NORTH ADAMS — For those headed to a beach day or concert at Windsor Lake or looking to cool off during this summer swelter, a local mother and daughter are serving up freshly squeezed relief.

What started as a way for Jenaya Barton to spend summer days with daughter, Kada, 4, has grown into a seasonal fixture for visitors en route to Windsor Lake. In addition to lemon-limeade, which sells for $4, customers can get a serving of popcorn for $3.

In its third year, Kada's Limeade Stand has expanded from a pallet and folding table into a custom-built stand, drawing regular lake customers and earning invitations to vend at two music festivals at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art.

Jenaya and Kada make freshly squeezed lemon-limeades, with the option to add their homemade raspberry and strawberry syrups. While Kada helps make the drinks, she said her favorite part is making the popcorn.

“I love filling it up,” she said.

Kadalyse Carrejo, 4, waves at drivers passing her lemon-limeade stand, Kada's Limeade Stand, on Bradley Street near Windsor Lake in North Adams. Kada and her mom, Jenaya Barton, started the stand last year so Carrejo could have customers for her Minnie Mouse cash register.

As drivers pass the stand at the top of Bradley Street just before entering the lake grounds, Kada pops up from the stand, gives a big wave and yells “Fresh Squeeze!”

“I learning how to be a good seller,” she said.

Jenaya Barton and daughter Kadalyse Carrejo, 4, started Kada's Limeade Stand in 2024. Jenaya had the idea for the stand as a way to get outside and spend time with her daughter.

It all started when Kada, whose full name is Kadalyse Carrejo, received a Minnie Mouse cash register for Christmas two years ago, her mother said.

But quickly, Kada realized: “I don’t have any customers!”

“I said, ‘I know how you can get some customers,’” Jenaya said. “We came out here that first year, and she loved it.”

After last summer, Jenaya wanted to upgrade to a covered stand and recruited her husband to build it. This is the first year with the stand and Jenaya is planning to add more lake-related offerings beyond food in the future.

And come her birthday in August, Kada hopes to use her savings from the sales to buy a mini couch to chill out on below the counter during slow times.

Nya Barton, right, Kada Carrejo, center, and Emijah Barton work together to pour a limeade at their stand outside Windsor Lake. Kada started the stand with mom, Jenaya Barton, and Jenaya's sisters, Nya and Emijah, help out on summer days.

Last year, after getting noticed by festival organizers from Mass MoCA, Kada and Jenaya were invited to be vendors at Fresh Grass. Last weekend, they were invited back for Solid Sound.

“There were like 8,000 people, so we were busy,” Jenaya said. “It was just me, Kada and my husband down there.”

Business was so brisk at the festival that several times that had to replenish their ingredients.

"We did several times better than the typical day. The community really showed up and we're incredibly grateful for the support," Jenaya said. "But the best part was not the sales, it was seeing the community enjoying what we offer."

Jenaya, a stay-at-home mom from North Adams who lives part of the year in Tampa, Fla., said she wanted to do something to inspire people to get out and enjoy the beautiful views Windsor Lake offers. She said that she and her husband also have food experience from running a food truck in Tampa.

“The beaches are beautiful," she said, "but I feel like the mountain views [in the Berkshires] are just so pretty."

The family house on Bradley Street where they set up shop used to be her grandmother’s.

“I literally grew up at the lake and it had kind of a bad name to it,” she said. “But I feel like over the years, it has gotten so much better. I feel like people should spend more time up here.”

On some days, Kada and Barton get “part-time help” from Jenaya's sisters, Emijah Barton, Naliyah Barton, 8, and Nya Barton, 9.

Kada's Limeade Stand on Bradley Street at Windsor Lake offers classic lemon-limeade with the option to add strawberry and raspberry syrups.

“I’m very proud of her from where she started,” Emijah said of Jenaya. “She’s a very good mother and she dedicated her time to doing this and being with the community.”

Jenaya said she never planned on the stand being more than a fun activity.

“I started this to get outside with my girl," she said, "and the rest is history.”