Shorewood Beach Trespassing Case; Court Dismisses Citation
The ruling says walking below the ordinary high-water mark is protected by Wisconsin’s public trust doctrine and could shape future Great Lakes access cases.
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Milwaukee County judge overturns trespassing citation in Lake Michigan beach access case
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee professor Paul Florsheim got a $313 trespassing citation for walking past a public beach in Shorewood. Milwaukee County judge overturns trespassing citation in Lake Michigan beach access case is a post from Wisconsin Watch, a non-profit investigative news site covering Wisconsin since 2009. Please consider making a contribution to support our journalism.
Milwaukee County Judge reverses trespassing citation in Lake Michigan beach walker case
A judge in Milwaukee County has tossed out a trespassing citation a Shorewood man received last year for walking past a public beach along Lake Michigan's shoreline, saying the action was protected by the public trust doctrine.
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Great Lakes CommissionMilwaukee court reverses Shorewood Lake Michigan beach access ruling
The Milwaukee County Circuit Court decision could shape public shoreline access along Wisconsin's Great Lakes shorelines.
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