A big red blob on the radar racing across northern Wisconsin, where it knocked the power out in the Minocqua/Tomahawk area where the Janowiec family were renting a cabin and boating, over a long weekend. Dark clouds to the west in the American Soo, where, oddly enough, the power was also out. Then, although we drove fast, lightning and raindrops somewhere around Bruce Mines. Back over our stern quarter, towering cliffs of blue-black cloud. And then, wending along the lovely Mississagi River just west of Blind River, blinded by horizontal rain and flying tree shrapnel. From there to Espanola it was heavy weather. But we made it.

"One can never complain about rain" has long been my refrain, so I won't start now.

Lovely cool temperature this evening (upper 50s.)