Sweet Whimsies

Ranging from weddings, birthday parties or a small gathering, Sweet Whimsies can do it all.

Jon and Sandy Grimshaw started the business ve years ago, naming their food truck “Maggie.”

Five years later, Sweet Whimsies has built a reputation where their customers know “Maggie” will be there

“When I went into this, I said it would either be a really great idea or the worst idea,” Sandy Grimshaw said. “Because nobody was doing what we were doing.” When people go up to the window, they can order servings of the peach cobbler, apple crisp, a slice of cheesecake, boozy bread pudding, turtle brownie sundae or a big chocolate chip cookie sundae. Additionally, they offer a triple chocolate cake, carrot cake, and seasonal items such as a strawberry shortcake and pumpkin roll sundae.

In the infant stages, Grimshaw knew she had to get people to know her. She started participating at the Grand Blanc, Frankenmuth, and Lapeer food truck festivals. She competed against food trucks serving tacos and pizza, the usual popular items. But she always believed her homemade recipes would ultimately prevail.

Grimshaw learned how to professionally make sweets while she worked at the White Horse Inn in Metamora, learning from a woman named Kathy Jones. She had a big vision of wanting to start her own business, and “Maggie” was born, a vintage 1973 Sprite camping trailer which they completely renovated.

The name was created after a couple of church people Grimshaw knew, Ray and Margaret Nixon, where the Nixons knew Grimshaw’s desire to own a wedding barn venue. The Nixons owned a church bell in their yard, the same bell they rang once when they got married.

The Nixons moved to Grand