Aron Cote was born and raised on LakeHolcombe. He spent his childhood on the waterfront and has always had a love of the water and boating. At age 12 he was cruising on the lake with a wooden row boat and a 6 HP Martin motor he had purchased by mowing grass for a summer.
Much to his father's dismay, Aron liked to tear apart anything mechanical to see how it worked. Putting it back together was the problem! By his mid-teens he was working out of his parents' garage on lawn mowers, snowmobiles, and outboards. Aron also enjoyed playing in a local dance band called the Lake Holcombe Playboys from 1976 to 1983 to supplement his income.
After graduating from LakeHolcombeHigh School in 1978, Aron attended MountSenarioCollege in Ladysmith, WI.While attending college Aron met Karen Palmer. After Aron graduated in 1983, Aron and Karen decided to stay in the Holcombe area and start a marina in his father's carpenter shop on the south shore of LakeHolcombe.
Aron and Karen's daughter Clarice is 19 and attends college in Melbourne, Florida. She is majoring in Ocean Engineering and is an avid scuba diver.She still works at the marina during the summer. Aron and Karen continue to own and operate the marina on LakeHolcombe. Aron is a Melvin Jones Fellow in the local Lions Club, plays in a local dance band, and enjoys acting in the local theatre group.
Mike Polak, Service Technician, Dock Foreman
"Mikey" as we call him has been with us the longest, for over 13 years Mikey has been an important asset to our business. Starting in high school Mikey began on the dock crew working part time in the summer, today he is one of our certified technicians and is in charge of all our dock and lift installs. Mikey has lived in the area all of his life and loves the lake, he now enjoys the recreation with his wife Nikki and their two children.
Jesse Polak, Marine Tech
Jesse Polak is the "baby" of the group, he is the newest addition to our team . We hired Jesse part time to help his brother Mikey out on the dock crew and he has turned into a full time position. Both of the Polak boys are excellent, hard workers so we feel fortunate to have both of them here. Jesse has a back ground in electrical and helps us with many applications. Jesse was recently married to his new bride Diana this summer.
RobertSchuelke Marine Electronics Specialist
Bob is our electronics specialist, he retired after 20 years in the Airforce along with is wife Alice and their two children. Bob works with all of our radio, trolling motor, fish, and depth finder installs. We are lucky to have found such a experience technician, its a great benefit to us that both of his children have college tuition. Bob is certified to repair Minnkota Motors.
Joe Roiger, Service Technician
Joe Roiger grew up in the Rib Lake area. He attended MedfordHigh School and joined the Army after his senior year. After an eight year career in the armed forces, he spent eighteen years doing carpenter work in Chicago.
Wanting to return to his home area, he moved back to Medford and worked at Weather Shield and the Larsen Cabinet Shop for a few years. He started working part time at Lake Holcombe Marina in 2003. He decided to pursue a career as a marine technician. After a rigorous training program in both Mercury and Yamaha motors, Joe has attained his Yamaha and Mercury certifification, he is also Verado certified.
