radventures are available in 1-hour, two-hour, four-hour and every day increments. An hourlong rental is $30, and prices reduce the for a longer time a rental lasts.
The shop also carries stand-up paddle boards, which have distinctive rental pricing and timing.
“We’re open to thoughts, if there are other matters men and women want to see,” Chiquito said. “There’s a good deal of likely in this article, and we have a large amount of ideas flowing.”
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Across the lake, Eldean Shipyard at 2223 S. Shore Travel homes Mac Adventures, owned by longtime locals Jon Freriks and Kurt Friedriechsen.
The rental corporation offers kayaks, stand-up paddle boards, pontoons and tritoons.
“We opened Memorial Day weekend,” Freriks claimed. “And it’s little by little having busier. We like the hotter climate.”
The notion for the business enterprise came after Freriks’ young children worked at an additional rental agency.
“They’d arrive household from get the job done and chat about how significantly enjoyable they experienced, hanging out with their buddies,” he stated. “It sounded like a great occupation. When we listened to the outfit was not going to be close to any longer, we looked into securing some slips and decided to pounce.”
Kayak and paddle board rentals start at $25 for every hour, raising in $10 increments for each hour thereafter. Pontoon and tritoon rentals start off at $200 for every hour.
“All of our devices is brand new,” Freriks claimed. “It is not your ordinary rental boat. They’re all 2021 models and completely beautiful.”
Mac Adventures makes it possible for obtain to Lake Michigan, a rarity for boat rental providers, Freriks mentioned.
“We’re just a couple of regional boys,” Friedriechsen stated. “We grew up right here and we want to give some great boats at reasonable charges so family members can occur out on the water and have a great time, like we have finished our entire life.”
Radventures is open up 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays. Mac Adventures is open 9 a.m.-8 p.m. daily.
— Call reporter Cassandra Lybrink at cassandra.lybrink@hollandsentinel.com. Observe her on Instagram @BizHolland.