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Skip Murphy's late brother Loren Murphy is seen with pieces of The Coeur d'Alene Resort Boardwalk Marina, which he and his brother constructed in the mid-1980s. “It’s upside down right now,” Skip said, pointing to the photo. "We built them upside down and then you flipped them over because you couldn’t do any of this work underwater.”

Skip Murphy's late brother Loren Murphy is seen with pieces of The Coeur d'Alene Resort Boardwalk Marina, which he and his brother constructed in the mid-1980s. “It’s upside down right now,” Skip said, pointing to the photo. "We built them upside down and then you flipped them over because you couldn’t do any of this work underwater.”

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.