A fence and a trail camera now prevent neighbors from walking up the Lake Michigan shoreline in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. Wisconsin’s laws governing beach use go back decades and differ from those of other Great Lakes states: under existing legal precedent, a person is not trespassing if they keep their feet wet. Read the full story by WTMJ-TV – Milwaukee, WI.
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