Meanwhile, on the reclaimed shores of Rainy Lake near International Falls where Wayne and Mary Ann have 1000 heavy sand bags deposited there by the National Guard earlier this year during high water:
The intrepid couple has decided to keep the bags and use them as fill for a reworked lakefront that one day will include some fieldstones and other amenities.
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| Stonework will hide the sand bag fill in this newly- built up area of the lakefront. |
Wayne writes:
We have reclaimed our waterfront. Lost count of sandbags at around 1000. Rock retaining wall on the right has to be restored. Mary Ann's cement mixer (last year's birthday gift) will be put to use.
If you are wondering where you put 1000 sandbags we made a decision to backfill the corner of the back yard that had sunk several inches. Cement mixer to the rescue. Field stones will be collected from a pit near our shack in the woods to build a wall to hold the sand. The bags won't be visible if all goes as planned.
