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Bloomingpedia:This week's featured article/2007 Week 20

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The Fishin' Shedd is located at 4855 S. State Road 446. The Shedd family has now had three generations of the family that have been employed at the Shedd. The Shedds also are involved in the Lake Monroe Boat Rental and The Outback Marine, which is next door.

This business was first opened by Richard "Dick" Shedd on April 1st of 1968. On the recommendation of his friend McCormick, he bought a 1 acre piece of land on Lake Monroe where the building is now. Originally there was a big hole in the lot and he had to use almost 10,000 yards of fill dirt to build the slope up in order to support the building. While he was filling in the area, an architect drove by and offered to design the building.

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