The Blaine County Journal News-Opinion - We've Got The County Covered

Sherry Edwards stands next to the Flood Obelisk on the banks of the Red River of the North in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The obelisk indicates by rings on the monument where various levels of flood waters were measured over the years. The arrow marks "the Great Flood of 1997" that finally spurred action to build an adequate flood protection system around the towns of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks, Minnesota.