Posted: Tue, 6 Jul 2010 07:38 PM - 7,987 Readers

By: Ashley Porter

AquaPalooza kicks on Lake Travis Saturday and local businesses are getting ready for the big event.

Lori Clark with the Waterford Marina said she is already feeling the impact of the crowds to come.

"It has been crazy. Last week was just call after call after call," Clark said. "We have a lot of people who are just probably going to come in that day and want a slip."

Thousands of people are expected to show up as early as Thursday to hunker down near The Reserve along Lake Travis. Country artist Brad Paisley is headlining the show.

The Pier is a restaurant in Point Venture about four miles from the concert. Owner Mike Walsh has also started to modify operations for their arrival.

"There's going to be so many people here, we're going to cut [the menu] down to about 12 items. That will give us better service, faster service, people can get in and out," Walsh said. "We're going to serve food on the docks to take away with them."

Walsh, Clark and other business owners all hope that the big summer event will bring in big business.

"The part that we're looking most forward to is just having a bunch of different people in town and giving them a chance to see this area and what it has to offer in real estate and sales," Walsh said.

For more about AquaPalooza on Lake Travis, click here.