© 2024 WNMU-FM
Upper Great Lakes News, Music, and Arts & Culture
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Beaches eroding along Lake Michigan due to high water levels

Deborah Prescott
/
Escanaba Daily Press

ESCANABA, MI (AP)--   Some beaches along Lake Michigan are taking a hit from high water levels.

The Escanaba Daily Press reports the vegetation that protects sandy beach areas is eroding. City recreation director Kim Peterson says the water is practically running up to the berm at the Escanaba Municipal Beach. Peterson said she’s spoken to several experts about potential methods to reinforce the beach and welcomes suggestions from people in the community.

Escanaba plans to open the beach sometime in the middle of June.

Gladstone Parks and Recreation Director Nicole Sanderson said their beach will open this summer without lifeguards or a concession stand.

The Associated Press is one of the largest and most trusted sources of independent newsgathering, supplying a steady stream of news to its members, international subscribers and commercial customers. AP is neither privately owned nor government-funded; instead, it's a not-for-profit news cooperative owned by its American newspaper and broadcast members.