Grand Forks Flood Links

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News Media

• Grand Forks Herald

  • Flood of 1997
  • River Cities Rising (One year after the flood)
  • Come Hell and High Water (Book published by the Herald)
  • Flood Archive (Stories and photos from April 1997)
  • Torrents on a Tabletop (article on the Red River Valley)
  • Restarting the Cities' Heart (article on downtown recovery)
  • Downtown - 200 Days of Recovery
  • The Dikes (article on proposed dike system)
  • These 31 Days
  • 1998 Pulitzer Prize - Public Service (Read the articles that earned the Herald the Pulitzer Prize)

• Other News Media Links

  • WCCO High Water Watch
  • St. Paul Pioneer Press Flood Archives
  • 97 Manitoba Flood (Winnipeg)
  • Grand Forks Recovers (PBS)
  • The Great Flood of 1997 (Minnesota Public Radio)
  • Remembering and Rebuilding (Minnesota Public Radio)
  • From Hell and High Water - Lessons Learned from Grand Forks (WRAL TV, Raleigh N.C.)

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Government Links

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

  • FEMA News Desk, Grand Forks North Dakota Spring 1997 (flood photos)
  • FEMA Kids Page Archives (Manvel School, River Heights School, NW Minn. Disaster Response Network)

• US Army Corps of Engineers

  • Grand Forks/East Grand Forks Flood Protection Project Reports
  • Flood information
  • Crosscurrents (Several flood articles)

• Grand Forks Air Force Base

  • Our People in Action (Pictures from Grand Forks AFB)
  • Air Force Link Photos - April 1997 (Pictures from Grand Forks AFB)
  • Medical Logistics Actions: The 1997 Flood at Grand Forks

• Other Federal Government Sites

  • Northern Plains Flooding (NOAA National Climatic Data Center)
  • Current river level at East Grand Forks (USGS)
  • Army Reserve Unit Brings Clean Water to Grand Forks
  • Toil, Hope, Frustration Mark Grand Forks Recovery (Federal Reserve Bank, has links to additional articles)

• Minnesota State Government Sites

  • Minnesota Floods of 1997 (Division of Emergency Management)
  • 1997 Spring Flood Technical Info (Department of Natural resources)

• North Dakota State Government Sites

  • The Floods of 1997 (State Water Commission publication)
  • Situation Reports (Division of Emergency Management)
  • Job Service Response to Red River Valley Flood (North Dakota Job Service)
  • Impact of Spring Flooding on Grand Forks County (North Dakota Job Service)
  • Up and Down the River (North Dakota Job Service)
  • On the Front Lines of Disaster Assistance (North Dakota Dept. of Health)
  • Summaries of After Action Reports for 1997 Flood Disaster (Division of Emergency Management)
  • Winter Storm Chronology (Division of Emergency Management)
  • After Action Report - Historical Perspective (Division of Emergency Management)

• Local Government Sites

  • City of Grand Forks (Flood recovery and city government info)
  • City of East Grand Forks (Flood recovery and city government info)
  • Flood Memorial Monument and Park (Grand Forks Park District)

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Educational Links

• University of North Dakota

  • UND Flood History Page (Many photos taken during the flood)
  • UND School of Medicine (Flood photos)
  • 1997 Red River Flood Sites (UND site with various flood links)
  • Red River Valley Basin Flood Page
  • Chester Fritz Library Flood Information Page
  • Noah Never Had an Archivist: Documenting the 1997 Flood

• Grand Forks Public Schools

  • Summer Performing Arts Company ("Keep the Faith" musical)
  • Faces in the Flood (Grand Forks student flood projects)
  • Lewis and Clark School (Several student-created web pages)
  • Belmont School (Created by the students of Belmont)
  • Flood Game (Created by Wilder Elementary students)
  • Where in Grand Forks? (Learn about Grand Forks history from Ben Franklin students)

• Other Educational Sites

  • Flooded Homes, Faithful Hearts (Concordia College alumni in the flood)
  • The Flood of the Century (Class project at Michigan Technological University)
  • 50 Year Planning Process for the City of East Grand Forks (from the University of Minnesota)

