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| Two Harbors Marina |
| Sunday, October 22, 2006 |
It appears that Two Harbors is after all getting its own Marina.
The reality is that the Marina in Two Harbors was not always a sure thing. History of the marina project can be traced back to past Two Harbors city planner Mark Johnson who had a vision for the community of Two Harbors. An avid boater who enjoyed Lake Superior, and a Two Harbors businessman, Mark was instrumental in starting the initial conversations about a marina and the need for one in Two Harbors. It hasn't always been as easy as just getting the financing for the building of the marina itself. The marina land was not originally for sale. It was not until January of 2002 that Sam Cave came in and purchased a large piece of the property from the Duluth Mesabi & Iron Range (DM&IR) railroad company. However, the marina land was not originally purchased. Sam Cave did at a later time purchase that piece of land from the DM&IR so that the marina could be built. Part of the purchase agreement is that because the land had contaminants they would be cleaned up by the DNR.
Other hurdles that needed to be overcome were the issues of financing being pulled and contamination issues. It seems that the DNR has overcome a large majority of those issues. The hurricanes and flooding in New Orleans also posed a threat to this project as the Army Corp. of Engineers is funding a portion of this project. It appears that with Congressman Oberstar assistance and the elected representatives David Dill and Tom Bakk the State of Minnesota came through with a bonding bill which included three million dollars for the Two Harbors Marina project.
"Thanks to the efforts of many the Two Harbors Marina is a real possibility. Congressman Oberstar has been extremely instrumental in getting the funds for this project to be completed" states Two Harbors Marina Committee member Paul Bergman. Bergman owns and operates the Vanilla Bean which is a small restaurant business in Two Harbors and he is excited that finally people will be able to boat to Two Harbors and enjoy the beautiful area. Paul also expresses his thanks to the DNR and Representative David Dill and Senator Tom Bakk. "These guys really worked hard and came through for us. They did a really nice job!" |
| posted by Two Harbors News Editorial Staff @ 11:28 AM |
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