Everyday Encounters: A pair of budding entrepreneurs squeeze out summer profits

Eleven-year-olds Harry Hamilton (left) and Cole Peters are trying their hands at a summer classic, with a lemonade stand set up on the bayside trail in Belvedere. (Tyler Callister / The Ark)

Sixth-grader Harry Hamilton says the amount of money he makes at his lemonade stand is a secret.

“It depends on the day,” he says. “It depends on how many walkers are out.”

Situated on the trail along Richardson Bay on June 18, Harry and his business partner, classmate Cole Peters, stand behind a white table blanketed with their merchandise: Hefty cups, clear pitchers of lemonade and a tray of cookies.

Harry says they’re popular due to the boys’ special recipe.

“It’s made from scratch. … Well, actually it’s from a package,” he says, though they add real lemons to make the juice “more lemony.”

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