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Chapters: February 2007 North America Winter Storm, Great Lakes Blizzard of 1977, List of New York Hurricanes, Mid-December 2007 North American Winter Storms, Late-May 1998 Tornado Outbreak and Derecho, North American Blizzard of 2008, Lake Storm "Aphid", 1993 Storm of the Century, January 2007 North American Ice Storm, April 2007 Nor'easter, 2002 Midwest to Mid-Atlantic United States Tornado Outbreak, New England Hurricane of 1938, Christmas 1994 Nor'easter, North American Ice Storm of 1998, Late November 2006 Nor'easter, Mid-Atlantic United States Flood of 2006, 2006 Westchester County Tornado, 2007 Brooklyn Tornadoes, Northeastern United States Blizzard of 1978, Great Appalachian Storm of November 1950, December 2008 New England and Upstate New York Ice Storm, 2004 Christmas Eve Snowstorm, February 1969 Nor'easter, Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962, Great Blizzard of 1888, December 2000 Nor'easter, Heat Wave of 1995 Derecho Series, New York State Labor Day Derechos. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 238. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt:Maximum snowfall or ice accretion The February 2007 North America Winter Storm (otherwise referred to as the Valentine's Day Blizzard or Valentine's Day Storm) was a massive winter storm that affected most of the eastern half of North America, starting on February 12, 2007 and peaking on Valentine's Day, February 14. The storm produced heavy snowfalls across the midwestern United States from Nebraska to Ohio and produced similar conditions across parts of the northeastern United States, and into Canada in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick. Significant sleet and freezing rain fell across the southern Ohio Valley and affected portions of the east coast of the United States, including the cities of Boston, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., New York City and P...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=9495122 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: February 2007 North America Winter Storm, First North American Blizzard of 2010, North American Blizzard of 2009, Late November 2006 Nor'easter, Mid-Atlantic United States Flood of 2006, Great Appalachian Storm of November 1950, Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962, Great Blizzard of 1888, 1991 West Virginia Derecho. Excerpt:Maximum snowfall or ice accretion The February 2007 North America Winter Storm (otherwise referred to as the Valentine's Day Blizzard or Valentine's Day Storm) was a massive winter storm that affected most of the eastern half of North America, starting on February 12, 2007 and peaking on Valentine's Day, February 14. The storm produced heavy snowfalls across the midwestern United States from Nebraska to Ohio and produced similar conditions across parts of the northeastern United States, and into Canada in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick. Significant sleet and freezing rain fell across the southern Ohio Valley and affected portions of the east coast of the United States, including the cities of Boston, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., New York City and Philadelphia. The southern portion of the storm produced severe thunderstorms with numerous tornadoes reported. One tornado hit a subdivision of New Orleans that was still recovering from the effects of Hurricane Katrina, which hit the region in August 2005. In total, this storm system was responsible for 37 deaths across 13 U.S. states and Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Ontario and Quebec. The NOAA classified the storm as a Category 3 "Major" storm. The National Weather Service has determined that this storm was one of the three largest snowstorms to hit the inland areas of the northeastern United States since 1940. In sharp contrast to the mostly mild weather in the first f... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=9495122 ... Read more

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Chapters: 1940 Atlantic Hurricane Season, Georgia - South Carolina Hurricane of 1940, Armistice Day Blizzard, 1940 New Hampshire Earthquake. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 25. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Georgia South Carolina Hurricane was a strong Category 1 hurricane that struck the Georgia and South Carolina coast between August 11 and August 12, 1940. After forming north of the Leeward Islands, the storm moved west-northwest, moving east of the Bahamas before resuming a west-northwest track towards the Southeastern United States. Hurricane warnings were in effect for the United States coastline near and north of where the center made landfall. A 13-foot storm tide was measured along the South Carolina coast, while over 15 inches (380 mm) of rain fell across northern North Carolina. Significant flooding and landslides struck Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia during the system's slow trek as a weakening tropical storm, and then as an extratropical cyclone, through the Southeast. The landslides which struck North Carolina were considered a once in a century event. Damages relating to the storm totaled $13 million (1940 USD) and 50 people perished. Storm pathPossibly of Cape Verde origin, the storm was detected between St. Martin and St. Thomas on August 5. The storm moved moving west-northwest near the Mona Passage, bringing squalls of 44 miles per hour (71 km/h) to San Juan, Puerto Rico. On August 6, the developing storm was near the southeastern Bahamas, bringing moderate to rough seas. The cyclone turned northward after its close approach to the southeastern Bahamas. By August 10 a ship reported that winds were hurricane force. In the afternoon of August 11, the hurricane made landfall near Beaufort, South Carolina where it moved inland and turned ju...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3853367 ... Read more

