Towpath Trail Snack Shack & Peace Park Blog
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Information on everything related to the historical intersection of the Greenville Treaty Line, Ohio-Erie Canal, Towpath Trail, Ohio & Erie Canalway Scenic Byway, the Buckeye Trail, Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad, Western Union telegraph, and events within a reasonable hiking or biking distance from our corner of the towpath trail.
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Joe Rinehart, Principal
Towpath Trail Snack Shack
689 Ohio 212 NW500
Bolivar, Ohio 44612
330.389.1192
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(319) 438-2364
(319) GET-ADOG
Vendor's License 79044159
EIN Assigned: 82-1286139
Ohio Department of Health Food Service Operation License No. MTUR-APUGA6
Canton, Ohio Itinerant Permit (3rd issued since 2011)
Insurance: Food Liability Insurance Program
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Description: Annual Policy; Status: Active; Effective: 09/02/2017 - 09/02/2018
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Our hot dog cart at the Canton Ohio Museum of Art.
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Dirty Harry's famous line about "nobody, I mean nobody puts ketchup on a hot dog!"
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We received our Food Service Operation License # MTUR-APUGA6 from the Tuscarawas County Health Department on August 3rd 2017.
August 3rd 2017 was also the 222nd anniversary of the Greenville Peace Treaty! The Greenville Peace Treaty Line intersects the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail on our property where we plan to develop the non-mobile Snack Shack in August 2018.
Updated license expires Mar 1 2019
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Wild Game Exotic Sausages
Any of the following exotic meat sausages may be ordered with a one week prior notice for your catered event!
Exotic sausage meats include:
Alligator sausage,
Alpaca sausage,
Antelope sausage,
Armadillo sausage,
Australian Crocodile sausage,
Axis Deer sausage,
Beaver sausage,
Bison sausage,
Camel sausage,
Duck sausage,
Eland sausage,
Elk sausage,
Emu sausage,
Frog sausage,
Goat sausage,
Iguana sausage,
Kangaroo sausage,
Lamb sausage,
Llama sausage,
Muskrat sausage,
Ostrich sausage,
Pheasant sausage,
Rabbit sausage,
Racoon sausage,
Rattlesnake sausage,
Reindeer / Caribou sausage,
Snake sausage,
Turtle sausage,
Venison sausage,
Wild Boar sausage,
Wild Turkey sausage,
Yak sausage, &
Zebra sausage!
See https://towpathtrailsnackshack.com/catering for complete booking information for catered events.
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We got our first one star review on Yelp at URL: https://www.yelp.com/biz/towpath-trail-snack-shack-bolivar on Feb 26th 2017. I saw the review March 12th and it immediately occurred to me that we were closed Feb 26th for the Winter season due to weather and the risk of our mobile trailer holding tanks freezing. In fact, I closed for the Winter the third week of December 2017 due to below freezing weather.
The reviewer left the comment:
"do not eat here !!!!! It's not a good "snack shack" got a hot dog and it was not all beef like described !!!!! Ahhhh!!!!" by kinz h. canton, oh Yelp profile: https://www.yelp.com/user_details?userid=vhRASExSI7CYanT4n-zyTg
So, I responded to the review:
3/12/2018 Being a little perturbed, I posted my frustration over the poor review on our Facebook Profile at URL:
https://www.facebook.com/TowpathTrailSnackShack/posts/218322578719876
Here's a copy of my post:
"Well, we got our first negative Yelp review! The thing is, I was closed for the Winter when it was written Feb 26th 
Yelp doesn't approve of soliciting reviews which sucks when our first review is likely bogus by someone with a history of negative reviews. So all I can do is respond to the review in such a manner that hopefully points out why I think it's bogus having been closed for the Winter when it was left and that we offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee 
I'm perturbed that the reviewer accused us of "not selling all beef hot dogs, as advertised" and why if someone thought that, wouldn't they have said something to us first!
