Rolly and I went to Nesler's Polar Whip in Energy IL. This is a restaurant that was started in 1931. My great grandfather started this restaurant in the beginning of the depression. He was able to find a way to create hamburgers that were cheap to make. The original building was in Herrin and was called Whimpys. They sold hamburgers for five cents. Then when WWII started they temporarily closed because my great grandfather fought in the war. They reopened the restaurant when he finished his duties as a soldier. This was when he changed the name to Nesler' s Polar Whip. It was named after him John Nesler and they sold ice cream so that is where the polar whip came from. Rolly came to work with me that day, and I sold him some fries. We had a nice lunch together he could not believe he had never been there before. We also discussed how in 1973 he could have bought a hamburger for fifteen cents. We had a great time he was a great helper that day.Latitude for Energy IL- 37.774
Longitude for Energy IL- 89.026
Miles traveled with Rolly- 28.6 miles
Total Miles- 1455.46
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