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Chapters: February 2007 North America Winter Storm, First North American Blizzard of 2010, 1993 Storm of the Century, April 2007 Nor'easter, Christmas 1994 Nor'easter, North American Blizzard of 2009, Late November 2006 Nor'easter, Great Appalachian Storm of November 1950, 2004 Christmas Eve Snowstorm, Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962, January 25, 2000 Southeastern United States Winter Storm. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 103. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt:Maximum snowfall or ice accretion The February 2007 North America Winter Storm (otherwise referred to as the Valentine's Day Blizzard or Valentine's Day Storm) was a massive winter storm that affected most of the eastern half of North America, starting on February 12, 2007 and peaking on Valentine's Day, February 14. The storm produced heavy snowfalls across the midwestern United States from Nebraska to Ohio and produced similar conditions across parts of the northeastern United States, and into Canada in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick. Significant sleet and freezing rain fell across the southern Ohio Valley and affected portions of the east coast of the United States, including the cities of Boston, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., New York City and Philadelphia. The southern portion of the storm produced severe thunderstorms with numerous tornadoes reported. One tornado hit a subdivision of New Orleans that was still recovering from the effects of Hurricane Katrina, which hit the region in August 2005. In total, this storm system was responsible for 37 deaths across 13 U.S. states and Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Ontario and Quebec. The NOAA classified the storm as a Category 3 "Major" storm. The National Weather Service has determined that this storm was one of the three largest snowstorms to hit the inland areas of ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=9495122 ... Read more

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Chapters: Hurricane Floyd, 1999 Sydney hailstorm, Vargas tragedy, October 1999 Mexico floods, North American blizzard of 1999, Boundary Waters - Canadian derecho, Galtür Avalanche, 1999 Cherry Hills Subdivision landslide, Martin,. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 59. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Hurricane Floyd was the sixth named storm, fourth hurricane, and third major hurricane in the 1999 Atlantic hurricane season. Floyd triggered the third largest evacuation in US history (behind Hurricane Gustav and Hurricane Rita, respectively) when 2.6 million coastal residents of five states were ordered from their homes as it approached. The Cape Verde-type hurricane formed off the coast of Africa and lasted from September 7 to September 19, peaking in strength as a very strong Category 4 hurricane-just short of the highest possible rating-on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. It was among the largest Atlantic hurricanes of its strength ever recorded. Floyd struck The Bahamas at peak strength, causing heavy damage. It then paralleled the East Coast of the United States, causing massive evacuations and costly preparations from Florida through North the Mid-Atlantic states. The storm weakened significantly, however, before making landfall in North Carolina as a Category 2 hurricane, and caused further damage as it traveled up the Mid-Atlantic region and into New England. The hurricane produced torrential rainfall in eastern North Carolina, adding more rain to an area hit by Hurricane Dennis just weeks earlier. The rains caused widespread flooding over a period of several weeks; nearly every river basin in the eastern part of the state exceeded 500-year flood levels. In total, Floyd was responsible for 57 fatalities and $4.5 billion ($6.0 billion in 2008 U.S. dollars) in damage, mostly in Nor...http://booksllc.net/?id=281954 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Mann Gulch fire of 1949 was a wildfire in the Helena National Forest, Montana, United States, which claimed the lives of 13 firefighters including 12 smoke jumpers who were parachuted into the area to fight the fire, but were unable to control it. It started when lightning struck the south side of Mann Gulch, which is in the Gates of the Mountains Wilderness, an area named by Lewis and Clark. The fire was spotted by a forest ranger around noon on August 5, 1949. James O. Harrison, the recreation and fire prevention guard for Meriwether Canyon Campground, had given up his former job as a smokejumper to find a less dangerous profession. On this day, however, he fought the fire on his own for four hours before he met the crew of smokejumpers who had been dispatched from Missoula, Montana, in a C-47. Foreman Wagner Dodge told the team to get on the North side of the gulch and 'sidehill' (keep the same contour) and move "down gulch" towards the Missouri River. Then they could fight the fire from behind it. He went back with Harrison to eat, which the others had already done. He noticed however that the smoke was starting to boil, and he became concerned. He decided to get back to his men as quickly as possible and get them out. The fire, by that time, had jumped the gulch from the south side to the north side, downgulch from the men. It had 'blown up', spreading much faster than anticipated, due to various weather and environmental conditions. This was unknown to the crew because various ridges running down the slope obscured their view of the slope. Only when they came over a ridge did they see the huge fire coming at them, only a few hundred yards distant. The men had to turn around and run for it. Soon after, Dodge ordered them to drop the... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1900262 ... Read more

