Ice and Flooding

In the last couple of days, we've had a lot of flooding in our area. We live on Green Lake, and our boathouse has been destroyed. Several of my friends have asked to see pictures so I thought I would put them up on my blog as a special post.

The first pictures are of our boathouse. It is across the road from our house and is on the beach. The lake level is very high, and the ice came across the lake (about 6 inches or more thick) and pushed the boathouse around and over on its side. It cannot be repaired. We cannot build there again either, as municipal bylaws do not allow building on the lakeside. 

We have an old boat that sits on the beach. Today we were able to turn it over, and break enough ice to get over to the boat house and rescue our canoe and kayak. My husband climbed into the boathouse from the other side, was able to get his chest waders and then was able to retrieve some things from inside. We still have lots to do.

Some of our neighbours have had a more difficult time. Friends of ours have their basement flooded which means their furnace has been flooded. They have no heat or water. The truck in the picture had a dead battery and flat tire. They were able to get the truck out.

Cottagers on the lake side are flooded. The people who own the cottage in the next picture have just remodeled and bought new furniture. They haven't come up to the cottage because there isn't anything they can do at this point. It won't be very nice for them to have to look after it.

We are unable to get out our road towards County Road 7 due to the flooding. This is what the next pictures are about.

In the other direction, the water is right up to the bottom of the bridge. Usually you can go under this bridge with a canoe very comfortably.

 There are many people who are experiencing more difficult trials with the flooding. We are very fortunate that our area isn't worse. We are thankful that it is just "stuff" that has been damaged and lost. These are temporal things. It's been very interesting to get to know our neighbours more, and there have been many people offering to help. We've had some good visits.

God is still good. He continues to watch over us and love us. We can turn all of this over to Him.

 Give all your worries and cares to God, for He cares about you.

1 Peter 5:7