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Boat and canoe rentals will not be available at Morrow Mountain State Park in Stanly County this year, the state Division of Parks and Recreation said Wednesday

Storms that eroded the shoreline and flooding from Lake Tillery have damaged the boathouse, as well as much of the nearby Fall Mountain Trail, which remains closed.

Construction to replace the boathouse should begin later this year, and rentals should resume in 2011.

Elsewhere, docks damaged by winter flooding have been removed from the Ebenezer boat ramp access at Jordan Lake State Recreation Area, although the boat ramps remain available for use.

Boaters that require or prefer the use of courtesy docks should launch from the Robeson Creek or Farrington Point boat ramp areas, which are open 24 hours a day, or from the New Hope access, which is open during normal state park operating hours.

The state parks system will gradually replace all of the existing floating courtesy docks at Jordan Lake with ones that do not rely on permanent pilings.