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<br /> Anderson, Kirhland foursome buy the Orono marina �'�
<br /> By Kelly Westhoff !
<br /> Reporter I
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<br /> "�� On April 14,Sailors World
<br /> Marina on Lake Minneton- i
<br /> ka's Smiths Bay was sold to 1 I '
<br /> new owners. I
<br /> Rich Anderson and his
<br /> son Travis Anderson> who � '
<br /> already own and operate two
<br /> marinas on the lake, pur- �,� ��� � �� ����. � � � �� �'i
<br /> chased Sailors World with � �� - - � ---'-�� - I
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<br /> busir�ess partners David and � + �
<br /> Jim Kirkland. I��-� _ R��- __ � �'� � �I
<br /> Because of the sale,Sailors _
<br /> World will take on a new ; - - � � t - '
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<br /> name: North Shore Marina - � -
<br /> Smiths Bay. ,- - -- - - - _ — � ���,
<br /> With its new name, the 'fi , - - - _- . _ -�
<br /> marina becomes part of a ^�'� � - � �
<br /> family of marinas. North ` � ---- _ �-�.. '
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<br /> Shore Marina Maxwell Bay ` ` - M � � �
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<br /> and North Shore 1Vlarina �„ - - -
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<br /> Even though Anderson �� -•--:— -- � -
<br /> and his son own the other �,`� _ _':.� --• _ ' . . \
<br /> two marinas independently, _ - _ ,
<br /> they brought in business ''� - =- _ _
<br /> partners to help with the � -- � '�
<br /> purchase of Sailors World. 3 - " " .- . -c_
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<br /> Anderson and his son � �r��� - '
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<br /> acquired their second mari- - �� __ -
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<br /> • na,the Browns Bay location, I } =� '`�
<br /> at the end of 2009. That �! 1 � � '
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<br /> transaction used up much of '�' "* -
<br /> their capital. '�� i' -"
<br /> "I hadn't planned on buy- � ;��; - _ �
<br /> ing another marina," Rich ' - � -,,i . " 'I
<br /> � Anderson said, "or at least ,,j"` �- - '
<br />�� not yet." � v� � -
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<br /> _ _ B brin in in business , _ - _ r ,» £'
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<br /> _-_ partners, Anderson atid his r�- - - �
<br /> son were able to raise the ' ' � *� '*-'" k f
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<br /> needed funds to purchase t � ; � "a,r � �i-� �� `� '� , �,�:
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<br /> the third marina. �
<br /> �'�' Working with business � � '' � � ' �
<br /> artners "will be a chan e," ' "������ ���.�� ,-- '-
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<br />��; Anderson said,"but it will be ,
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<br /> �' strong gifts to the table." With the waters of Lake Minnetonka behind them,the new owners and general man- ;
<br /> ' The new partners, David ager of North Shore Marina Smiths Bay stand before docks that will be filled with j
<br /> and Jim Kirkland,are new to boats this summer. They are, from left, Rich Anderson, Travis Anderson, David
<br /> r�' Marina to page 2B Kirkland,general manager Bob Labatt and Jim Kirkland.
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