Father’s Day Flood Anniversary Series

One year ago, the Copper Country was hit with what has been described as a 1,000 year storm when over six inches of rain fell in just a few hours. The rushing waters devastated the lives and landscape of local residents and would soon be remembered as the Father’s Day Flood.

In this special 10-part series, the Keweenaw Report looks back at the impact of that storm and, more importantly, how the community rallied together to help their friends and neighbors recover and what’s being done to protect residents in the future.

Part 1 of this one-year anniversary special focuses on the outpouring of relief that came in to help those in need.

Part 2 of this special 10-part series looks at the damage done to the roads and the ongoing effort to get them all fixed.

Part 3 of this special 10-part series , we examine the Tale of the Trails, which suffered heavy damage.

Part 4 of this one-year anniversary special looks at how local wells, beaches and our beautiful watershed were affected by the flood.

Part 5 of this special 10-part series takes a look at how the flood changed the way local residents look at flood insurance.

Part 6 of this special 10-part series focuses on the lost summer in the tourism industry and how the area is bouncing back and poised for a great 2019 season.

In Part 7 of this special 10-part series, we get down to business as we look at how the flood affected local business owners.

Part 8 of this special 10-part series is dedicated to the job of local media who braved the waters to keep the public informed of the latest developments.

Part 9 of this special 10-part series asks what if this wasn’t a once in 1,000 year storm? Will the Keweenaw be ready if we get hit with another storm of the millennia?

The final episode of this special 10-part series remembers the family who suffered the only fatality following the storm.