The Lake Turned Upside Down

 A sibling lent me a copy of Sue Moline's book The Lake Turned Upside Down. This is an account of a tornado that blew through the town of Outing which is a two hour drive west of my house. On Aug. 6, 1969 Sue was in a cabin with 17 other people when the tornado picked up the cabin and dumped it into Roosevelt lake. In the chaos, the tornado picked up the lake before letting it fall again. Observers saw the lake bottom. Fish were found five miles from the lake. Sue survived the tornado after being tossed around in the lake like a washing machine and pieces of debris slamming into her. Eleven people near that lake died and a total of fifteen died in the tornado.  Divers were called in to search the lake for the missing. Sue decided to collect the stories and pull them together into a book. She interviewed others including hospital personnel, first responders, the Department of Natural Resources and the National Weather Service. In 2019 the town of Outing held a reunion and a 50 year memorial of the tragic tornado event. This book held quite a story. I liked the book and it made me realize just how much I prefer to read a paper book over an electronic book. I miss the library!