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Recent Examples of moorageThe conservancy has for more than a decade tried unsuccessfully to find a permanent moorage for the SS United States as a floating hotel, museum, entertainment complex, or all of the above.—Matthew Korfhage, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024 Materials sent by ship were received at the company’s moorage along the Willamette River.—Jeastman, oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2023 At the gated Oregon Yacht Club moorage north of the Sellwood Bridge in Southeast Portland, owners buy a share, not a slip.—oregonlive, 28 Oct. 2022 The slip alone can cost as much as a condo, depending on the moorage, location and if a garage is included.—oregonlive, 28 Oct. 2022 Typically $25 per passenger vehicle, and there may be additional slip and moorage fees.—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 22 May 2019 The study will help determine whether floating docks are viable for transient moorage and for staging areas for local individuals or charter boats loading and unloading gear and passengers, according to officials.—BostonGlobe.com, 21 Sep. 2021 Officers were called to the moorage at Chandler’s Cove around 4:30 a.m., where the theft had been reported, according to the Seattle Police Department.—Christine Clarridge, The Seattle Times, 21 Aug. 2018 Each of the more than 40 moorage facilities in the Greater Portland Area has unique rules and fees.—Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 31 Mar. 2018
Rentals are available at several marinas and outfitters, including Lake Wylie Boat Rental and Riverside Marina.
⛵Boating: Very popular for all types of boating from fishing to watersports.
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Melissa Oyler,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2025
Porto Montenegro, a marina and residential village, includes Porto Montenegro Studios, a complex featuring recording and filming facilities, developed in partnership with the Puccini Floating Academy.
Evidence could include jetty and mooring post remnants, ballast stones, boatbuilding pits, temporary shelters, and artifacts indicating local commerce.
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Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
22 May 2025
Setting Point On the island's southern shore, the Setting Point is the location of Anegada's only mooring.
Beside him stood two children, also cast in bronze, holding water basins that served as fountains — a nod to his charitable nature.
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Michael Wells,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2025
Used in the American heartland as well as in the Amazon basin where there’s been rapid deforestation for farming, the nitrogen-rich fertilizers are likely making their way into the Mississippi and Amazon Rivers as runoff, which then carries it into the Atlantic.
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