Lake Michigan Homes in Danger as High Water and Waves Eat Away at Dunes
At a Glance Water levels on the lake are 3 feet higher than the long-term average for October.Storm-driven waves have washed away 20 to 30 feet of dunes in some places.Homes teeter on the edge of the cliffs. Storm-driven waves on a near-record-high Lake Michigan have eaten away at the shore, leaving some homes a few feet from plunging over a cliff. A storm on Oct. 16 was particularly destructive. “It’s frightening how much erosion is happening and ,” Tom...