The Ghosts of Devils Lake

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She said, 'Somebody touched me. It's like a scarf came across my neck.

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By Janelle Vonasek on Oct 30, at Wineman, the only daughter of one of Devils Lake's earliest settlers, is believed to haunt the museum. It is free and quick.

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The water rose nearly five feet that first year, destroying lakeside homes and, of course, farmland. Only this time the precipitation continued, causing the lake to double in size by Unfurling amoeba-like, the growing basin engulfed everything from cemeteries to football fields. As surprise turned to terror, residents looked for a cause — fewer wetlands, global climate change — to blame. To locals, the rise felt freakish.

Among climatologists, not so much. In order to keep his childhood home from dissolving into dangerous debris, Webster, with the help of his father, was forced to burn the place down before waves lapped the foundation. Aluminum grain bins will remain sturdy for years — unless they become waterlogged.

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Nonetheless, Webster considers himself one of the lucky ones. Though precipitation has leveled off in recent years, the lake still varies by a few feet annually. Because the flooding manifested as relentless creep, as opposed to a unifying rush, the community struggled to coalesce behind a single solution.

Similarly, major highways were rebuilt — only to be flooded and built again. Some have already changed livelihoods, leveraging their newly waterfront outposts into resorts and campgrounds. Loath to give up his profession, Jim continued to work what was left of their land as the couple brought in three small modular cabins to rent out and dipped their toes in the tourism business.