I got the welding done on Saturday afternoon. He took his time digging the wood out of the crack in the seam where I hit a "below the surface" log. He did a good job, and hopefully, that won't happen again, but if it does, it means that we were out enjoying the boat. You just can't see everything that's in the water when it's not sticking up in your face. The Toonafun, now has character; a little dent where the log hit, and the scare after the repair.
Time to revive this thread .
After over 50 inches of snow 3-4 weeks ago ,the dam on the Cheboygan River is about to overflow. These 1st 2 pics are at the Pellston airport in Emmett county . These are Not ai these are real
Yes they are using snow plows to try to clear the runway
That's awful. Hoping the best for you guys. Not to make light of your situation, but sure wish some of that water would make its way to Lake Huron and Saginaw Bay.
The dredge doing the mouth of the channel out into the Bay is behind and if they don't finish by April 15th, they have to wait to July 1st to continue due to Fish spawning laws.
Our neighbor will never get his pontoon docked against his seawall like he had last year and I'm not ever sure our jet boat will have enough water at our dock. Hoping its deep enough at the end of dock to float the boat come end of May. Most likely will have to move the dock down on the brackets so its not so much of a drop into the boat.
We hit the 1st stage at 5:45 am this morning. Water levels are 12 inches from the top of the dam.
I cant get to it but Id bet our marina is completely under water.
We hit the 1st stage at 5:45 am this morning. Water levels are 12 inches from the top of the dam.
I cant get to it but Id bet our marina is completely under water.
The dam and locks are about 17 miles north of us . If it breaks the worst damage ( they say , who ever they are ) will be north of the dam and locks . If the locks give when the dam breaks . It will supposedly cause a drop of 10-12 inches the entire length ( 42 miles ) of the Inland water way . My slip is in 10ft of water ,but the channel from the marina to the Indian River is usually 3 ft deep . Enough said about that .
We went up to Cheboygan yesterday for dinner ( and be nosy ) , one of the servers told us yesterday that the head man ( he had a $700 carry out ) in charge of the operation, told her that things aren't as bad as they are being reported . I know the water level went up 7 inches last night and now only 6 inches from going over the top . The locks are slightly open ,but if they open them wider they dont know if they can get them closed .
The dam and locks are about 17 miles north of us . If it breaks the worst damage ( they say , who ever they are ) will be north of the dam and locks . If the locks give when the dam breaks . It will supposedly cause a drop of 10-12 inches the entire length ( 42 miles ) of the Inland water way . My slip is in 10ft of water ,but the channel from the marina to the Indian River is usually 3 ft deep . Enough said about that .
We went up to Cheboygan yesterday for dinner ( and be nosy ) , one of the servers told us yesterday that the head man ( he had a $700 carry out ) in charge of the operation, told her that things aren't as bad as they are being reported . I know the water level went up 7 inches last night and now only 6 inches from going over the top . The locks are slightly open ,but if they open them wider they dont know if they can get them closed .
Nice for you to perhaps get a bit of an inside scoop! Even if it holds, so much flooding and high water across areas of the state. Feel bad for those impacted in different regions/communities.
To anyone that may be following this .
Earlier today 4/17/26 . They were finally able to get the Hydro Electric Plant up and running . Water levels are dropping at the dam !
