Only in 21st century America would a giant gas station be considered a tourist attraction.

Yet this has indeed become the case when Buc-ees opened its first Ohio location in Huber Heights in April of this year – a mere 45 minutes from Logan County.

Locals might not travel to the area just for the convenience store; however, it’s on the way to the Rose Concert Center, the Air Force Museum and many other attractions.

Buc-ees is famous for its 100 plus gas pumps, immaculate restrooms, 24/7 barbecue brisket, branded apparel, and its smiling beaver mascot with open arms.

However, that cute and smiling beaver sometimes turns angry. Buc-ees has become notorious for suing small businesses that have logos with cute and smiling cartoon beavers.

The business being sued doesn’t even need to be a convenience store! If any business' logo remotely resembles a smiling cartoon beaver, Buc-ees will literally make a federal case out of it.

A week after late-night host John Oliver parodied the convenience store chain for its lawsuit frenzy, the controversy hit Ohio like a bursting dam.

Less than four months after opening the Huber Heights location to grand fanfare and $1 million revenue in one day – a small convenience store in Beavercreek has found itself in the beaver’s crosshairs. And Buc-ees has a big gun to aim with.

In July, the $4 billion corporation (based in Texas) sued Beaver’s Mini Mart in Beavercreek for trademark infringement.

The small convenience store in Beavercreek (16 miles from Buc-ees) had the audacity to use a cartoon beaver for its logo – as if being located in Beavercreek is a reasonable excuse for this insult.

Vic Boparai has owned Beaver’s Mini Mart for over a decade, while the store itself has existed since the 1960s. Boparai is astounded by the lawsuit, saying he is only trying to feed his family. Speculation is that the Boparai family is not a fan of Buc-ees brisket for dinnertime.

The Buc-ees corporation is claiming that Beaver’s Mini Mart started using its cartoon beaver logo well after the corporation received the trademark for its iconic smiling beaver.

Buc-ees is seeking relief from the federal courts – demanding that the mini mart cease using the logo, destroy all marketing materials, and surrender profits tied to the offending beaver logo.