OUTDOOR

Activity Picks Up

By Maria Lockwood mlockwood@ superiortelegram.com

“We’re not too sure about the winter yet,” Kaufman said. “We might try to shoot for some in the wintertime. We’ve got a really good location here. We got the drive-thru here, the windows that slide right open. People wouldn’t even have to get out of their cars.”

Superior Cubans opened as a food stand July 3 in the space it shares with Rich Cuisine and the Wednesday Bakery.

“Business has been pretty good,” Kaufman said

Kaufman said the family started making Cuban sandwiches about 10 years ago and has worked to make improvements.

The Cuban consists of ham, roast pork and swiss cheese

“We’ve had a lot of people say the Cuban sandwiches they’ve had, people don’t press and grill them,” Kaufman said “We do That’s an essential step.”

According to What’s Cooking American, the key to a great Cuban sandwich lies in the grilling because it pushes all the juices and flavors together while creating the desired crunch.

“We also make a special mojo sauce garlic, citrus juices, spices,” Kaufman said. “Not a lot of Cuban sandwiches I’ve seen have that on there it’s a really flavorful experience.”

With the recent warm weather, the cancellation of many big events and an emphasis on staying close to home during the COVID-19 pandemic, it appears more people are turning to the outdoors for fun

“We’ve seen a pretty fast and furious June,” said Chris Terwey, general manager of Northwest Outlet in Superior.

Terwey attributed it to pent-up demand from folks who missed spring camping during the state’s Safer At Home order, adults being off work with time on their hands and kids being out of school. Northwest Outlet has seen sales increase across the board, from camping and fishing gear down to sandal sales

“Whether it be camping or hiking or picnicking, it seems to be a pretty universally safe activity,” Terwey said, and the weather has been cooperative.

Northwest Outlet typically sees a flurry of traffic from visitors in town for Grandma’s Marathon, Terwey said. Even though the race was canceled this year, sales have been good.

“It’s been a lot more local traffic than traveling traffic, I guess,” Terwey said.

Many Northwest Outlet customers have mentioned plans to spend more time out on the water or to try their hand at tent camping since friends can’t come up to visit Business has doubled at MAC Sport & Marine in Superior this summer, according to facility manager Ron Wilde. They’re seeing a spike in business service requests and sales with everything from trailers and pontoons to ATVs.

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