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SEPTEMBER 2025
W I N D S O R ’ S F O R E M O S T B U S I N E S S N E W S P U B L I C AT I O N
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INSIDE TRACK
Gerry O’Neil, left, and Dave Bishop, recently purchased the Waterfront Marina in Tilbury. By Ron Stang
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wo local guys have “come home” by taking over the Tilbury-based Waterfront Marina at the mouth of the Thames River and Lake St. Clair. The area, also known as Lighthouse Cove, has been a nautical paradise for decades with numerous marine-related businesses, including the Luken and Cove marinas and Thames River Yacht Club. The Lighthouse Conservation Area is also there. Gerry O’Neil and Dave Bishop are the new proprietors, who purchased the almost four-acre marina for $2.1 million last summer from the Williams family. “Dave and I have both grown up on boats. We’ve had experience working at marinas in the past, and it’s been our dream to be entrepreneurs and go into business together,” O’Neil said. “This was a great opportunity to work around our passions of being on the water with boats and customer service.” Continued on page 4
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