Martin Lagina

Marty Lagina was born in Kingsford, Michigan and attended Michigan Technological University. After attending Michigan Tech, he began his career working as a petroleum engineer for Amoco. While pursuing his Juris Doctor at the University of Michigan, he worked in petroleum consulting. In 1982 he founded Terra Energy Ltd, and developed over $3 billion oil and natural gas resources.[2] Terra was sold to CMS Energy for $58 million in 1995,[3] and then Lagina turned his attention to wind. His new company, Heritage Sustainable Energy, planning the biggest wind-energy sites in Michigan.[4] As majority owner, Marty oversees all fundamental aspects of Heritage's wind energy business. Marty is a past chairman of the Michigan Oil and Gas Association and was appointed by Governor Granholm to the Great Lakes Wind Council. He is a registered professional engineer in the State of Michigan and a Member of the State Bar.[5]

As children, Marty and his brother Rick discovered the classic story of buried treasure on Oak Island in a 1965 copy of Reader’s Digest he’d checked out from the school library. [6]It ultimately ended up in buying the island and starring in their own reality TV show, now in its 9th season on the History Channel.[7][8]

Marty Lagina and his family started Mari Vineyard in 1999 in Traverse City, Michigan. The winery is named after his Italian grandmother and features an enclosed tower atop walls of Upper Peninsula dolomitic limestone.[9]