The village of Ephraim, Wis., recently completed a $358,000 project to place large rocks along the shoreline and create a new sidewalk and park space downtown. The rock barriers aim to protect the Lake Michigan shoreline against erosion from powerful waves, which have whittled away land in recent years. Photo taken July 28, 2021. Coburn Dukehart and Tad Dukehart / Wisconsin Watch
The village of Ephraim, Wis., recently completed a $358,000 project to place large rocks along the shoreline and create a new sidewalk and park space downtown. The rock barriers aim to protect the Lake Michigan shoreline against erosion from powerful waves, which have whittled away land in recent years. Photo taken July 28, 2021. Coburn Dukehart and Tad Dukehart / Wisconsin Watch

STURGEON BAY — A panel discussion will be held Nov. 4 at 7 pm at Crossroads at Big Creek, 2041 Michigan Street, Sturgeon Bay, in conjunction with the release of a series of news stories about the impacts of these volatile lake levels on Wisconsin shorelines and communities.

(Read the first installment HERE.)

This event will explore the ways Northeast Wisconsin communities can protect their shorelines from Lake Michigan’s volatile waters in the coming years.

And it will feature insights gathered during the reporting of Wisconsin Watch’s upcoming series: Imperiled Shores. Look for the first two stories from that series on Oct. 30 and Nov. 4 at WisconsinWatch.org.

Wisconsin Watch reporter, Mario Koran, will moderate this event.



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