A new peninsula has appeared at one of Michigan’s busiest beaches, but don’t expect it stay for long. Crews are building an addition to Silver Beach in St. Joseph as part of an experiment to see how different methods of putting dredged sand on the beach can reduce how long fine particles cloud the water. Read the full story by MLive.
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