On the banks of beautiful Lake Austin, sits a cafe that for more than 50years has quietly served the community.  Parents, grandparents, and children of all ages have been finding their way to this classic wharf side diner that for many reminds them of a different era. 

    Some say it's the water, many say it's the fine selection of Austin entertainers, and still others suggest it is the food that makes Ski Shores Waterfront Cafe an original Austin destination.

    Part of the appeal at Ski Shores is the staff, who in their youthful exuberance, compose an ambiance that makes the most crotchety of souls feel first rate.  With their upbeat, laughing attitudes and laid back attire the staff promotes a healthy rejuvenation of spirit.

    Ski Shores came to be in the mid 50's as a convenient place to feed visitors staying at the Greenshores vacation bungalows.  The matriach of the Fowler family, Mrs. Marion Fowler, envisioned that it would be wonderful if the visitors had a place to eat without driving back to town.  Austin native Billy Hill recalls the sandy beaches (where the docks in front are now) providing a launching pad for many a young Austinite in their pursuit of learning how to ski.  

    Indeed, a debt of gratitude is owed the Fowler family for making available the location where Ski Shores continues to operate and treat its customers with a stress free environment.  The small yet largely popular Ski Shores has cemented its place in Austin lore by not straying too far from its original intent.

    During the mid eighties a plan was created to take the flipper era cafe to new heights by opening year round, offering a wider variety of food, and a more consistent format of Austin entertainters.  Unfortunately, this was during a downturn in the economy, the number of Ski Shores guests were nominal and the attempt was strained.  The vision was sound but the timing was not right, at least not yet.

    The subsequent decade saw Ski Shores battling dueling desires to became a viable business yet remain the small summer concession stand that it was.

    Then finally, in the mid nineties the Levy family, under the direction and guidance of Doris Levy, took stewardship of Ski Shores and developed the family concept and environment into its present day reality.
Today Ski Shores stands as one of the few remaining original Austin establishments that provides a picture of  Austin's past while operating in the present.

It's hard to do Ski Shores justice with words...its something one must experience.

Best Wishes,
George M. Levy