~ HISTORY ~
1976 – founded company
1977 – purchased an old dragline crane & dumptruck. began
dredging our harbor, installed piling and created our
main pier.
1980 – purchased our piledriver/barge Arborvitae. during a
march blizzard Jason is born
1985 – workboat 25’ Seiche is christened.
1986 – our seagull Larianna is born. record high water, barge
sunk on december 6th, while rebuilding Janet Adams
marquette island boathouse dock.
1988 – after many camping excursions to voight bay, pointe aux
outarde is purchased.
1992 – new three slip boathouse is created at boot island.
1993 – Camp Fishhook is built, and powered with solar energy.
big slipdock at voight bay is created.
1998 – both hurricane George and hurricane Mitch damage the
lower florida keys. windjammer brigantine schooner
Fantome goes down near belize. we rebuild several
lower key boat docks, primarily on summerland and
sugarloaf key oceanfront, and also key west.
1999 – scrap old barge Raber, and christen new barge 50’ La
Ninia. workboat 23’ Moonshine is also christened atop
looe key reef.
2002 – two winters on green turtle cay. rescue potcake dog
Sidney.
2006 – install new musky bay boathouse dock for the Braham
family. Richards family boathouse dock is restored.
2007 – restore lakeward side of Windswept boathouse dock.
complete Wayside boathouse restoration.
2008 – completed restoration of the Horsburgh/Wagner boot
island boathouse dock. built a new boatslip for the
Pendery’s at coryell island. installed a new boat harbor
at the Mcmillan’s on Marquette island. create a tuna
tower on our tugboat 26’ Arborvitae III.
2009 – completed restoration of the Walker’s coryell island
boathouse dock, and also the Kausch’s boot island
boathouse dock. installed a new boat dock for the
Lincoln family at lakeside. lake elevation rises a foot.
2010 – looking forward to the Ensign sailboat national fleet
regatta to be hosted in wilderness bay. also
Les Cheneaux islands channel dredging by Malcolm
Marine, and expansion of Cedarville Harbor.