Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Does this look like a scene from a movie or real life? 🎥🌊
Northern Michigan is facing some record-breaking water levels, and the view at Sytek Park is absolutely surreal. The Thunder Bay River has risen so high that the bridge railings are nearly swallowed up, turning the local landscape into a swampy, cinematic scene.

Thankfully as of the day I am uploading this, a lot of the flooding has started to go down and the ground is soaking up more and more of the water!

Stay safe out there, Michigan! ✋🌲

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