Checking out central Alabama summer hot spots: Peanut Point on Lake Martin

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – It’s formally summer season and issues get slightly nutty on Lake Martin.

Yep! There’s one place on the lake the place folks go nuts!

“Folks from Honduras throughout, folks come to Peanut Level,” Brenda Dunham, proprietor of Peanut Level, mentioned.

From Memorial Day to Labor Day, Brenda and Tim Dunham spend their weekends promoting boiled peanuts for $5 a bag to boat…after boat… after boat.

“They’ve acquired actually good peanuts,” a buyer mentioned whereas pulling as much as the financial institution.

Peanut Level hasn’t all the time been a hang around spot the place you will get boiled peanuts, ice cream, t-shirts, and hats, all whereas hanging within the water.

“Something you need to actually…” Tim mentioned on what folks do after they get to the purpose.

The enterprise really began 35 years in the past when Tim’s late father Louis determined to promote his small pot of peanuts.

“Yeah I believed he was loopy,” Louis’s spouse Eyvonne mentioned.

“Simply executed it for a interest, folks give it to us, it’s been rising yearly,” Tim mentioned.

Extra like exploding!

The Dunhams count on greater than 60,000 clients to cease by this summer season.

“Plenty of folks, lot of fine folks,” Brenda mentioned.

The perfect half? The Dunahm’s complete household spends their weekends serving to out on the level too.

“Favourite half about it’s my pawpaw began it. I like to be down right here within the water and spending time with my mates,” Rylee Dunham mentioned.

If solely Louis might see Peanut Level at the moment.

“I believe he’s wanting down, he’d be proud,” Brenda mentioned.

“I believe he could be shocked like I’m,” Tim added.

However he’ll all the time have his chair beneath the pines.

“Trigger he cherished this place, he certain did,” Louis’s son, Randall, mentioned.

Subsequent time you’re on Lake Martin, search for the chairs, the umbrellas, and the folks and expertise Peanut Level.

“Lot of labor, but it surely’s value it,” Tim mentioned.

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