Just in case anyone cares to read it on Yelp, visit URL:
https://www.yelp.com/biz/towpath-trail-snack-shack-bolivar"
It wasn't long before some positive feedback came into the Facebook post and one person who attended the 2017 Bolivar Strawberry Festival left a glowing review on the Yelp which notified me and I left a compliment and thank you! Here's a screen capture of that review:
A day later, the 5 star review was missing! Say what? Holy Jeepers Batman, something isn't smelling right about Yelp leaving a one star likely bogus review, yet removing a 5 star glowing review from an account I can trust....
Today, I Googled "kinz h. canton, oh" and learn that there is nothing and in fact that Kinz is a rare last name with only two listed people in the Canton, Ohio, neither which had a first name of H. just in case it was either last name first or first name last ;)
So, I start Goggling Yelp reviews and how to remove a bogus yelp review, yelp review integrity, and similar search strings. It was then that I discovered hundreds of lawsuits against Yelp have been filed according to https://www.huffingtonpost.com/foodbeast/sf-restaurant-sign-calls_b_3140276.html and I pause to think, could it actually be Yelp playing games? They were recently trying to contact me about advertising since I did start to take advantage of a couple coupons until I realized that I'd have to spend about $500 during my off season to reap any reward. I was actually planning to restart advertising in the Spring, but frankly, after this experience, it's highly doubtful!
The interesting thing is that while, I can't see the glowing 5 star review anymore, the Author could so I was able to ask for a screen shot which she promptly took and sent to me for this article.
Now that I believe I've experienced and found evidence of Yelp manipulating reviews and ad placement to extort advertising revenue, I can't trust them! I'll be removing any link to Yelp, excepting from this article, of course.
Stop the Bully! — Boycott Yelp!
It's time for me to start focusing on improving our listing on TripAdvisor! https://www.tripadvisor.com/
#Yelp #BoycottYelp #badbusiness #YelpScam
Subcategories
Peace Park Article Count: 12
The Peace Park Blog is about the park we're establishing at the intersection of the Greenville Treaty Line and the Ohio & Erie Canalway Towpath Trail between the McDonnell Trailhead and the village of Bolivar. The Greenville Peace Treaty was the first peace treaty authorized by President George Washington and our current US Congress! 2020 will be the 225th anniversary of the treaty signed on August 3 1795 by Mad Anthony Wayne and the American Indians.
Snack Shack Article Count: 43
The Towpath Trail Snack Shack blog covers scheduled events we will attend at various communities along the entire 110 mile lenght of Ohio & Erie Canalway Towpath Trail. Whenever we're not at an event, chances are, we'll be blogging about something related to the Snack Shack or within a reasonable 5 mile biking, hiking or driving distance, from a remote trail location.
Recipes Article Count: 13
The Towpath Trail Snack Shack collection of hot dog and sausage dog recipes.
Towpath Trail Article Count: 8
This Ohio & Erie Canalway Towpath Trail Blog was established to share helpful information relating to the recreational activities like biking, hiking, dog walking, horseback riding, power walking, bird and wild life watching that someone may be interested in participating.
Latest News
- The story of Fort Laurens; Ohio's only Revolutionary war fort
- Our first bicyclist Hipcampers
- Lost and found policy
- Our first out of state Hipcampers
- Our Peace Park Pet Flash the Black Squirrel
- BBQ grills are available for campers
- Peace Park Development Plan
- Peace Park Primitive Camping Rules
- Towpath Trail Peace Park Primitive Camping
- Earth Day 2020 Trail Clean-ups
Articles Most Read
- Welcome to the Towpath Trail Snack Shack & Peace Park
- National Hot Dog Day
- About the Peace Park on the Towpath Trail
- About the Towpath Trail Snack Shack & Peace Park
- About the Snack Shack
- Amish Homemade Hot Dog Sauce
- Welcome to our Hot Dog & Sausage Dog Recipe Collection
- Catering
- Welcome to our Peace Park Blog
- Mobile Serving Schedule
Closed in foul weather notice
We're closed when it's below 50 or above 90 degrees or in winds above 15 knots!
Towpath Trail Peace Park Campsites
Primitive campsites now available year round even when the Snack Shack is closed for the season! Click the photo below for more information.
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