Gander Mountain (Lakeville) Scuba - Gone

[jasondbaker]

I think in some ways the demise of this retail option could be a negative for our local community.  Follow my logic here.  It exposed scuba diving as a new opportunity to outdoors enthusiasts that may have never considered it before.  Also, people who walk into Gander are generally fishing and hunting in our region.  They generally aren't buying new fishing equipment and heading down to the tropics.  A place like this could have been perfect for minting local divers.  My hope is that the loss of the store has more to do with the business plan execution than the interest level in scuba diving.