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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Presents a history, based on personal accounts and newspaper articles, of the massive snow storm that hit the Northeast in 1888, focusing on the events in New York City. ... Read more

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Chapters: Effects of Hurricane Isabel in Maryland and Washington, D.c., First North American Blizzard of 2010, 1993 Storm of the Century, North American Blizzard of 2009, Mid-Atlantic United States Flood of 2006, Second North American Blizzard of 2010, 1933 Chesapeake-potomac Hurricane, Great Blizzard of 1888, Knickerbocker Storm, January 1961 Nor'easter, Ice Storm of January 1999. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 89. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Other wikis The effects of Hurricane Isabel in Maryland and Washington, D.C., were among the most damaging from a tropical cyclone in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area, United States. Hurricane Isabel formed from a tropical wave on September 6, 2003, in the tropical Atlantic Ocean. It moved northwestward, and within an environment of light wind shear and warm waters, it steadily strengthened to reach peak winds of 165 mph (265 km/h) on September 11. After fluctuating in intensity for four days, Isabel gradually weakened and made landfall on the Outer Banks of North Carolina with winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) on September 18. It quickly weakened over land and became extratropical over western Pennsylvania the next day. On September 19, Tropical Storm Isabel passed through extreme western Maryland, though its large circulation produced tropical storm force winds throughout the state. About 1.24 million people lost power throughout the state. The worst of its effects came from its storm surge, which inundated areas along the coast and resulted in severe beach erosion. In Eastern Maryland, hundreds of buildings were damaged or destroyed, primarily in Queen Anne's County from tidal flooding. Thousands of houses were affected in Central Maryland, with severe storm surge flooding reported in Baltimore and Annapolis. Washington, D.C., ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=8622938 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Dust Bowl, Mid-December 2007 North American Winter Storms, Great Storm of 1975, Halloween Blizzard, 2009 North American Christmas Winter Storm, Schoolhouse Blizzard, 1997 Western Plains Winter Storms. Excerpt:Maximum snowfall or ice accretion The Mid-December 2007 North American Winter storms was a series of winter storms that affected much of central and eastern North America from December 8 to December 18, 2007. The systems affected areas from Oklahoma to Newfoundland and Labrador with freezing rain, thunderstorms, sleet, snow, damaging winds, and blizzard-like conditions in various areas. The first two storms produced copious amounts of ice across the Midwestern United States and Great Plains from December 8 to December 11, knocking out power to approximately 1.5 million customers from Oklahoma north to Iowa. The second storm moved northeast, producing heavy snow across New York and New England. A third storm was responsible for a major winter storm from Kansas to the Canadian Maritimes, bringing locally record-breaking snowfalls to Ontario, an icestorm across the Appalachians, and thunderstorms and tornadoes to the Southeastern United States. The ice storms were responsible for at least 38 deaths across three states . At least 25 additional deaths were blamed on the December 15-16 Midwest and Eastern snow storm and its aftermath across six US States and three Canadian provinces; 1 additional death was caused by the severe weather outbreak in the Southeast. Much of the affected areas were already hit by a significant winter storm during the weekend of December 1 and December 2. Many areas had received close to three-quarters of an inch of ice from Nebraska to Illinois, causing tens of thousands of power outages and at least 16 deaths ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=14660221 ... Read more

