Park Point Marina Inn

The Park Point Marina Inn and Resort is committed to ensuring that our operations are conducted in a responsible manner that assist the sustainability of our special environment in which we are fortunate to live and work. We operate in a sensitive location right next to Lake Superior and on the United States largest freshwater sand bar. We support and practice a number of meaningful initiatives that help to preserve this wonderful environment for the enjoyment of our guests, local community, and our associates for generations to come. We have employed a company wide stewardship program striving to minimize our facilities impact on the environment. Our green committee, made up of team members and managers, meet on a regular basis to constantly reduce our footprint and make the world a better place. We are constantly striving to create a company wide culture for our guests, team members, community, fellow businesses, organizations, and the environment. We have implemented various programs in the form of recycling, energy consumption, water conservation, water run-off, and materials usage to reduce our environmental impact. We are proud of conserving environmental resources and have a thorough environmental sustainability program in place for all of our team members to participate in. We encourage all of our vendors to share our responsibility in these endeavors and to assist us whenever possible to lessen our impact on the environment. We are a green business who is dedicated to the overall health of the environment. We encourage all of our guests to leave no footprint behind whenever possible and to bring to our attention any new or innovative ideas that they may feel will have a positive impact on our overall operations. We are always continuing our goal of maintaining our beautiful environment on Lake Superior, in Northern Minnesota, and the entire world. Additionally, there are motion sensors in all of the public bathrooms to conserve energy. There are also motion sensors in all the public and guest hallways to reduce energy consumption. We use biodegradable coffee cups, plates and bowls at our Pantry Breakfast Buffet. We recycle in all departments and use some office products that are made from recycled materials. We also have chemical free lawn care. Lastly, guest rooms contain informational signage for sheet and towel changing procedures to reduce energy consumption. Our towel and bedding program encourages guests to participate with us to reduce washing and laundering unnecessary items. Energy conservation sensors are in each room to automatically turn off lights and power to certain outlets to reduce energy. This reduces consumption beyond 30% when the room is not occupied. Energy efficient faucets, toilets, and shower heads reduce guest water consumption by a third. All guest rooms have computer controlled air conditioners and heaters. Recyclable containers are in each room so that aluminum, paper, and glass can be recycled through our hotel wide recycling program. Artwork provided by a local artist reduced shipping energy used and packing materials.