[Southsider2k12]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post...0805-story.html

[diggler]

Was at the dunes today, and had to ask: Where's all the beaches ?

[Groucho]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post...0805-story.html

Hello! McFly!!
Lake Michigan levels vary sometimes greatly, if you build on the beach you must be prepared for the result.

http://www.in.gov/dnr/water/3661.htm

http://www.in.gov/dnr/water/files/06WaterL...kesMichigan.pdf

A look at the second url, which shows a graph, shows that Lake Michigan has varied as much as 5.44 feet over it's recorded history from 1918 to 1985. If you consider how gentle our beach slope is, 5.44 or 5feet 5". That's as tall as some adults. It's a huge difference. If you look at some of these pictures, it is not hard to imagine water coming over the sea wall in a November storm.

It is my understanding that it is virtually impossible to get water damage insurance for a home on the shore lake Michigan.

Luddington News, 1984 - https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=110&...92422&hl=en

The New York times was talking about this in 1987...

http://www.nytimes.com/1987/01/25/realesta...shorelines.html

It ain't like people have not been warned about what Lake Michigan can do. It's always someone from somewhere else who builds and screams the loudest when the lake does what it has done for centuries.