Lake Michigan Archives - Wisconsin Watch

An aerial view shows a sandy beach and greenish lake water with a wooden breakwater, a wooded bluff behind the shore, houses along the top, and a small wooden structure near the sand.

Milwaukee County judge overturns trespassing citation in Lake Michigan beach access case

by Evan Casey / WPR September 4, 2026September 5, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee professor Paul Florsheim got a $313 trespassing citation for walking past a public beach in Shorewood.

Several ice fishing shanties dot a frozen lake, with trucks and vehicles parked on the ice nearby and a wooded shoreline in the distance.

A Wisconsin whitefish refuge offers lessons for Michigan. But will it last?

by Kelly House / Bridge Michigan March 14, 2026March 15, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

An aerial view shows a sandy beach and greenish lake water with a wooden breakwater, a wooded bluff behind the shore, houses along the top, and a small wooden structure near the sand.

Environment, Government

Municipal judge rules against man challenging private beach access

by Noe Goldhaber / Wisconsin Watch January 29, 2026January 29, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A sandy beach is next to greenish lake water, with a wooden breakwater extending into the water. Stairs behind a brown and orange structure lead up a wooded bluff to houses above the shoreline.

Environment, Government

Public property. No trespassing? Man hopes his $313 ticket will reshape Lake Michigan shoreline access

by Dan Egan for Wisconsin Watch January 8, 2026January 8, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A pink flag says "WETLAND DELINEATION" in a forested area.

Kohler Co. golf course plans along Lake Michigan dealt another setback. Here’s what to know.

by Bennet Goldstein / Wisconsin Watch December 22, 2023December 21, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A tree branch extends over sand on the Lake Michigan shoreline on a cloudy day.

Wisconsin appeals court upholds decisions denying permit to build golf course along Lake Michigan

by Associated Press December 7, 2023December 7, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Study: Toxic PFAS chemical plume detected in Green Bay

by John Flesher / Associated Press January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Imperiled Shores

15 years later, Wisconsin university’s massive Lake Michigan seawall frustrates downstream neighbors

by Mario Koran / Wisconsin Watch August 13, 2022May 15, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Environment, Imperiled Shores

‘Preserving these places is paramount’: How photographer Brett Kosmider documents Door County, Wisconsin’s fragile, changing landscape

by Coburn Dukehart / Wisconsin Watch December 10, 2021December 5, 2022 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Environment, Government, Imperiled Shores

Wisconsin state parks battered as Lake Michigan shrinks beaches, smashes boardwalks

by Mario Koran / Wisconsin Watch December 9, 2021February 28, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Economy, Environment, Imperiled Shores

Imperiled Shores: A multimedia presentation

by Mario Koran / Wisconsin Watch and Coburn Dukehart / Wisconsin Watch November 5, 2021November 30, 2022 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Economy, Environment, Imperiled Shores

As Lake Michigan shoreline vanishes, Wisconsinites try to fight waves with walls

by Mario Koran / Wisconsin Watch November 4, 2021February 15, 2022 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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