Business View Magazine | March 2019

222 and lunch is $4 a day.” The Center on the Lake is in Maumelle’s largest park – Lake Willastein (named after Jess Odom’s wife) – a 100-acre park with a 55-acre lake in the middle. The lake is used for fishing, kayaking, canoes; low impact uses, no waterskiing. The Children’s Protective Center sponsors dragon boat races there every year as a fundraiser. It’s also the scene of the Fourth of July Porkfest, with fire- works over the water, a parade that ends in the park, and a concert. With the absence of a downtown core, people say Lake Willastein is the heart of the town. Exciting things are happening in Maumelle. Recently, construction started on the long- awaited, new I-40 interchange (often referred to as the “3rd Entrance”), which is expected to MAUMELLE, ARKANSAS