August 1, 2009

The buzz has been in the air now for months about the new Clarksville Marina at Fairgrounds Park. The ground breaking ceremony has taken place and the earth has begun to move. Driving past what was once know as Fairgrounds Park will never look the same again. The area is gated with police security and the signs say: Park is CLOSED to the public.

Yesterday I took a drive down to see how the progress is coming along. What used to be the vacant lot once belonging to the North Tennessee State Fair Inc. is now huge mounds of dirt and the former Clarksville Jaycee's building has been turned into what appears to be a storage building.

From the corner of Riverside Drive to Zink Plant Road, the landscape has forever changed as construction for the Clarksville Marina takes place. On March 26, 2009 the Clarksville Marina Unveiling took place at the Riverview Inn Ballroom. The estimated cost for the Clarksville Marina alone is $8Million to $9Million.

We are still many months away from seeing the complete project along the Cumberland River here in Clarksville, Tennessee. When this project is completed the new Clarksville Marina will have a mixture of boat slips available.  If you are interested in a boat slipat the Clarksville Marina, you can reserve yours today as Greg Batts is looking at the mixture of slips that may be needed at Clarksville Marina located at 172.2 mile marker on the Cumberland River. The Marina is expected to have approx 221 boat slips available.