A.J. Jones
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Flooding has made many roads and bridges impassable in Michigan's Lower Peninsula.
Several dams remain in critical condition amid melting snow and heavy rain, and some communities have been ordered to evacuate.
Whitmer says the state is in crisis mode and more help is on the way.
All eyes are on the Sheboygan Dam and the tip of Michigan's mitt.
Crews have placed several large super-sack sandbags around the dam, added massive pumps to divert water, and are trying to revive a shuttered hydroelectric plant to save the dam.
Flooding has made many roads and bridges impassable in Michigan's Lower Peninsula.
Several dams remain in critical condition amid melting snow and heavy rain, and some communities have been ordered to evacuate.
Whitmer says the state is in crisis mode and more help is on the way.
All eyes are on the Sheboygan Dam in the tip of Michigan's mitt.
Crews have placed several large super-sack sandbags around the dam, added massive pumps to divert water, and are trying to revive a shuttered hydroelectric plant to save the dam.
Jones in Sheboygan, Michigan.
Whitefish Point on Lake Superior is just 17 miles away from where the Fitzgerald lies.
The ship's bell was rung 30 times to commemorate the crew and all of their sailors who've died on the Great Lakes.
Luke Ortscheid drove five hours from Green Bay.
He says it's a legendary story throughout the Midwest.
Michigan Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer was among lawmakers who spoke at the event.