Be prepared with a 'go bag' for emergencies

Be prepared with a 'go bag' for emergencies

DETROIT LAKES — “Be prepared or prepare to be blindsided.” ― Author Frank Sonnenberg These days, it seems like a natural disaster can strike at any time in Minnesota — just look at the hurricane-level winds and flooding in the Bemidji area in June, and the three major wildfires that destroyed over 200 buildings in St. Louis County in May. Or last year, when June rainstorms swept across northern Minnesota, dropping as much as 6 inches of rain in …