McQuade Launch

[Surface Tension]

Thanks for the update. Northland Constructors would be the one to ask "when will it be done".

[ripstick]

I got wind that it wont be ready till sept.

[Northlander]

This is a joke! There is no good reason they couldnt have it open by now. I have driven by several times and see little work/progress.

Oh well maybe we will be able to use it next year?

[Scott M]

A little birdy told me the docks might have to get ripped out. They were filled with concrete and they want to be able to move them around to accomodate different boats or water levels.

I wouldn't expect to launch there until next year at the earliest

[Surface Tension]

Having been on a few major hwy projects, you wouldn't tear up the surface till the jobs completed.

I'm waiting on a call from the Project Engineer.

[Scott M]

The public access at McQuade Road to Lake Superior is not open to the public yet because construction is not complete, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

A grand opening for the McQuade access is planned for Friday, July 18 from 2-4 p.m. The public is invited to join the festivities and celebrate the opening of the long awaited facility.

“The facility may look like it is ready to use, but it is still a work-in-progress,” said DNR Harbor Coordinator Larry Killien. “We are asking the public to please wait just a little longer until it is complete and open to the public”.

Use of the facility at this time may impede construction activities, create hazards for both the public and the workers on site, and it may cause further delays, Killien said.

The contractor controls access to this construction zone and requires hard hats and safety vests for those allowed on site.

The McQuade facility has been under construction for the past two years. Finishing work includes a pedestrian walk and tunnel under Highway 61 and along the harbor, completion of the restroom facilities, boat ramps and docks, parking lot, fishing pier and landscaping.

The McQuade access promises to be an attractive and well-used facility that will provide access to Lake Superior for boaters, area residents and visitors alike, Killien said.

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I wouldn't hold my breath for July 18 either

[Surface Tension]

Thanks for the update, or for getting our hopes up anyway.

Darn I have plans for July 18th, 2010 at 2 PM.

[hawgeye]

talked to DNR guy last week and he assured me that McQuade will be opening on July 18th. They have been having fits with the contractor and are putting some of the final work on bid and part of the bid is to have all work completed by July 11th

dave

[Northlander]

Ill believe it when I see it. There has been so many dates set on this thing its pathetic. Ya Frank 2010 it may be.

[fishgutz77]

Talk about frustrating, that thing should have been ready last fall. I used it twice last year even though it wasn't done and yes the docks are way to high even for a big water boat.this is just a typical snails pace state project. Had this been purely a private venture she would have been done boys!I did see a nice school of 16-18" bows in the harbor when I was there.

[MOBY RICHARD*]

I hate to Jinx it by asking, but are they still talking July 18, 2008, 2PM???

[Catfishunter]

There planting trees right now and only one dock is in. .