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This is the first “real” marina south of Alton, Illinois for Loopers heading south. The city obviously spent a lot of money building the marina and sea wall around the city. The floating docks are new. They are wide, with excellent cleats and power pedestals. The marina sells fuel but it was very expensive. The pilings are huge, allowing the marina to float up over sixty feet. This routinely gets tested as the debris line on the adjacent sea wall is sixty feet up. There’s no marina office.
One bad thing about the marina: it’s pump out system is hard down. As this is the first marina since Alton, Illinois, it’s been four or five days since the previous pump out. The nearest bathroom is 300-400 yards away in the public facility. The restroom has no showers and is equipped to county jail specifications.
Paducah is a fun place to visit with the National Quilt Museum, the River Discovery Center, and the Market Museum being highlights. There are at least a dozen restaurants within easy walking distance of the marina. (Kirshoff’s Bakery - Deli, open only for lunch, is outstanding.) Though there are no nearby grocery stores, Instacart works, though it’s a little challenging as the marina is so new, it does not have an address. (We put in the address for the Quilt Museum and met the driver there.)