Woodford County Kellogg Study A study to help landowners measure the benefits of their conservation efforts. Publications free literature about the Mackinaw River Merchandise Wear your watershed with a Mackinaw River T-shirt. From Your Editor . As I'm writing this, the snow is still falling softly, making the woods just outside my window looking like a picture-postcard winter wonderland.
Most people view snow as either a curse or a blessing.
On the other hand, the snowfall amounts have some folks grinning from ear to ear. George Drye, engineer for the City of Bloomington, is surely happy to see the white stuff keep falling. That's because all of this snow will eventually melt, helping to raise water levels in Lake Bloomington and Lake Evergreen. The last few years have spoiled us with very mild winters. However, as the lakes that supply drinking water to Bloomington dropped to near record low levels, and with predictions for a hot, dry summer, city officials were worried about the water supply.