All aboard the Corndog Caravan!

All aboard the Corndog Caravan!

Roger Young has brought his family along on a journey the last month or so making corn dogs.

The Corndog Caravan made its debut at the Fourth of July in Greenfield, much to the approval of those who have always loved Wayne’s Corn Dogs.

The late Wayne Bohling made corn dogs, selling them from a food trailer around the area for the last 16 years leading up to his death in September 2017. Whether it was the Fourth of July or the Adair County Fair, customers always told Bohling how good his corn dogs tasted.

“The response has just been overwhelming,” Young said of the latest version of the corn dog stand. “We can’t believe the turnout and support of the community. I never expected it to go that good. It’s just unreal.”

Young said that needing a change of pace, so observing the opportunity that arose to take possession of the corn dog stand, he took advantage of it.

“Everyone just loves the flavor,” Young said. “I’ve honestly never eaten a corn dog, so I can’t tell you how it tastes. I’ll probably never eat a corn dog as long as I own the thing because I don’t do corn dogs. I know that sounds crazy, but I’ll probably never eat one.”

Along for the ride on the Corndog Caravan are Roger’s wife, Jessi, and three of their daughters: Kalyn, Kynna and Kyrin, as well as some of the daughters’ boyfriends.

The first time around at the Fourth of July went smoothly with each member of the team picking a job and sticking with it.

The Corndog Caravan also has specialty drinks. At the Fourth of July they called their drink The Patriot. It included two scoops of sherbet, pop, a rice krispie bar decorated as an American flag, three marshmallows on a stick that spelled out U.S.A. and a bomb pop in a quart jar with a straw that had red, white and blue pretzels on them.

“We’re doing something this fall in Afton and will probably be in Orient at Pumpkin Days, so we’ll try and have a pumpkin-themed drink,” Young said. “My daughter Kalyn is the one who kind of comes up with that.”

The Youngs sold over 500 corn dogs on the Fourth of July and are very grateful for the support they’ve received. They will not be at the upcoming Adair County Fair, however they do plan to serve corn dogs sometime soon on the Fontanelle square.

“We weren’t even expecting [to do that well at the Fourth of July],” Young said. “The lines were continuously long.”