I'm embarrassed to admit that I spent a night at the epicenter of a disaster and never realized it. I knew that a lake in Wisconsin had burst out of its walls and disappeared but I didn't listen carefully to which lake. Off Interstate 90 you can't see much flood damage and we went straight to the water park to entertain the kids.
After folks asked questions in the comments on my last post, I took a second look. It is pretty sad to see a lake with no water.
Given all the homes and condos along Lake Delton there wasn't a lot of lake front access but what we saw was pretty barren. A lot of mud, boat docks high and dry and in the distance, one house seemingly snapped in two. We saw a man walking the mud flats with a metal detector. I wonder what he'll find. It did appeal to the treasure hunter in me. All I found was a rusty bike.
My son asked if it was inappropriate to take pictures of other people's misery. I would guess not since we are doing so in order to express our condolences.
Best of luck and a speedy recovery to all those flooded or otherwise storm damaged here in the Midwest and around the world.
