Bob CollinsThe plan to move a huge floating bog on North Long Lake near Brainerd, Minn., seemed a little far fetched to succeed but you have to admire the spunk of the area.
The floating bog made landfall last October on the beach of the Legionville School Safety Patrol Training Center, which would like its beach back.
The bog — basically a floating island of trees and aquatic plants — broke off and floated around the lake for a bit before it came ashore.
It’s about the size of three football fields.
How hard can it be to get a bunch of people with boats to pull a small island back where it belongs?
Hard.
This drone footage is quite amazing: Boats attempt to move giant floating bog in North Long Lake near Brainerd https://t.co/rdkN7ALnca
— Kirsti Marohn (@kirstimarohn) May 16, 2018
There’s probably a science lesson here somewhere; boats creating a current against the bog’s intended direction of travel would figure to be part of it. Excavators tried pushing from shore. That didn’t work either.
KARE 11 says bog movers are moving to Plan B.
Multiple boats, tractors and an excavator have struggled all morning to move this “bog monster” back to its home on North Long Lake. The strategy now? Cut the beast in half! More to come @kare11 pic.twitter.com/oPlcQyimUH
— Kent Erdahl (@kenterdahl) May 16, 2018
Wait for it… tow truck just got a crack at the North Long Lake “bog monster”. Crew trying to use cables to break it apart now. So far, not so good. @kare11 pic.twitter.com/tCSwx1QUDj
— Kent Erdahl (@kenterdahl) May 16, 2018