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Chapters: Dust Bowl, 1997 Red River Flood, 2009 North American Christmas Winter Storm, Schoolhouse Blizzard, Boundary Waters - Canadian Derecho, 1920 North Dakota Blizzard. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 40. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Dust Bowl or the Dirty Thirties was a period of severe dust storms causing major ecological and agricultural damage to American and Canadian prairie lands from 1930 to 1936 (in some areas until 1940). The phenomenon was caused by severe drought coupled with decades of extensive farming without crop rotation, fallow fields, cover crops or other techniques to prevent erosion. Deep plowing of the virgin topsoil of the Great Plains had killed the natural grasses that normally kept the soil in place and trapped moisture even during periods of drought and high winds. During the drought of the 1930s, with no natural anchors to keep the soil in place, it dried, turned to dust, and blew away eastward and southward in large dark clouds. At times the clouds blackened the sky reaching all the way to East Coast cities such as New York and Washington, D.C. Much of the soil ended up deposited in the Atlantic Ocean, carried by prevailing winds which were in part created by the dry and bare soil conditions itself. These immense dust stormsgiven names such as "Black Blizzards" and "Black Rollers"often reduced visibility to a few feet (around a meter). The Dust Bowl affected 100,000,000 acres (400,000 km), centered on the panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma, and adjacent parts of New Mexico, Colorado, and Kansas. The Dust Bowl was an ecological and human disaster caused by misuse of land and years of sustained drought. Millions of acres of farmland became useless, and hundreds of thousands of people were forced to leave their homes; many of these families (often...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=59749 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Dust Bowl, Hayman Fire, January 2008 Western North American Super Storm, December 20-21, 2006 Colorado Blizzard, 1997 Western Plains Winter Storms. Excerpt:Coordinates : 39°00N 105°30W / 39°N 105.5°W / 39; -105.5The 1997 Western Plains winter storms comprised a system of extreme snowfall and wind from October 24 - October 26, 1997. The storms resulted in 13 deaths (five in Colorado , two each in Nebraska and Illinois , and one each in Michigan , Iowa , Oklahoma , and Kansas ), and caused power outages and school closings lasting up to a week in affected areas. The event was billed by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as being a "two-hundred year storm". The wind caused much damage, downing trees and power poles.Effects in Nebraska A large portion of the state received blackouts , including the southeastern portion of the state, which includes major cities Lincoln and Omaha .Lincoln effects Though the storm affected several states, the city of Lincoln received some of the most notorious damage. Power outages affected the city for several days, and school was canceled for a week. The city was said to have lost at least 100,000 trees. Records set for Lincoln as a result of the storm include:Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at The Holiday Blizzard I was an intense blizzard that covered the Colorado Front Range , the Colorado Eastern Plains and surrounding states. It began on December 20, 2006 with a powerful blizzard which crippled the region, forcing the closures of Interstate Highways 25, 76 and 70, as well as U.S. Routes 36 and 85. The city of Denver was shut down, the US Mail was undeliverable, and a state wide disaster was declared. Many grocery stores, department retailers and other service providing institutions were shut down or severely lim... ... Read more

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An exhilarating history of meteorology
Did you ever wonder why the meteorologists who appeared before General Eisenhower in 1944, were able to tell him it would be possible invade Europe on June 6th?

"Eye of the Storm" is a good anecdotal and scientific history of the people who made the successful D-Day weather forecast possible. It ultimately takes its readers to the end of the 20th century, and the technology of satellites and computers.

This author explains how the Wright Brothers and other early 20th century aviators gave meteorology a new kick-start after it had begun to languish at the borders of 19th century technology, e.g. the telegraph and lighter-than-air balloons and zeppelins.But to me, the most amazing chapters in this book deal with the inventiveness and persistence of the 18th and 19th century meteorologists. Much of the theory behind weather forecasting came from their observations.

As a trivial but fascinating example, the largest snowflake on record, a whopping 15 inches in diameter, was reported in the nineteenth century--you can see a photograph of this snowflake at the Guinness World Records site.It fell on Montana in January, 1887 and its discoverer described it as being "larger than milk pans" in the "Monthly Weather Review" magazine.

(Imagine sticking out your tongue and having one of those babies landing on it.)

More importantly, the author also describes how 19th century observers began mapping the motion, pressure changes, and cloud formations associated with weather fronts and storms.They were both organized (via publications and ultimately, telegraph lines) and fascinated by the chaotic phenomena in the skies above them.

Or was weather completely chaotic?

Modern meteorology actually began back in the eighteenth century with Benjamin Franklin and his kite, key, and lightning rod.Like today's storm-chasers, Franklin had a passion for experiencing weather first-hand, and once he rode alongside a dust-devil on a Maryland trail, describing the bottom as "'not bigger than a common barrel,' but at its top, 50 feet high, it flared out to 20 or 30 feet wide."

