Your boating experience will get an upgrade in 2022 after Bay Marine announced late last week it was acquiring the Sturgeon Bay Yacht Harbor. Bay Marine, which bases its business out of Sturgeon Bay, Waukegan, Ill., and Fort Myers, Fla., closed on the business on Friday. The purchase gives Bay Marine another 96 slip in-water marina near the Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club in addition to another outlet for boat sales and service. Bay Marine co-owner Mark Felhofer plans an expansive remodel of the facility, which includes new docks, clubhouse, pool, and outdoor pavilion. Felhofer said in a release over the weekend that “the improvements we have planned for The Yacht Harbor are sure to elevate the nearly 80-year-old marina back to its former glory.” The hope is the improvements will be ready for the 2022 boating season.

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A previous version of this story had the Sturgeon Bay Yacht Club in the headline, not Sturgeon Bay Yacht Harbor. We regret this error.