And now for something completely different. They apparently come to the surface because the subsoil is so wet they can t stand it for some reason. All it takes around here is half an inch of rain for the earthworms to retreat from the subsoil. It s really wet down there. It won t be long before ND 19 is closed.
Water is across the road nearly a quarter mile at Six Mile Bay.
The lake s level is at 1447.7. That s almost a foot and a half higher than the highest level reached last year. Minnewaukan s football field is history. One of the goal posts is in the water. The school is several feet higher, so there s no danger the school will flood unless we get a 17- inch rain like they did in the Gilby area last summer.