Jim Adams of Freeway Sports Center in Fenton, Michigan, and Tim Tadsen of Toledo Beach Marina in LaSalle, Michigan, will be inducted into the Michigan Boating Industries Association (MBIA) Hall of Fame for 2021. MBIA also awarded Ward Walstrom, Jr. of Walstrom Marine with the Ray L. Underwood Lifetime Achievement Award, for his outstanding contributions to recreational boating through leadership, dedication and innovation.
Walstrom started working in the boating industry at a very young age with his brother, under the guidance of his father, a MBIA Hall of Fame recipient. He has led Walstrom Marine (multiple locations) to great success, and his marinas to premier marina destinations in the state.
Walstrom has volunteered and served for six years as a Michigan State Waterways Commissioner and led the state in the development and maintenance of its 1,200 boating access sites and 80-plus state marinas. He is a board member on the Michigan Clean Marina Program Board. In 2005, he led Walstrom Marine in becoming one of the first Michigan Clean Marinas.
For more information, visit mbia.org.
