Champlain Marina News and Events

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We want to thank all our loyal customers who joined us for the Customer Appreciation Barbeque

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A reminder: When sanding or scraping your boat you must use a ground tarp.  The Marina has them in the store, or you can pick one up at the hardware store.  We recycle white shrinkwrap. Please put the bundle in front of your boat, we will place in the large roll off dumpster.  We also recycle waste oil and batteries.  If you have any questions please see Don, Rob, Derrick or Bruce
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CHAMPLAIN MARINA, Inc.
30th Anniversary Celebration

In the summer of 1980 Bob Charland was dreaming on his boat docked at the Champlain Marina and conceived the idea of bringing together a number of boaters to purchase Champlain Marina from owner Ken Lonergan whose interest in selling was well known. Several boaters were enthusiastic about investing some money to assure themselves of hassle-free docking and storing their boats in the years to come. By the Fall of 1980 a core group had been formed and the Marina was purchased and the Champlain Club, Ltd., was organized. The name was later changed to Champlain Marina, Inc., to more accurately reflect its image as a public marina rather than a private club.
The new owners set to work immediately after the purchase, to improve the marina and its docks. Revenues from the Marina were reinvested in the facility. Over the years a new septic system was installed, the docks were replaced, the entire marina facility was landscaped, the parking lot was graded, Norton’s Pier was upgraded, the travel-lift area was rebuilt, the travel-lift was replaced, the Quonset Hut was converted from a mud-floored storage area to a large, airy community room, the Mary Patrick Activity Room, with kitchen, 2 bathrooms and a laundry room. Protecting the Lake and maintaining a safe, clean and friendly Marina has always been a priority for the owners, the shareholders. Of the original 50 shareholders, currently 5 are still actively involved in boating at the Marina.
To celebrate the accomplishments of the last 30 years and to share the joy and gratitude for being able to use this safe, clean and friendly facility, the Board of Directors of the Champlain Marina, Inc. is sponsoring this year’s Pig Roast, to be held on August 7, 2010.

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