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Blue Harbor Resort and Spa is a
resort A resort (North American English) is a self-contained commercial establishment that tries to provide most of a vacationer's wants, such as food, drink, swimming, lodging, sports, entertainment, and shopping, on the premises. The term ''resort ...
,
water park A water park (or waterpark, water world) is an amusement park that features water play areas such as swimming pools, water slides, splash pads, water playgrounds, and lazy rivers, as well as areas for floating, bathing, swimming, and other baref ...
and conference center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The resort opened in June 2004 after being built by Great Wolf Resorts.Losses don't dim future of Blue Harbor, CEO asserts
February 21, 2008 ''
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'', Eric Litke; Retrieved April 8, 2008


History

Blue Harbor Resort is located on
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at the mouth of the
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on the C. Reiss Coal Peninsula. The
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had formerly been used for coal storage. The property was razed and was developed into the South Pier District. The resort was built by
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-based Great Wolf Resorts and the 182-room resort opened in 2004. In 2011 Great Wolf Resorts announced the sale of the resort to Claremont New Frontier Resort LLC, a joint venture, for $4.2 million.


Facilities

The site includes a seven slide, indoor water park named Breaker Bay. Resort guests and the general public are able to purchase day passes. The conference center contains fine dining and casual dining establishments. The resort also provides access to The Bull golf course and shopping along the harbor The resort has 64 villas.Blue Harbor Resort & Conference Center
travelwisconsin.com, Retrieved April 7, 2008
Breaker Bay Waterpark The Riptide (2015), Double Flowrider from WaveLoch/WhiteWater Breaker Bay Pier (2004). SCS Interactive Water Play Structure Sammy’s Slider and Snapper’s Splash (2004), two Proslide Twister body slides starting at the top of Breaker Bay Pier Soaker and Splashdown (2004), two three-story, dueling Proslide PIPEline tube slides just over 600 feet long Toddler Tides (2004), WhiteWater Aqua Play 200 kids play structure Lily Hopper and Water Basketball Activity Pool (2004) Molly's Moat (2004), Lazy River Hot Tub (2004) Outdoor Pool (2004)


References


External links


Official website
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