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Flood Helpers

• How You Can Help
• Disaster Outreach (Northeast Human Services/Lutheran Social Services)
• Islanders Across America (Volunteer group's trip to Grand Forks)
• Apple Donates Computers to Grand Forks Schools
• U. Group Lends Hand in Flood Zone (Univ. of Minnesota volunteers)
• Charlottesville Va. Firefighters in North Dakota
• Red River Valley ND/MN Flood of '97 (A Coast Guardsman in Grand Forks)
• City Employees Battle the Flood of the Century (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
• Responding to the River (Lutheran Brotherhood)
• Aid Association for Lutherans 1997 News Archive (Links to articles about AAL flood relief activities)
• Flood Recovery '97 (Greenwood Elementary, Wayzata MN relief efforts)
• Water, Water Everywhere (Radio amateurs in the flood)
• Dubuque church vows to keep giving (Dubuque Telegraph-Herald)
• Service with a beatitude (Dubuque Telegraph-Herald)
• North Dakota Flood Relief Work Camp (Penn Northeast Conference United Church of Christ)
• City of Awano Japan Donates Flood Relief to Grand Forks (from Grand Forks' sister city)
• No. Calif. unit helps Midwest during floods (Coast Guard assists in cleanup)
• Help Gives People Hope (Volunteers from Iowa)
• Refugees bring relief to flood victims
• Grand Forks People Respond to Volunteers (United Methodist Church)
• Upper Midwest Flood Victims Fear Winter Could Bring More Problems (United Methodist Church)
• Grand Forks Churches Rebound After Flood (United Methodist Church)
• Volunteers Form Backbone of Upper Midwest Relief Work (United Methodist Church)
• Otto Bremer Foundation 1997 Flood Recovery Grants

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Flood Pictures and Stories

• Organization Flood Pages

  • Photo Essay of Grand Forks Flood (North Dakota League of Cities)
  • Grand Forks Mission (Flood photos)
  • Beyond the Rainbow (Article about United Lutheran Church in The Lutheran June 1997)
  • We Will Be With You (Article about United Lutheran Church in The Lutheran July 1997)
  • Red River Recovery (United Day Nursery and Augustana Lutheran Church, The Lutheran Oct. 1998)
  • Grand Forks Catholic Churches (flood photos)
  • Stories from Grand Forks Herald Photographers (Minnesota News Photographers Ass'n)
  • 1997 Red River Valley Flood (Aerial photographs of the flood, check out photo mosaic of entire city of Grand Forks during the flood)
  • The Great Flood of 1997 (Grand Forks County Historical Society)
  • Grand Forks Mission (Flood recovery at the Mission)
  • Minnesota Horse Council Disaster Relief (Flood relief for horses)
  • Keep the Faith (Prairie Public Television broadcast of Keep the Faith musical)
  • Delta Upsilon Fraternity 1997 Flood Page
  • B.A.S.I.N.W.I.D.E (Organization advocating basinwide flood control)

• Business Flood Pages

  • A Real Case of the Daily Miracle (Editor and Publisher Interactive, article about the Herald)
  • The Flood of 1997 (Aatrix Software)
  • Soaked, Burned, and Salvaged (Architecture Magazine article on rebuilding downtown)
  • Grand Forks ND Photos (Photos taken by an insurance adjuster after the flood)
  • Real Cities' Northscape.com Demonstrates Power of the Web (Keeping the Herald online during the flood)
  • Downtown Grand Forks Webcam (Watch Grand Forks rebuild)
  • Flood Control of America (Manufacturer of the Invisible Flood Control Wall used in East Grand Forks)

• Personal Flood Pages

  Many of these pages were created by Grand Forks residents to share their experiences...
  • Letters from the Grand Forks Flood (written by a local resident)
  • Tom's Flood Photos (A resident of Lincoln Drive)
  • The Flood of 1997 (Flood photos)
  • The 1997 Grand Forks Flood (Flood photos)
  • Grand Forks Couple Fights Fire, Flood with Optimism (A resident's story)
  • Picking up the Pieces in Grand Forks (A resident's story)
  • Great Flood of 97 (Article by Bob Dvorak)
  • In Flood Cleanup, We Are What We Throw Away (Article in Bismarck Tribune by former Lt Gov Lloyd Omdahl)
  • Grand Forks ND Flood Photos (actually East Grand Forks)
  • My Adventures with the Red River (A resident's story)
  • Red River Diary (A writer and photographer follow the flood as it moves north)
  • The Flood (A resident of Lincoln Drive)
  • Kids Writing (Childrens' poems about the flood)
  • Flood 97 Recovery Efforts (Flood photos)
  • The Absey Family Flood Story (by a student at Lewis and Clark School)
  • New Roots in Grand Forks (Grand Forks youth talk about the flood)
  • CA Members long for 'normal lives' (Story of Grand Forks residents Chris and Sonya Greenberg)
  • Come Hell or High Water (A former Grand Forks resident returns after the flood)
  • Blizzard, Fire, and Flood April 1997 (A resident's story)
  • Fortune Smiled (A UND graduate's flood story)
  • Jeanne and Roger Birkholz Flood Story (Residents of East Grand Forks)
  • Pat Lunak's Flood Page (flood photos by a Grand Forks resident)
  • CA Members Long for Normal Lives (A Grand Forks resident's story)

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