The
Grand Harbor Resort and Waterpark makes great strides in a month. What
was a dirt floor in the water park now boasts a nearly fully constructed
center attraction. We don't know what you call it but it has about a
thousand different way to get you wet built into it. We found the engineering
of the "Willy Wonka" looking device interesting as it appears
that the same pipes that give it structure and support also carry the
water that fuels the machine. Someone must have sat in a cramped cubicle
for a while to figure that one out. There is also a lazy river and a
number of pools that were not there just a couple of weeks ago. It is
really starting to take shape. Speaking of taking shape. The upper floors
of the hotel are getting sheet rock (or drywall if you prefer) installed
and mudded today. There are some amazing suites in the center of the
hotel for some very lucky future guests. The façade of the hotel
is also being applied now. It is nearly complete on the river facing
side of the structure. You can see it well coming across the bridge from
East Dubuque but we imagine the land view will catch up very soon. The
most striking change without a doubt is the addition of the glass to
the curved center portion of the hotel. Wow! What a bold sight will be
waiting to welcome visitors to the hotel as they drive up. It is clear
the the floors are being completed from the top down. The top floor is
nearly fully sheet rocked while lower floors are still bare studs. It
appears crews will cycle through the hotel. When the bottom floors are
fully sheet rocked and the utilities are installed, the top floors will
probably already be painted, detailed, and decorated. We are really looking
forward to seeing that phase of the project come along. It won't be long
now. As a matter of note, landscaping and foundation work has begun on
the Education and Conference Center which is being built adjacent to
the hotel and will be connected by a sky-walk.
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