There are a few for-sale sale signs posted within sight of the Ferrios’ home now, but Dave and Cindy say they’re staying put.“It would take a lot for us to move. Lake levels may fluctuate dramatically in response to weather and climate. This screen capture of a video recently taken of the lake shore in Iosco County’s Baldwin Township on Lake Huron shows damage to a seawall – which is completely washed out – and mass erosion to property the wall was installed to protect. Nick Bonstell, the director of the Ottawa County Emergency Management Team, said the lakes were at or near their lowest point as recently as 2013. The sand, which is made up of larger, heavier particles drop out of the water column and stay along the shoreline forming our beaches.The waves will carry the sand along the shoreline by alongshore currents. The chart below shows that lake levels have fluctuated markedly over the past 130 years, on the order of 1-2 meters. High Risk Erosion Areas: Program and Maps Contact: Kate Lederle.
Local 4′s Paula Tutman made a trip to Lake Huron Monday and has more on the serious threat. Taken in the context of the Lake Huron ecosystem, erosion is actually beneficial. Fortunately, information does exist now to allow people to locate their cottages a safe distance back from the shoreline, based on historical erosion rates and the potential for slope failure.Will lower lake levels projected under climate change slow bluff erosion along the lake?
Often, the best approach when faced with extensive bluff erosion is to move back the cottage, if … A Storm Warning has been issued for Lake Superior near Marquette. When Tish Gancer looks out at the waters of Lake Michigan, she sees the final resting place of her house.
Lake Huron’s bluffs are composed of glacial till (that’s the clay, silt and sand material left behind by glaciers ). During low lake periods, beaches become wider and wind has more beach to blow across, picking up sand and carrying it … Watch the report below for … Historical information for this area shows that there are certain areas of the shoreline that are continually eroding, other areas that erode more slowly, and still other areas that have wide sandy beaches and have been stable for many decades.Erosion has been occurring along the Great Lakes since they were formed over 10,000 years ago. Record-high water levels on Lake Huron have caused significant shoreline erosion, including part of the beach's parking lot. We cannot rule out a few storm-force gusts to around 50 knots (57 mph), especially downwind of the longer fetch from Muskegon to South Haven ... .” NWS said. Other homeowners are getting nervous about the erosion too. The road was rebuilt a few years ago, but, Olson said, officials may have to readdress it later. In the Upper Peninsula, a band of heavy snow is expected to start falling later today. "So far, Rowley said, he’s not aware of any major damage to homes in Bangor Township.“There could be water in the basement or water in the crawl space, but it’s not like maybe we’ve seen on the West side of the state, where About 50 miles northeast of Bay City, on a spit of land off Michigan’s Thumb called Sand Point, storms and high water are endangering some homes there as well.Carl Vollmar and his daughter and son-in-law, who live next door, are taking measures to protect their yard from water damage. ** Our new mailing address: PO Box 477, Goderich, ON, N7A 4C7© The Lake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation | Our beaches and dunes, in turn, protect the shoreline from storm waves and erosion.Having a cottage in an eroding area can be a nerve wracking experience. As a result, a number of cottages along the lakeshore were built in high risk zones. The beach is a place for inspiration and reflection, fun in the sun with family and it provides the most breathtaking sunsets in all of Ontario! Cindy Ferrio says she didn’t sleep much the night before, worrying about the weather, the water, her home, and ailing neighbors who may need help when the weather is bad. Due to gusty west to northwest winds, lakeshore flooding is expected Monday and Monday night. It’s a natural process that is necessary to the ecology of the shoreline.