For those of you interested in information about the Taum Sauk dam failure, and the cleanup of the Black River and Johnson’s shut ins, Black River News, a blog by a Lesterville resident, has you covered. They point to the new Ameren Tauk Sauk website which provides additional information. I’ve never floated the Black River before, and I don’t float near as much as I did in my youth, but the Murphy Family may have to go this year.