The Flood is Winding Down ~ 4/24/13

Rivers are slowly receding and roads such as these in Ada
(from yesterday) are now clear.

Downtown hotels continue pumping their basements and Plaza Towers is still evacuated,  deliberately retaining some water in their lower level to maintain pressure against the Grand River.

Only the ducks are unconcerned.

The River is Rising and Hotels are Pumping ~ 4/19/13

Walking downtown today was a major accomplishment in itself with wind gusts estimated up to 50 mph. Several times I was almost blown completely down, saved by a lamp post grab. But the main story of the day is once again the Grand River.

The Amway Grand Hotel is sandbagging and pumping water from the hotel back into the Grand River.

 The RiverWalk now descends into Davy Jones Locker,

and the water is gaining on the jdek and the carousel.

 Crossing the bridge from the Public Museum, I met a JW Marriott employee who said they are  pumping water out of the lower level and have received about 20 fish on their loading dock. Hang on Grand Rapids...

  4-18-13 Posting - Grand Rapids is Flooding  

 4-17-13 Posting - Fish Ladder Flooded 

Black Cloud - Morrissey