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I actually got away pretty lucky with this.  I think I only lost a tree in my yard.   After I drive up my driveway and onto the next road I get a feel for what this storm was as it is carnage.  I know the Merrifield Area and the Gull Lake/Nisswa Area were hit very hard.

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Our cabin is on the South side of the 371 bay on N. Long.  We were fortunate to only lose the pontoon lift canopy and some tree limbs.  The next door neighbors however, weren't as lucky.  Here's a pic off the end of our dock of the their pontoon that flipped over.  Our neighbors on the other side had a tree fall on their garage.  What a mess.

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Wow!  How does that even happen?!?!  you'd think the canopy would fly off before it caught enough wind to actually flip the lift.  But I suppose an empty pontoon is not all that heavy--and if it was jacked up high enough, the pontoon deck itself might be like an airplane wing.  YIKES.

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Just did a speed run up to our camper on Edward after work. We got by ok but others in our campground took some tree hits. I would suggest if you have a camper or cabin on Gull, Round or North Long you may want to buzz up and check it out soon and bring a cooler as they say the power maybe out in that area for a week in some spots. 371 was down to one lane because of the trees down on power lines on the west lane. :(

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Crosslake area didn't have much if any damage. Neighbors said our place just has some sticks on the ground but all else okay. Hope most folks are as lucky, but unfortunately some like the photo above have a mess.

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Did the Grandview lodge get crushed by this?  A coworker is going up there (or has reservations to) on Thursday, and they aren't answering their phones.  He is wondering if this trip is still going to be a go.?

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Grand View got crushed...  They sent people home yesterday and not allowing anybody in due to no power. No restaurants are up and running due to the power issue.

 Power is not planned to be restored until Thursday at the earliest.

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Did the Grandview lodge get crushed by this?  A coworker is going up there (or has reservations to) on Thursday, and they aren't answering their phones.  He is wondering if this trip is still going to be a go.?

​I thought that I heard there is one of the big resorts on Gull that may have to close for the rest of the season because of damage? 

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Did the Grandview lodge get crushed by this?  A coworker is going up there (or has reservations to) on Thursday, and they aren't answering their phones.  He is wondering if this trip is still going to be a go.?

​As of 4 hours ago from Grand View....

UPDATE: We are actively putting in all of our efforts to get the resort back to a fully functioning state. Currently, the resort does not have power. The only facilities that are active are The Pines at Grand View Lodge and The Preserve at Grand View Lodge

We are aware many of you are concerned about your future reservations. As of right now phone lines are down so we ask that you do not call. If your reservation is effected by the current situation we ask that you are patient and trust that you will be contacted by the reservations team.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

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Updated: 07/14/2015 10:50 AM
Created: 07/12/2015 9:08 AM KSTP.com

Madden's Resort on Gull Lake will be closed for two weeks after the severe storms that rolled through the area Sunday evening.

Hundreds of trees are down and at least 20 buildings are damaged at Madden's.

With no electricity, guests were asked to leave by noon Monday.

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