A Slow Return To Normal
By Paige Funkhouser, Door County Advocate
…The propane line was capped to keep it from leaking any more gas; crews on the scene worked Thursday to ventilate lingering propane pockets in the ground.
Gas levels were still being monitored Friday by emergency service crews within the cordoned-off area. Homeowners and most business owners were allowed back into their buildings Friday, with the exception of The Viking Grill, Caxton Bookstore and the Marathon gas station.
Visitors and local traffic can access the downtown Ellison Bay businesses on the highway up to the Mink River Basin Supper Club or on Mink River Basin Road.
A short detour around Ellison Bay has been set up by the Door County Sheriff’s Department and allows vehicles to safely navigate around the closed section of State 42. The approximately three-mile detour, which allows traffic to continue on to Gills Rock and Washington Island on State 42 north of Ellison Bay, will remain in place until county officials are able to reopen the short stretch that is closed in downtown Ellison Bay.