Mercer is right up there where some super bad weather went thru on Monday afternoon/evening. Mercer may be just south of the line where the ugly was. The weather reported saturated grounds all thru that upper Wisconsin area especially below Bayfield, then getting dumped on with up to 5 inches of rain in an hour plus more later that evening and during the night. Along I35 just south of Duluth we saw a lot of blow-downs so there was some serious wind with all the rain.
The cabin was at the top of the cells that blew thru and we didn't get the super bad stuff but the yard was dry when we got there and a lake when we drove out yesterday. Lake Superior had a muddy shoreline that extended four or five hundred feet into the lake in places so wave action had to have been something else Monday. I was on the breakwater casting when that first cell went thru Duluth and watched the light show as the storm crept up the lake towards Two Harbors. When rain obscured Knife Island 9 miles away I packed and hit the walk out and was just closing the van's side door when the first raindrops hit. I fished yesterday morning a couple hours in a heavy drizzle with an east wind. When I got back to the cabin Carole had things pretty much pack and ready to sail as long as everything was drenched. If the woman can't get out in the yard to tend to things or take her walk its time to fly. lol
On another note, we were treated to seeing wolves up close and personal twice this trip. Once on Sunday as we got within a half mile of the cabin drive and again Monday afternoon going back to the cabin in the rain, again not far from the front door. Different animals as judged by color and height. We understand the relationship the wolves have with nature but we're not that happy about the numbers of the big dogs in our area there. Seeing two along the road in daylight that close to the cabin is a bit alarming.
