While most of Middle America yanked ivy out of the yard or grilled brats to go with the potato salad, 6-year-old Olivia Heide sold cookies, lemonade and American flag pins outside a gas station.

No breakers break, the beach is trucked in every few years and any white caps are a sign to vacate the shoreline, but there’s still something soothing about Chris Greene Lake.

Swimming beaches at Chris Greene, Walnut Creek and Mint Springs in Albemarle County will be open for the three-day holiday weekend starting May 24, according to a news release.