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Skip Murphy holds a photo of the marine pile driver his dad took up and down Lake Coeur d'Alene while selling pilings to people along the way. “It had enough room in the back that you could put bunks in it," Skip said.

Skip Murphy holds a photo of the marine pile driver his dad took up and down Lake Coeur d'Alene while selling pilings to people along the way. “It had enough room in the back that you could put bunks in it," Skip said.

July 27, 2024

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For love of the lake
July 27, 2024 1:09 a.m.

For love of the lake

Just after retirement, Skip Murphy shares stories of Murphy Marine Construction's legacy

From the deck of his Boothe Park home, Skip Murphy has a view of his handiwork and his family's fingerprints across the waves and along the shorelines of Lake Coeur d'Alene.