River towns of the Miami Valley were decimated by the infamous Great Flood of 1913. Miamisburg was no exception as floodwaters from the Great Miami River caused untold damage to this small community.

As Miamisburg was virtually under water, the Red Cross set up a tent city for the refugees at the top of Mound Hill. Sherman “Cocky” Porter, a Miamisburg resident, volunteered to help provide food for the flood victims and relief workers. As the cold March winds blew through the camp, Porter knew that whatever food was to be provided needed to be warm, nutritious and readily available in large quantities. Porter had just the right answer. Utilizing a favorite family recipe, Porter began serving up hot, tasty hamburgers to everyone in the camp for many days. These sandwiches were a huge hit and were extremely popular throughout the community.

As time went by, the floodwaters receded, the tent city closed and life in Miamisburg returned to normal. However, something was missing! Miamisburg residents loved the little “Porter Burgers” so much that nary a day went by without a request to Porter to cook up a few more of his burgers. With demand swelling, Sherman Porter finally agreed to start selling his secret recipe burgers on Saturdays. The burgers were so popular it soon became a full time endeavor and these tasty treats have been a Miamisburg institution ever since.

If this is your first time to Miamisburg, stop down to the “Wagon” and find out what all the fuss is about. Ranked one of the top 100 hamburgers in the United States by the recent book “Hamburger America”, we hope you’ll stop by and give this piece of Americana a try.

The Hamburger Wagon is open from 10:30 AM to 7:00 PM daily. This summer, while the weather is nice, don’t miss out on these delicious burgers!

Announcing a new charity raffle by the MMA and hosted by Backwater Voodoo – a chance to win a limited-edition bottle of KISS Ultra-Premium “MONSTRUM” Rum, and 2 tickets to the KISS End of the Road Tour show at the Nutter Center on May 12th! Purchase tickets at http://miamisburgmerchants.rallyup.com/rum

Taste of Miamisburg will be held at Riverfront Park in downtown Miamisburg this Friday, May 20th. A variety of delicious foods will be offered by local food vendors. Entertainment begins at 6:00 p.m. with Larry Goodwin. The Bourbon Lakes Band will follow from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Here is the list of food vendors who will be participating in the Taste of Miamisburg:
Louisiana Grill
Cold Stone Creamery
Bessi’s Noodles
Nelly’s Chicken
Peas & Carrots Catering
Mandy’s Funnel Cakes
Walt’s Homemade Salsa
Ron’s Pizza
Bullwinkle’s
The Dawg Sled
Quick’s
Star City Cafe
Upa Express Brazillian Grille
American Legion-Sister City Committee
Giuliano’s
TJ Chumps

All month long businesses in Miamisburg are participating in a fun event called the SCANVenger Hunt. For the entire month of August, you can visit businesses and get special offers, discounts, and learn interesting facts about the business! This is a great way for you to engage with us using your smart phone and a new technology called QR codes.

The way it works is simple:

1. Register for Montgomery County’s buy local program by visiting ThinkTwiceMC.com.

2. Visit your smart phone’s app store and search for a QR code reader. We recommend either NeoReader or i-nigma (they are both free and work on most phones).

3. Visit TJ Chumps during normal business hours to get your Interactive Tee! Look around downtown Miamisburg for the window clings that have the Think Twice and SCANVenger Hunt logos on them. Scan these QR codes with your smart phone for a chance to win prizes by performing fun tasks and answering trivia questions at the participating locations!

Make sure you visit one of the following businesses and scan their Think Twice QR code, you never know what you are going to find!

A Taste of Wine
Alcor Supply
American Health and Fitness
Baver & Bookwalter
Bullwinkle’s Top Hat Bistro
Buy It All
Chapman Financial
Church’s Flowers
City of Miamisburg Annex
Dairy Queen
English Manor Bed and Breakfast
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Farmers Market
Flooring N Beyond
Fox Motors
Gary Hartman Design
Giuliano, An Anticoli Tavern
Good Time Charlie’s
Great Miami Outfitters
Hamburger Wagon
Happy Days Cafe
Jatro Diesel
Koffee Kup
Masters Insurance
Miamisburg Barber
Miamisburg Library
Mound Golf Course
Nestor Insurance
Pappa’s Pizza Palace
Pipestone Golf Course
Ron’s Pizza
Second Street Cafe
Sycamore Trails Acquatic Center
TJ Chumps
Urban Loft
Van Lear Bridal & Formal Attire