We have an existent building, the Municipal Pool, right? A building with infrastructure in place. But— come January, the pool is drained? It cracks—becoming useless? Then, sometime later maybe, the…building is demolished as well? So that it’s a “throw-away”. Hmm…
Or…couldn’t fish species be raised and sold upon the marketplace? Or, indeed, a “fish tank” become fished as a tourist attraction? They used to do that at the old Boat, Sports and Travel Show in Minneapolis, where this area’s tourism sites used to have booths.
A large tank with live fish within it could be “fished.” Fun for the kids, especially. And, if that’s a stretch— some other ideas aren’t, probably?
Incentives might take place (anyone following any of Silver Bay’s progress in fish raising, plant production and so on within an enclosed structure there?) to create, and, maintain jobs, produce income, and not incur demolition costs. Before demolishing a valuable location, why not explore potentialities? Has there been any public discussion?
Think about Sea World, where people go to enjoy, if not participate within a “natural world’s” expose of interesting things going on? Might we not go about making a public aquarium of native species displayed in various aquariums?
Or, raising harvestable species (or fishable ones—less likely, maybe— though I’d go for a locale of easily catchable trout). Charge admissions and sell fish commercially harvested.
Hey, there are two minnow pools in place (the wading pool and hot tub)! Wouldn’t kids love to go there to see all those species and the minnows swimming too?
Aquaculture in general presents possibilities beyond fish alone.
So, reduce pool water temps (heating costs) in winter to maintenance degrees—necessary for production, only. Go solar for increased energy production.
Create industry and have yeararound fish production and a visitor site, too?
David Ulrich
Grand Marais
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