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Increased precipitation, foot traffic pose trail erosion problems at Lake Michigan parks

By Lauren Coin and Great Lakes Echo | October 15, 2025

By Lauren Coin

Park trails along Lake Michigan’s shoreline in Wisconsin and Michigan are eroding because of more frequent extreme precipitation events and increased foot traffic from visitors in undesignated recreation areas.

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