Mr D's

Lowell Dennison owned and operated several Mr D's grocery stores throughout Wichita and surrounding areas. On Nov 22, 1965 he opened Mr D's Jr at Cheney Lake. This was the first marina built at Cheney and it boasted a grocery store, 3 fuel pumps, and bait shop. He sold everything a fisherman or lake goer would need. He also sponsored many fishing tournaments and other lake related events during his time as owner. In 1968 Lowell sold his Mr D's Jr, but the business carried the name for many years. The boat ramp just west of here still carries his name to this day.

Behind Mr D's sat the Cedarview restaurant which was named after the Cedarview housing addition it was located by. It was originally owned by Gayle Allen, then later by Matt Eck. It changed names and owners quite a few times over the years, but was most famously called the Dry Dock Inn. It became known for it's rowdy night scene and live music. Many bands played here over the years including Sawdust Charlie who recorded a live album here. Towards the end of it's life the restaurant was called Muddy Waters and known for serving mountain oysters.

The bait shop building was torn down first (year unknown). The restaurant was torn down in 2016 when Cheney Lake Storage was built. The grocery story building was torn down in 2021 when an addition was added to the storage building.