How the Marina Began
In the late 1950s, Ed Koontz opened a boating facility called South Shore Marina. Years later, in 1968, Robert Lieblein Sr. and his wife Laura purchased the marina and renamed it Holiday Harbor Marina. When they decided to retire after years of running the marina, Robert Lieblein Jr. and his wife Donna took over the operation.
In February of 2014, the Solberg family—who have also owned and operated Huron Lagoons Marina for more than 50 years—acquired the business from Bob and Donna. Both properties maintain their own identities, but under the care of the Solbergs, they each bring great benefits and boating joy to the Huron community.
Where We Are Today
Today both HHM & HLM are Ohio Gold Clean Marinas, full service facilities with inside and outside winter storage, that provide kayak rack storage, drive on docks for jet skis & jet boats and floating and fixed docks ranging from 20’ up to 40’, capable of holding up to a 46’ boat.
Our Mission is a never ending quest to serve our customers better to assure them that boating is one of the most enjoyable times of their lives.
Learn more about BoatHuron.com, our Introduction letter 2022
HHM partners on multi-state grant project
Spring 2021:
Holiday Harbor Marina is partnering on a multi-state grant project to help marinas better understand and adopt stormwater best management practices such as green infrastructure. The Ohio project team involves the Ohio Clean Marinas Program, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Ohio State University, Old Woman Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve, and Erie County Soil and Water Conservation District. To our knowledge, Holiday Harbor Marina will be the first private marina along Lake Erie to incorporate innovative green infrastructure at their facility to help treat runoff before it reaches Lake Erie (and instead of sending this runoff down a storm drain or sanitary sewer). When complete, the green infrastructure will function both as an aesthetically-pleasing waterfront green space with native plants, and as an infiltration basin for stormwater runoff. The project is being funded by the Great Lakes Protection Fund and the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
Grant will help marinas access green infrastructure and improve water quality
