Ice Jam Misery

Hello friends.

Hope this post finds you well. 

Most of you that have been following along

know we live along the mighty St. Clair River.

This is a Summer view of our river

from our dock.

I love watching the lake freighters like the one above

and the foreign ones that come into our waterway.

We also love when the ice comes in....

because it then brings the Bald Eagles back.

In fact I was excited to see the ice coming in

on Saturday and a friend had told me on Sunday

he saw his first eagle of the season. 

However things turned into an icy mess.

It was the perfect storm for these parts.

Tuesday night the wind was from the East

More  and more and more ice came down.

Unusual for this time of year.

Homes along the river and the canals

were under water and ice.

The misery continues.

If these homeowners don't get rid of the ice

before this weekend,

they may have more water come Spring.

You see we are due for an artic freeze.

Once that happens, the ice will remain until Spring.

A no win situation for these poor folks.

I feel so bad for them.

Although I could not stop my car in the road

to take pictures, I saw the water and ice first hand

all around homes.

The picture above was taken from town.

Tuesday night the water and ice 

had reached the road.

They had to close the road

 to thru traffic overnight.

We had no idea this happened

until yesterday.

The picture above is our dock.

The end is under the ice.

Hopefully it will be still there when the ice is gone.

However this does not compare to those who

are flooded out. We can repair a dock. 

The ice and water was even over the road a bit

just North of us. 

Seeing the road closed signs up

bothered me the most.

This is the only road we can use to get out of dodge

if the river floods over the road.

Let's hope it does not come to that. 

Now I am afraid when Spring does come....

because if the ice breakers dont get the major ice

out of the river...and all the ice that

comes down in the Spring from 

the Great Lakes, it will make things even worse.

Hoping For The Best Blessings To All!

Janice