You can check State construction on roads thru the MDOT site. They keep it updated pretty well. Grand Rapids has most of I-96 torn up through the city. There might even be an App for road conditions and construction! I agree, do anything to avoid the Chicago traffic!
We are slowly drying locally, much less rain last week, farmers are able to work in the fields. That is my job next week, discing, dragging to smooth the ground and hoping to get fertilizer down too. We have clay dirt that stays wet longer than other locations. But warmer days finally have the grass doing well, horses have free time turnout now.
Not getting much driving time though and now husband is working on the new windmill hazard at Metamora. Quite the project! There was a photo on the MCDE facebook page of the framework. They got the deck on the center yesterday. Used lumber actually 2" x 4", looks massive with the big beams under it!! They hope it will be finished to use, but weather delays have really slowed working days. With April and start of May so wet, not able to drive, we won’t be competing. Horses can’t get in fit shape with the short time left to prepare. Disappointing, but weather does what it likes and so far it likes surprising us!
