This Side of the Lake

Lake Michigan water quality

Grand Haven Fog House / Photo by author

In a previous post, I discussed pollution on the west side of Lake Michigan. Safe swimming near Chicago and Milwaukee, especially after a rainstorm, means closely observing the bacteria monitoring results. But what about this side of the lake? The Grand Haven State Park beach is on the left side of the pier picture below. The Grand River, just to the right. A plume of brown water…