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Friday, August 21, 2020

Swimming in the Streets




August 29, 1975, Neenah-Menasha Daily Northwestern
Rain so rapid and heavy that the sewers couldn't handle it all.  So, what's left to do?  Swim, or raft in the streets and create a photo op for an otherwise boring summer day in August, right before school begins again.  These kids are so "seventies" its ridiculous.

2 comments:

  1. I'm sure I remember this day. We lived in the Town of Menasha and the ditches were full of cold water. We would walk upstream and then float down river very quickly.

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  2. I seem to remember the Neenah intersection of Haylett Street and Maple Street forming quite a large pond from that storm.

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