Cuyahoga Valley National Park Association Park Store
Trail Mix opens for the season, Saturday, April 19 and will be open from 10am -4pm on weekends in April and May. June begins summer hours of Monday through Friday 10am -5pm and Saturday & Sunday 9am-6pm.
Address: 1565 Boston Mills Road (across from Boston Store and MD Garage)
Phone: 330-657-2909
Fax: 330-657-2328
Trail Mix, a great place to take a break while in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Located just off the Towpath Trail in the village of Boston, Trail Mix takes pride in offering refreshments from local producers along with homemade bakery, sandwiches and favorite brands of ice cream, snacks and beverages. In addition, you will find Cuyahoga Valley National Park books and souvenirs all under one roof.
It is the perfect spot to discover information about the park, upcoming events and volunteering. You can become a CVNPA member or renew your current membership, purchase Bike Aboard and Heritage Series Concert tickets, support the Towpath Tag program, recycle your cell phone and ink jet cartridge or just relax on the porch and enjoy the park you love.
The History . . .
Throughout history, the building has almost exclusively functioned as a “store” filling a need in the community for a retail center as well as a social gathering place. The circa 1900, one story, gable-front building is one of two commercial buildings left in the village. In addition to functioning as a retail center in the first part of the century, the building also served as a church, union hall, post office and reputedly the silent picture theatre for the village of Boston.
By 1945, Rollin and Mary Boodey were running the Square Deal Food Store and the building was known as the Boston Community Store or just simply “Boodey’s.” The Boodeys operated the store for the next 25 years until its closing in 1970. The National Park Service purchased a “life estate” on the property in the 1980’s. In 1997, the Boody family reopened the store as Grandma’s Watering Hole and then as Lock 32 Museum.
In a unique partnership between the National Park Service, First Energy Corporation, and Cuyahoga Valley National Park Association, a land swap was coordinated and Cuyahoga Valley National Park Association became the owner of the property. On July 1, 2007, the store reopened its doors as Trail Mix, once again offering the community a retail center and gathering place.
CVNPA members receive 10% off purchases at Trail Mix. (Some restrictions may apply.)
