Large crevice confuses residents

Subject: Large crevice confuses residents Sun Oct 10, 2010 6:53 pm

Large crevice confuses residents

MENOMINEE TOWNSHIP -- It's a geological phenomenon that has both authorities and Menominee Township residents scratching their heads. A large crevice, stretching almost two football fields, suddenly appeared in the woods near Birch Creek earlier this week.

"I don't know really. It just looks like a giant crack in the ground," said young spectator and local resident, Ashley Armbrust. "I don't know what happened."

The 150-yard crevice is puzzling local residents. Some areas are up to five feet deep and a few feet across. The ground even rose up several feet in some areas around the crevice, causing trees to lean on both sides. Like the spectators, property owners feel the whole thing is just confusing.

"I told the kids we had an earthquake and they laughed at me, then after they looked at it, they say I don't know," said property owner, Eileen Heider.

It all started early Monday morning between 8 & 9 a.m. Central time, when Eileen and her neighbors heard a loud boom, and that's when Eileen felt her house start to shake.

"I heard something, but I was concentrating more on the chair moving than I was listening," Eileen explained. "It was just moving back and forth, like I had a vibrating chair, which I don't have."

There's video at the link.

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Doount yah knoow? XD I love that area's accent.

Subject: Re: Large crevice confuses residents Mon Oct 11, 2010 10:16 am

I'm thinking moles.

Subject: Re: Large crevice confuses residents Mon Oct 11, 2010 6:32 pm

That accent terrifies me. My most hard-assed manager at Target talked like that.

Subject: Re: Large crevice confuses residents Mon Oct 11, 2010 6:52 pm

Quote :: It all started early Monday morning between 8 & 9 a.m. Central time, when Eileen and her neighbors heard a loud boom, and that's when Eileen felt her house start to shake.

earthquake or land slide or sinkhole, I'm leaning towards a small earthquake, nothing fancy here...