Here along Lake Superior November winds (yes I know it's still October...) remind all of us how powerful God is and how powerful wind and water really are. And how helpless we are in comparison. The wind picks up, our electricity goes out and we can't do much about it. So what does our family do? Well, we are one of the fortunate ones who did not lose electric power but we did hear the rain and wind all night just like everyone else. Joel's been home from work for two days now. Today we decided to bundle up and take a stroll (a hike?) downtown to look at the damage done, the wild 20 foot waves, and feel the wind on our faces:
The waves out in the lake (beyond the break wall) were supposedly 20 feet tall, a record. When they finally rolled in and crashed into the wall the spray would rise far beyond the lighthouse, higher than what you see here. Then the waves would keep coming in and crash onto the shore, onto the sidewalk and land upon the side of the road. We couldn't walk on that side of the road!
There were also a couple of boats that had been beached by the wind and waves, here is one:
A smaller boat was on the west side of the harbor. It was almost in the parking lot of a local restaurant!
Our town's municipal pool, though, I think had the worst damage that I could see:
The rubber roof was torn right off along with the white insulation. It's a pretty big mess, with chunks of insulation strewn about, and the rubber roof hanging over the side. Josh wanted to go inside and see if the roof was leaking. I asked Joel what would happen if it leaked and Joel replied "The pool would get wet!"
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