A violent storm ripped through Southern Illinois on May 8, 2009. The Campgrounds took a pretty hard hit. Many of the large trees were laid over on the ground. GrandPat's Bandstand and the shelter were both damaged. If you look closely at the pictures you may get a glimpse of something familiar under the tree limbs. Family volunteers worked throughout the summer to get things cleaned up and repaired. It was a big job!
You can see the shelter and the smooshed bandstand. The shelter also was damaged but not as badly.
To the left, notice that the regular footlog is underwater. The big tree that the swing hung from is now touching the island.
Below is to the south, where Francis has some of his contraption-age.
After the 2nd day of clean-up and repairs:
