A look at Michigan's disappearing shorelines

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(WDIV Detroit) LAKEPORT, Mich. – With the recent heat, it’s hard to not think about spending the day on one of Michigan’s many lakes, but there’s a growing problem for many towns along the lakes: erosion.

It’s been happening for years, but as climate change continues to impact the lakes, experts and those who live on the shore are beginning to worry.

“Sometimes we could feel spray up against the windows of the house, and big waves, you would actually feel the house vibrate when they hit the seawall,” said Geof Kusch. “Now you can see that the beach is about a foot below my sidewalk at the height of the high water. It was four to five feet from the sidewalk, down to what beach was there.”

Kusch has lived along Lake Huron for nearly a decade. In 2020, the water came a little too close for comfort. At its worst, the water has practically knocked on their back door. ..........(more)

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2021/05/21/a-look-at-michigans-disappearing-shorelines/?

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1. My grand parents and other relatives had cottages on Lake St Clare

they went back to 1900 or so. Over the years water was high, in the yard up to the door. Then water was low and very shallow at the wall. 10 years is nothing. They put up walls then higher walls and still had water in the yard some years.
Lake Erie north of Toledo and north has dikes put in 30 or so years ago. People took some down over the years and now are getting flooded. These are the fun times of living on the water... soon they will be in the water. Then it will go down.
If you want to live ON the water this is something you have to put up with.

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2. If you build seawalls for a living, these "high-water times" are great.

If you repair/replace boat propellers for a living, the "low-water times" are great.

The lakes are always providing employment of some sort.

[Srkdqltr]

3. Very true

Keep everyone working.