Monthly Archives: May 2011
Nancy's Blog
Late Night
We had an awesome Late Night….it is the first year they hadn’t predicted bad weather for that night. We had a large crowd of you and I’m sorry I haven’t had time to up date the blog. I do have … Continue reading
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO CAME!
A big thank you to all of you who came Saturday and Sunday! We were busy yesterday, but swamped today! It was unbelievable how many cars were parked in the lot. You kept us hopping for the better part of … Continue reading
Flood Day 20 – Final "Flood" Post
Today marked a special event! The first customers at my greenhouse(except for the neighbor who boated in) since Easter Sunday! The water was a little higher than I had hoped first thing this morning, so our official opening was 12 … Continue reading
Road Conditions Sat. 7a.m.
Right now the water is a little over 1 foot. We will try opening at 12 noon, which will allow the water to be a little under a foot for trucks and SUV’s that sit up higher to come through. … Continue reading
Road Conditions/Open Status
At 8 p.m. tonight(Friday), there was 2 feet of water on the road. By 8 a.m. it should be about 1 foot, so you will be better waiting a few hours before coming, especially if you only have a car. … Continue reading
Flood Day 19…Hopefully the Last!
We checked the water a little earlier this morning, at 7:30. It is 2′ 9″ deep. It went down 2 feet in one day. We are figuring 1 inch per hour. At that rate, there will still be 7 to … Continue reading
Flood Day 18
Water is at 4 1/2 feet this morning. It went down 2 feet yesterday. It will be close for opening on Saturday…might be a little water early in the day, which should be off by afternoon, so if you want … Continue reading
Flood Day 17
We still keep looking at the gauges and hope we’re not rushing planning on being open Saturday. The Mt. Vernon Gauge looks real good, but the JT Meyers Gauge still looks high. Do call or check this web site for … Continue reading
Revised Opening Date(Flood Day 16)
SATURDAY!!!!! They just updated the river forecast, and it looks like we may open on Saturday!!!!! instead of Sunday. Our hours will be 9 to 6 on Saturday, 1 to 8 on Sunday. We can’t wait!!!!! Also, we just rescheduled … Continue reading
Flood Day 16
The water continues to drop. It is 7 1/2 feet deep in the road now….never thought I’d be glad to say that! Here is the road and “mailbox” view for today. You can walk next to the yardstick we stuck … Continue reading