THREE RIVERS, Mich. (WOOD) — More than a month after an EF2 tornado sent trees through homes, mangled fencing and shredded brush in Three Rivers, many damaged houses still have boards over windows and tarps over the gashes. But there’s still a sense of persevering and rebuilding, unshaken by the winds.
Jean Nierodzinski might not walk her dog at Riverside Cemetery like others, but she knows what it’s like to take a moment of refuge and enjoy its view.
“I’d come through here just to take a drive because it was so nice. There’s a spot down by the river that has a bench where you could sit and look out at the lake or the river coming through and it was just gorgeous,” she said.
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After the March 6 storm, the cemetery was inaccessible. The once-lush green canopy it was known for was transformed in a matter of minutes. Seventy trees were uprooted, with 10 too damaged to stay up…