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What the Dell?
Jun 9, 2008 | 9:19 PM
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Lake Delton is empty.

The words sound so ridiculous, I can hardly grasp what they mean. 

Have you seen the pictures?  Incredible.  Flooded basements?  I expected that.  Swollen rivers?  No surprise. 

But entire houses floating down a raging river that never existed before?  A county highway completely washed away?  Lake Delton - the centerpiece of Wisconsin tourism - sucked dry like a plug pulled from a bathtub?  Unbelievable.

 

 

 

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Only1Antoine read my blog
Jun 9, 2008 | 9:39 PM

B.P.

That is just horrifying. That had to felt like Hurricane Katrina to those who lost their homes or vacation homes in Lake Delton.
sweetynicole33 read my blog
Jun 10, 2008 | 3:26 PM

I went to Dells this weekend and my stay was horrible. The hotel lights were out plus the indoor waterpark wasn't working either. I demand a refund.
F0x6Fan read my blog view my photos
Jun 10, 2008 | 3:57 PM

People were talking about visiting the Dells at work....i told them to wait....unless they want to end up in a ditch!!

---nice post BP!!
jazzbode read my blog view my photos
Jun 10, 2008 | 5:44 PM

DAM! This is what happens when you don't have one.
loripav read my blog view my photos
Jun 11, 2008 | 8:58 PM

My friend George,"God rest his soul" use to live in Delton. I lost track of his family and I hope that they are ok.
Katbird read my blog view my photos
Jun 12, 2008 | 12:14 PM

There is a dam there. Between Upper and Lower Dells.
Back when I lived in the Dells, 1988-1990, there was a lot of talk about the size of the homes they were building around Lake Delton and the possiblity that the land could give from the amount of weight so close to the water. I guess they were right.
I'm taking a roadie over there this weekend to see what it looks like without Lake Delton.
It's just amazing.
desertwindrider read my blog view my photos
Jun 14, 2008 | 10:18 AM

Well, the injuns told them not to build that lake and the injuns told them not to build those big houses there.
Did anybody listen?
No, they just thought that we were blowing smoke in their faces.
And WE are stupid.
OK, gotcha.
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