An annual rite of spring is the opening of Sara’s Restaurant at the entrance to Presque Isle State Park and local man Delbert Stackhouse is already camped out to the first customer served come April 1st. “I can’t wait for Sara’s to open,” said Stackhouse. “I brought enough food to last two weeks. I saved a bunch of Sara’s Greek dogs in my freezer, so I’ve been eating them ever since I got in line. I’m also having a porta-potty delivered…hopefully real soon.”
Stackhouse is disappointed he wasn’t the first customer last year. “I got here a week before opening in 2023 and there were already a dozen people lined up. So I figured this year I would show up two weeks early. So far, so good.” When asked about his loyalty to Sara’s, Stackhouse stated, “It’s the best restaurant in town. Where else can you get a Smith’s hot dog in Erie?” Stackhouse has vowed to continue this tradition every year until his cardiologist tells him to stop.