Staff
Our Team
Mike Holmstrom
Owner/GM
Phone: 218-484-5253
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Although he has a lifetime association with Grand Rapids Marine, Mike began full-time employment in 2002 and later purchased the business from his father in 2016. Mike is a factory trained outboard and sterndrive technician, which really benefits customers who have technical questions about the boat or motor they purchase. In his free time, Mike enjoys spending time with his family and working on projects around the house.

Debbie Howg
Office Manager / Accounting
Phone: 218-484-5257
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Debbie has been a great/model employee who started back in October of 2001, and in her free time enjoys camping, fishing, biking, hiking, skiing and taking her dog for walks. She also enjoys spending time with her husband, kids and grandkids whenever she is not enjoying the outdoors.

Bill Dallas
Sales
Phone: 218-484-5255
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Bill joined the team in the spring of 2020 and has been a great asset to the company. Bill has grown up on the lake at his family home on Pokegama so he knows the joy of boating with friends and family. Bill has extensive knowledge of boats, pontoons, docks and lifts along with spas and boats parts & accessories to help with your purchase. His favorite part of the job is being able to help a customer from start to finish with their lakeshore dreams and guide them through the buying process!

Dani Ehalt
Boat Rentals/Office Assistant
Phone: 218-484-5254
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Dani joined the team in June of 2021 as a detailer for us, however she is now our main person to call if you are interested in getting a rental boat. She is very outgoing and willing to help anyone that needs it. Her hobbies outside of work is playing with her horses. Along with many things outside, like hunting, fishing and going camping.
Justin Meyer
Dock Manager/Sales
Phone: 218-366-3443
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Before wetting a line on the fishing opener, before the pontoon cruise on a languid summer evening, it's the crew behind the scenes who set up the scene for you. Under the leadership of manager Justin Meyer, who has been doing dock work in Itasca County for 17 years, the dock crew at GRMC assemble, install, and remove docks and lifts all over the area. Their familiarity with area lakes and the extra efficiency of our new hydraulic barge help them make swift work of your project.

Luke Giacomuzzi
Service Advisor
Phone: 218-484-5260
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Luke joined the team in 2015 initially as a detailer which he excelled at. He later asked to join the dock crew but after only 1 season we were able to coerce him into the service advisor role after noticing his attention to detail and customer service skills. Now our lead service advisor, Luke has learned many parts of the business and the service team enjoys working under his leadership.

Dan Hahn
Service Advisor
Phone: 218-484-5261
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Dan joined full time spring of 2020 but had been part time in our parts, dock and detailing departments over the years so he has learned many attributes of the business. His excellent customer service skills have allowed him to help assist Luke in the service department since that has grown and needed additional help with Tom Lawson's stepping back.

Tom Lawson
Service Advisor
Tom joined the team in 2016 and instantly took our service department to the next level. His unmatched experience and highest level of customer service brought and kept boatloads of new customers to Grand Rapids Marine. Now semi-retired, Tom is going to step back from his service advisor role and help out where needed as long as it doesn't cut into his fishing and hunting time.

Zac Waller-Getchell
Service Technician
Zach joined the team in 2016 initially on the dock crew. Over the years his mechanic skills became apparent so he started out in the rigging department and after attending factory training has now joined the service technician team.

Luke Darlow
Service Technician
Luke joined our service team in 2016 and had several years of mechanical experience. Luke is constantly working hard and has grown into an excellent marine technician. He enjoys joking around with the team until it leads to unwelcomed hands in his toolbox.

Seth Demars
Service Technician/Rigger
Seth joined the team in 2020 but has had prior experience at another marine dealer. We instantly noticed his great skills, speed and attention to detail. Seth loves to fish which translates into great enthusiasm when setting up customers boats with electronics.

Lyle Yuenger
Rigger
Lyle is new to GR Marine but brings a wide variety of skills that we are thankful to put to use. Lyle enjoys new challenges and the outdoors.

Jake Vonhagen
Rigger and all around helper
Jake started in March of 2024 and will be rigging boats as his main occupation however he is a hard worker and willing to do to work anywhere and anything as long as his feet are moving

Glen Mecl
Company Driver
Glen has been hauling boats with us for quite some time. He is very outgoing; smile is contagious and very experienced with driving. If you see him on the road driving be sure to give him a wave and he'll be waving back to you!