![]() ![]() Little Caesars is being razed as the Gaylord community continues to clean up the destruction. The Otsego Community Foundation, which manages charitable funds to support local causes, immediately sprung into action, creating the Tornado Response Fund to raise money to help with immediate relief, short-term recovery and long-term rebuilding efforts. Trees were knocked down and cars were flipped. The tornado damaged more than 200 homes - tearing through a manufactured home community – and nearly 40 businesses, mostly along Route 32, west of downtown Gaylord. Two people were killed and 44 people were injured as the tornado swept through Gaylord. The tornado was deemed an EF-3 - a severe rating - with winds of up to 150 mph in and around Gaylord. On that Friday afternoon in May, the tornado first touched down in eastern Antrim County and strengthened as the funnel moved west across Otsego County, according to the National Weather Service. ![]() ![]() “This is a marathon, not a sprint,” says Dana Bensinger, executive director of the Otsego Community Foundation, which has spearheaded relief efforts since the tornado struck on May 20. Residents continue to clear away debris and work on repairs. A couple businesses were razed and others are making repairs. Signs of its destruction remain evident along the city’s main and neighborhood streets. Gaylord continues to up the pieces after a rare tornado wreaked havoc on the northern Michigan resort community more than five months ago. ![]()
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