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The Legendary Folk Flood of 2007
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The Great Fox Valley Folk Festival Flood Of '07

This site will be under construction for a while but we will try to add pictures and link to other folks pictures as we have time. We're still trying to stop this train and notify the audience on the tracks ahead what is happening. I had no Idea how hard it is to STOP a Festival while maintaining relationships and contacts for our return in 2008. We will take a significant hit, but we have enough financial data now that we know for certain we will be back in 2008. We would like to thank all of the performers, vendors, rental agents, and friends who have severely reduced the finacial liability we could have sustained! Their graciousness and generosity is an inspiration.

As of 9/2 we are still not allowed on the Island but we have been able to verify that our equipment stored there is OK. The Island is still about 1/3 covered with water. We would gratefully accept tax deductible donations to help offset our losses and there are rumblings of a possible benefit later in the year.

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{North Island Park - Looking over Stage 3 toward the pavilion} {The Pavilion - highest point on the Island - water was over a foot higher than this.} {The South Bridge - Where's the traffic control folks?}
{Looking North toward the Pavilion from the Railroad bridge.} {Looking South From Mill Race Inn toward the east Brick Stage & Workshop 1 - Both the trees the boys on our logo above are lounging against are in the River.} {The North Bridge from the Herrington - looking east over Stage 2.}
{West side of Mill Race Inn - The Mill Grill downstairs is half full of water.  This is before the crest.  Note windows & air conditioner and check the next photo.} {The Mill Grill is close to full here (note the windows in the photo to the left are totally covered).  This was Friday 8/24 in the AM and it wasn't the peak.} {On the Rt. 38 bridge looking south across the north bridge to the Island.  This was Friday 8/24 in the AM.}

Fox Valley Folklore Society
755 N. Evanslawn Ave, Aurora, IL, USA 60506

Phone
(630) 897-0006 FAX (630) 897-0061
Web:
FoxValleyFolk.com E-mail: Juelu@aol.com

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