Daring French and British 'aerologists' went up in silk and paper balloons, measuring altitude with their barometers and also by their own physical reactions:"He knew he was at about 17,000 feet when his lips turned blue, at 19,000 feet when his hands became dark blue, and at 22,000 feet when his heart was audible."

Those 19th century meteorologists felt it was essential to get up where the weather was, and Lord Kelvin, one of the founders of thermodynamics, helped them explain some of their more puzzling discoveries, such as temperature inversions and the energy of storms.

When the Age of Aviation arrived, meteorology already had a good theoretical and observational foundation."Eye of the Storm" takes us close to the end of the twentieth century and the meteorological discoveries that have led to a greater understanding of what Jeffrey Rosenfeld calls the 'ultimate storm,' i.e. hurricanes.The final chapter returns to the 'awesome chaos' of thunderstorms and some of the new discoveries of what goes on in the atmosphere above the dark, roiling clouds where Benjamin Franklin first flew his kite and key.

This book contains just enough dense patches of meteorological theory to require another read-through before I can begin to understand some of the author's more complex explanations of weather phenomena.I did acquire a great deal of admiration for the theoreticians, 'aerologists,' and storm-chasers, who made those theories possible.

Informative but Ho-Hum
"Eye of the Storn" is not nearly as exciting as its cover or title would suggests.It is essentially a history of storm forcasting going all the way back to Ben Franklin's time.And while it is informative, it lacks the type of thilling narrative in its weather stories that one would expect.Most of the stories are taken from other books or magazine/newspaper articles.And unfortunately, the author makes at least one serious error by repeating the long standing falsehood that meteorolgist Issac Cline rode up and down the beach on horseback to warn residents of Galveston of the approaching 1900 hurricane.This is a myth, dispelled by the far superior book "Issac's Storm," that just won't die.

Overall, "Eye of the Storm" has plenty of historical information, but the reading is unlikely to have the pulse quickening effect of even a mild spring thunderstorm.

Great reading on a stormy day
What great timing! As we watch in awe pictures of the damage and destruction caused by the Spring tornadoes in Oklahoma, the "EYE of the STORM" comes along to explain the painstakingly detaileddevelpoment of scientific research of these powerful storms. In a welldocumented and entertainly written study, one can gain a betterunderstanding of the weather about us and from whence it comes. ... Read more

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What causes the earth’s weather? How do twisters form? What are the deadliest storms on earth? Find out the answers to these questions and more in Magic Tree House Research Guide: Twisters and Other Terrible Storms, Jack and Annie’s guide to nature’s wildest weather. Includes photographs, definitions, an index, information on twisters, hurricanes, blizzards, forecasting the weather, storm chasers, and much more! ... Read more

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AWESOME BOOK!!!!
What a delightful experience you get with the Magic Tree House Books.
Go on a magic adventure with your kids and there imaginations.
Hands down winning by an easy victory for our Family!!!!!!!

Twisters and other Terrible Storms
I know that my children that I tutor will love this book.They are always asking questions about disasters and how they happen. This order came in a timely fashion and in good condition.

Twisters
Do you know how rain is formed? Do you know when tornado season is? If you want to know these questions read the Magic Tree House book Twisters by Mary Pope Osborn and Sal Murdocca. Read this nonfiction book and learn how hail is formed,learn what is the worst storm. Also there are some sweet experiments. This is an awesome book I loved it a lot. Go to the book store near you and get this book or any Magic Tree House book.

A real "Twister"
The book that I'm reviewing in school is Twisters and it's by Mary Pope Osborne.I think this book deserves four stars because it is an interesting book to read. The book I'm reading is about weather. They talk about twisters, hurricanes, storms and other cool things. One thing that I learned is hail can be the size of a golf ball. Also, there are different kinds of hail sizes, like the size of a ant. I would recommend this book to a friend because if you're doing research you could find great information. Other books by this author are research guides on other topics.

Emerson, NJ Fifth Grader

Twisters
Twisters are tornadoes. I learned about them in the book Twisters by Will Osborne. Twisters wreak everything. Twisters can destroy homes because the winds go 300 miles per hour. They hit in the midwestern U.S. in April, May and June. I feel excited about this book because it's good to know about natural disasters so if it happens you'll be prepared. ... Read more

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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Describes the adventures of a twelve-year-old Bronx boy who ventured out on homemade snowshoes to help his neighbors during the Blizzard of 1888. ... Read more