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Published June 24, 2012, 12:00 AM

Photo Gallery: Thomson flooding aftermath


Joel Kulaszewicz examines the damage near his business on Vermillion Street in Thomson on Sunday, June 24, 2012. “You can’t imagine how nice it was before,” he said of the neighborhood. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)

  • Joel Kulaszewicz examines the damage near his business on Vermillion Street in Thomson on Sunday, June 24, 2012. “You can’t imagine how nice it was before,” he said of the neighborhood. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
  • Mandy Price (left) and her mother Kim Price examine the backyard of Kim’s parents Armas “Pete” and Donna Koski in Thomson Sunday afternoon. “This was his park,” Kim Price said. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
  • Donna Koski (left) receives support walking to her home Sunday from granddaughter Mandy Price. The Koski’s home suffered extensive damage from last week’s flood. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
  • Gravel, mud, debris, and a waterline indicate how high and fast moving the water that flowed into the Koski’s garage was. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
  • Joel Kulaszewicz examines his business, Ghost Town Relics, Sunday. “It isn’t as bad as I thought it would be, but it’s bad enough,” he said of the damages. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com
  • Vermillion Street in Thomson was damaged when Thomson Reservoir – located just beyond the top of the slope – overflowed its banks. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
  • A section of Minnesota Highway 210 is destroyed at the west side of Thomson. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
  • Flowing gently Sunday, this stream was a raging torrent last week, carrying away and wrapping around trees storage sheds and other structures, and undermining and buckling a section of Minnesota Highway 210 just downstream. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)