Where can the public walk along Lake Michigan? That’s the question at hand for the recent municipal court trial in Shorewood where a man was accused of trespassing after taking a route north of Atwater Beach. He’s contesting the $313 fine out of principle. Melissa Scanlan, professor and director of the Center for Water Policy, said there hasn’t been a Wisconsin court case or administrative rule relating to walking up below the high water mark on Great Lakes shorelines.
Scanlan was cited in and articles, concerning the fine.