Northern Michigan man returns home after Sturgeon River flooding
Floodwaters are beginning to recede in parts of northern Michigan, but for many residents, the recovery process is only just getting started.
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Floodwaters are beginning to recede in parts of northern Michigan, but for many residents, the recovery process is only just getting started.
Michigan leaders are vowing action on dam safety reforms after the latest dam failure crisis.
Michigan regulators have been cleared of liability in a 2020 dam failure that flooded communities, destroyed more than 100 homes and drained a popular summer lake.
Large chunks of ice have rammed into homes along Michigan's Black Lake in the northeastern Lower Peninsula as constant spring rainfall and winter melt have flooded homes and threatened to overflow stressed dam systems.
Water levels dropped slightly Monday at the Cheboygan Dam in Northern Michigan, but the region is not out of danger yet.
Officials have known about the dangers of the Cheboygan Lock and Dam for years, but failed to compel private owners to make repairs.
Along the Sturgeon River near Indian River, Michigan, homes are damaged, and families are just now getting back inside.
Families left their homes, with many forced to stay in motels or with friends. On Friday, many returned home for the first time.
Water levels are dropping at the Cheboygan Lock and Dam Complex along the Cheboygan River as a hydro dam is now online.
In downtown Cheboygan, Michigan, businesses are preparing for possible flooding as water levels remain high at Cheboygan Lock and Dam Complex.
