This shows Lake Delton (as it was), in the center of the picture. The red arrow points where a 300-foot channel broke through into the Wisconsin River, washing out County Trunk A and draining the lake. You can see how close the lake and the river are at that point. The little red pointer with an A at the bottom points to the Village of Lake Delton.
Our house is just off the map, near the I-94 symbol on the left.
This is what's left.
Local leaders are assuring everyone that this will not have too much impact on the tourist industry except for things right on the lake. They may be whistling in the dark a bit.
It is true, however, that the Dells themselves (the natural phenomenon) are on the river, not on the lake, and that the river is still fine and the boat tours are not affected by this. While the impression the news media gave was that Lake Delton is the main course here, that is certainly not true, although it is an integral part of the area. I was suprised at how even local Madison newspeople spoke as though the Dells was built around Lake Delton, whereas the tourism industry began in the late nineteenth century when Lake Delton did not even exist.
Oh, well.
This morning began with beautiful weather, but we may get another thunderstorm this afternoon. There is only a 30% chance, and we can always hope the bad weather will pass us by.
Meanwhile, Michelangelo, Tom and I will be joining a group of people at a dinner theater tonight for a performance of Footloose. More on that after the fact.
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Thanks to Tom for the pictures on this one.
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