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FLOATING EVENT PAVILION · BIG PRAIRIE, OHIO

A place to gather.
Out on the water.

A large floating dock and a small seawall abutment create a new connection between the grounds and the pond at this commercial event venue.

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COMMERCIAL WATERFRONT CONSTRUCTION

A bigger dock.
A different purpose.

This waterfront was built around a place for people to come together.

AquaLife supplied and installed the Wave Armor dock system and built the small seawall abutment at the shore connection. The work brought a broad floating platform, its approach and the land-side connection into one project.

The shoreline scope included vinyl sheet piling, tiebacks, drainage and backfill. Follow-up dock details included Heritage post covers, solar lights and rope.

BEHIND THE BUILD

The equipment.
The people. The work.

Before the platform could take shape on the pond, the dock sections had to be unloaded, staged and moved into position.

Delivery & equipment42 seconds · Silent
Equipment beside the pond
The delivery operation · Still from drone footage

ON THE GROUND, AT THE WATER

From moving sections
to making connections.

A closer view follows the work from the machine to the crew at the shoreline, then onto the floating dock as the sections are joined.

The crew at work · Still from construction footage
Hands-on installation20 seconds · Silent

01 / THE BUILD

Piece by piece,
the platform takes shape.

Assembly on the water makes the scale of the project clear. Individual sections form the approach and expand into the main platform.

The approach during installation
Sections staged at the shore · Still from construction footage

02 / FROM ABOVE

The whole setting.
In motion.

The drone view shows how the floating platform sits within the event grounds, with the pond surrounding it and the approach connecting it to shore.

Venue flight · 41 seconds · Silent

AQUALIFE’S WORK

Wave Armor dock installation

Seawall abutment & drainage

Post covers, lighting & rope

Deck texture, post cover and perimeter rope

THE FINISHING DETAILS

A continuous route.
A welcoming edge.

The approach carries guests from the shore to the main dock. Post covers and rope trace the platform perimeter, while the open deck wraps around the venue’s tent.

A closer view shows the patterned deck surface and the finishing details along the water.

03 / THE VENUE IN USE

From opening day
to concert season.

The story continues after installation, as the waterfront becomes part of the venue’s gatherings.

NOVEMBER 2025

The grand opening

At the winery and food grand opening, guests gathered under the tent and along the dock, with activity spreading across the surrounding grounds.

JUNE 2026

Live music on the water

The platform takes on another role for concert season. The band’s setup faces the lawn, bringing the pond into the backdrop of the performance.

AquaLife’s project scope covers the dock and seawall work described above. Tents, event production and other venue improvements are shown as context.

YOUR COMMERCIAL WATERFRONT

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waterfront become?

Tell us about your property, the shore connection and how you want people to use the water.

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