A number of communities along the shores of the Great Lakes have been struggling for months and sometimes years to protect or regain public access to the shoreline. Public access to beaches in small communities has been assumed for centuries, but with the growing development of these communities has come new property owners that want to restrict this access. |
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| Save Our Shoreline | Save Our Shoreline is a non-profit, grass roots organization of property owners and others committed to the preservation of riparian rights along Michigan's 3288 miles of Great Lakes shoreline. They were integral in getting the Supreme Court ruling in the U.S. | |||
| The Shorewalk Association | The Shorewalk Association is a group of concerned citizens based on Lake Erie's north shore in the Fort Erie & Port Colborne, Ontario area. They accept members from across the province and beyond, and are hoping to bring together a coalition of individuals and groups with the same issues, to work towards strengthening Ontario's waterfront legislative and judicial decisions to reflect the public's right to walk all our shorelines. | |||
| Save the Beaches | Save the Beaches is a group based in Tiny Township on the shores of Lake Huron. They have been trying since 1999 to regain access to the town’s only public beach, to no avail. This site has detailed information on the issues surrounding beach ownership on the Great Lakes, and a history of what they have done so far in attempting to get the Government of Ontario to address their concerns. They also include form letters that can be sent to various government officials, including the Attorney General of Ontario. | |||
| Friends of Hillier | Friends of Hillier Beaches and Dunes is a group in Prince Edward County that is working towards the preservation and protection of the Hillier Beaches and Dunes from the onslaught of development. They want to maximize public access, use and ownership of Hillier Beaches, and to prevent damage to environmentally sensitive areas. | |||