NEWS RELEASES
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through Lansing State Journal's website.
Water rising alongside Michigan's Great Lakes shoreline is causing shrinking beaches, eroding dunes, flooding campgrounds, costing millions to the state of Michigan, and is expected to get worse in 2020. The high water affects how millions of visitors use beaches, trails and campgrounds at lakeside parks across Michigan. The entrance to Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, is under threat of being overtaken by Lake Superior, due to the flooding.
Carol Thompson, of the Lansing State Journal, relays in her article: "The swollen Great Lakes have shrunk beaches and closed campgrounds, boat launches and trails, limiting options for state park visitors and threatening to reduce revenue from entrance and camping fees." The Great Lakes are projected to keep rising in spring of 2020. Park Officials estimate it may cost between $10 million to over $30 million to fully respond to the damage brought by high water.
To get further updates on flooding at the Great Lakes, visit Lansing State Journal.