FREE Lemonade

If it's over 90 Degrees

Just when you thought nothing was free anymore, the City of Bluefield is giving away free lemonade. I can remember the first time I heard of this tradition. It was back in 2004 when I was serving as Executive Director of the Hatfield-McCoy Trails. I spoke to the Rotary Club in Bluefield and then the Mercer County CVB Director and HM Board Member Beverly Wellman gave me a tour of the city. SO folks, if you are traveling through Southern WV, not too far off Rt. 77 you can get a great tasting FREE glass of LEMONADE.

This is why West Virginia is the greatest place to live and conduct business. Low cost of living, great people, and hey, free lemonade if the temperature gets over 90 degree F.

Article Below from METRONEWS
There's nothing better than a cold glass of lemonade on a hot summer day. And anyone who's in Bluefield Tuesday can get a taste for free.

Mayor Rev. Garry Moore says, "Whenever the thermometer reaches above 90-degrees, we serve lemonade the following day." He says the city has a reputation to uphold. "We make sure we live up to our name, the 'Air Conditioned City.'"

How did the town get that nickname? Moore says it has to do with the prevailing winds that blow through Bluefield. "It actually blows through a constant breeze through Bluefield. Very seldom do you come through Bluefield and the wind is stagnate."

Moore says with temperatures in the mid-90s predicted for the rest of the week, they'll be serving a lot of lemonade. "In fact, I'll probably be the first recipient of some."

The lemonade will be handed out downtown, at the local Wal-Mart and a couple other spots around town.