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Pier 51 Marina in the Press
Pier 51 Marina’s presence as a Keystone Lake, Oklahoma community staple goes back decades, almost to the time of the Keystone Dam’s completion in 1968. Pier 51’s General Manager, Sean Adair, is himself a lifelong Keystone Lake resident.
Over the years, the Keystone Lake recreational boating experience can be viewed through a visual timeline: Regional media coverage of Pier 51 Marina staff and visitors shows the character of a marina that’s been here for every moment.
General Manager Sean Adair hosts the News On 6 Oklahoma crew for a Keystone Lake tour
That was General Manager Sean Adair, describing Keystone Lake for the “Oklahoma’s Own Originals” segment on the Channel Six news. Sean showed them the cabins, the restaurant, and everything that makes Keystone Lake awesome – while giving them a ride on the golf cart, too.
Pier 51 Marina and 2 News Oklahoma recommend donating your leftover Christmas tree as lake habitat
When boaters toss their Christmas trees off the docks, it can create serious tangle hazards for divers. Tulsa District’s United States Army Corps of Engineers encouraged folks to donate their trees to their local office, and they used these trees to create new fish ecosystems at Fort Gibson Lake.
Pier 51 Marina and Make-a-Wish Foundation help Tulsa resident Peyton Schoonover fulfill their boat ride dream
In 2021, Peyton Schoonover was a 12-year-old from Tulsa who had battled T-cell lymphoma for four years. The News On 6 team reported that Pier 51 Marina and the Make-a-Wish Foundation teamed up to help Peyton have a great summer. He was given 25 free boat rental passes, enough gas money to last the summer ($1,500), and maybe most importantly – the boat he rode on was named Laura, after his nurse.
Pier 51 Marina visitors show up on Memorial Day for a traditional opening summer lake weekend
The 2023 Memorial Day weekend on Keystone Lake brought conditions that fostered a great time for visitors from Wichita to Tulsa: clear water, affordable gas prices, and a lake community ready for the first weekend cruise of the summer.
General Manager Sean Adair becomes an Association of Marina Industries Certified Marina Manager (CMM)
General Manager Sean Adair has spent a lifetime on the water, but 2022 was the year it became officially recognized. At the 2022 AMI Conference – an annual gathering of marine industry professionals in Daytona Beach, Florida – Sean was awarded official recognition as a Certified Marina Manager (CMM). To earn an industry-recognized marina management accreditation, he completed both the Advanced Marina Management Course (AMM) and the Intermediate Marina Management Course (IMM).
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