Who says you can’t go home?

There's always a strange feeling when part of your past is erased.

On a recent trip to Holland (where I grew up), I heard that they were replacing Marina Bay with condos.  It turned out to be true.

I spent the Summer after my senior year of high school working the gas dock on Lake Macatawa.

Maybe I should put quotation marks around the "working" part because there wasn't a whole lot of that.

Sure I had to fill boats with fuel and empty the holding tanks but I spent much of my time cleaning the pool or walking around the docks with a clipboard pretending to be busy.

Between the sunshine, the guests (and nieces of guests), the demo boats and hot tub, I racked up plenty of great memories, including many that are not suitable for broadcast.

Soon, that will be all that is left of Marina Bay.

Has something like this ever happened to you?  Has a part of your development been demolished?  Share your memories in the comments below.  Keep it PG-13.