If the erosion is bad enough ... “When you are on the Lake Michigan beaches, you don’t see the big blooms you would see there like on these inland lakes like Muskegon, Lake Macatawa and ...

Since 1973, ice coverage has fallen by 77% on Lake Michigan and 71% on the Great Lakes as a whole. That has a far-reaching ...

It also helps buffet the shore from harsh winter winds and waves, reducing erosion ... help protect our beaches and coastline. During the winter, it bears the brunt of Lake Michigan's waves ...