Marilyn Burns — the proud owner of Marilyn’s in Lakeside, Ohio, a gift shop that has everything from souvenirs to candies, clothing, toys, and more — won Fox Business’s “Made in America” small business contest, and with it, a $25,000 prize. 

“In Lakeside, people don’t rush,” Burns said. Golf carts hum quietly down Walnut Avenue because you can’t go over 15 miles. Children carry their money down to the candy store by themselves. On Sunday mornings, families gather by the docks along Lake Erie, while church music drifts across the water. “It’s very calm,” Marilyn tells the Washington Examiner. “Everybody knows who you are and what you do.”