Kandiland

It was operated from 1922 to 1961 by George and Lelah Machures. It had wooden booths with high backs (kids carved their initials in) and marble tables.

A big mirror hung behind the counter, where large apothecary jars filled with jelly beans, peanuts, and much more. Soda and sundaes were famous around Nappanee.

In 1927, they got a bread and sandwich toasting machine that was brought over from Goshen and installed and was ready to serve any kind of sandwich from the lowly pork to the most dignified club sandwich. In 1937, they received a new soda fountain that was manufactured by Liquid Carbonic Corporation which had been making fountains for 40 years prior to its being installed at the time.

Kandiland’s fountain was the best and it had numerous features and advantages.

Mrs. Machures was known for cutting up loaves of bread into cubes and piling them into mounds around the parking meter in front of Kandiland, making it a popular feeding station for the hungry birds in the wintertime. It was known that she would also purchase hamburger and other items to feed stray animals that would also congregate around the store.