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Lost in the northeast Minnesota storm: a lake
DULUTH — A northeast Minnesota lake drained to its muddy bottom in last week's torrential rain, pushing its water through an already-swollen river basin. Lake County's Sullivan Lake, next to a popular campground about 25 miles north of Two Harbors, nearly emptied after water broke through its small 124-year-old dam, constructed of wood, stone and dirt.
Minnesota now 'Land of 9,999 lakes' after dam fails, lake behind it drains
LAKE COUNTY, Minnesota — The headlines have been filled in recent days with news of rivers and lakes across parts of Minnesota that are busting at the seams due to a multi-day deluge of rain. This story is about a body of water that is literally disappearing. Sullivan Lake...
Floodwaters inundate Minnesota towns while another storm transformed New Mexico village into a lake
COOK, Minn. (AP) — Several small-town tourist meccas in northern Minnesota have been inundated by floodwaters after a deluge of rain earlier this week, while another powerful storm turned a New Mexico village into a lake. In St. Louis County, Minnesota — the home of Duluth — people navigated...
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