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Home PageGROUNDBREAKING PLANNED FOR NEW STORE AT LONG BRANCH STATE PARK
JEFFERSON CITY, MO., JULY 15, 2008 -- A groundbreaking ceremony will be held July 17 for the new marina store at Long Branch State Park near Macon, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources announced today.
The ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. at the site, which is located adjacent to the boat ramp and beach in the Bloomington area of the park on Long Branch Lake. Local and state dignitaries and members of the Missouri State Park Advisory Board have been invited to the ceremony. Doug Eiken, director of the department's Division of State Parks, will serve as master of ceremonies.
The marina store will be a one-story 1,150-square-foot building that will carry an assortment of convenience items along with fishing, camping and marina supplies and live bait. Snacks, ice cream and quick lunch items will be available as well as a soft drinks and a coffee bar. A deck with views of the lake will be available for lounging or eating.
The new store will complement the existing 16-slip boat dock and fuel dock. The department expects to have the store completed and open for the 2009 season.
The cost of the store is expected to be $55,000 and will be constructed by the department's Division of State Parks in-house construction crew. The improvement is made possible by the department's one-tenth-of-one-percent sales tax and with the cooperation of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
In addition to the store and boat docks, Long Branch State Park offers boat ramps for access to the lake, a sand swimming beach, campground, picnic areas and a scenic trail around the lake. The 1,828-acre park is located two miles west of the U.S. 63 and U.S. 36 junction in Macon County.
For more information about the project, contact the park directly at 660-773-5229 or the Department of Natural Resources toll free at 800-334-6946 (voice) or 800-379-2419 (Telecommunications Device for the Deaf). For information on state parks, visit the Web at www.mostateparks.com.
