1964 Sauk River Flood

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In this story we take a look at the Sauk River which has been rising over the past few days as the result of 2-3 inches of rain in the area.  The rushing water over the dam in Cold Spring is the perfect introduction to this story told by Herb and Lorraine Hesse about the Sauk River Flood of 1964.  Herb and Lorraine own a trailer court just across the river on the south end of Cold Spring.

Have you ever paddled a boat to the back door of your home?  In this story, Herb and Lorraine's kids do just that.  Herb says it was a combination of thick ice on the river, two big snow storms very late in the winter and a quick thaw that pushed the river up and over its banks.