Cape beach access

[DZ]

I just got back from a family reunion we held on the east shore of Lake Michigan. This shoreline is very much like the bay side of the Cape - all sand dunes and very shallow. If you didn't know it you'd swear you were on the Cape - just no tides. Anyway, took a dune buggy ride on this stretch which is "protected". The tour driver says they have to be careful for the plovers - they get to the lake shore and the plovers are running all over the place. I told the guide that back east they would shut his business down with that many plovers on the beach - she just looked at me funny and said the feds have no problem with their tour company. Very strange.
Link to to their website:
http://www.macwoodsdunerides.com/

DZ

[Karl F]

that is because they do not have Scott Melvin, or MA Audubon to deal with....




Wow... them pics reminded me of the old days (70's) up at RP...

[tattoobob]

Originally Posted by DZ

I just got back from a family reunion we held on the east shore of Lake Michigan. This shoreline is very much like the bay side of the Cape - all sand dunes and very shallow. If you didn't know it you'd swear you were on the Cape - just no tides. Anyway, took a dune buggy ride on this stretch which is "protected". The tour driver says they have to be careful for the plovers - they get to the lake shore and the plovers are running all over the place. I told the guide that back east they would shut his business down with that many plovers on the beach - she just looked at me funny and said the feds have no problem with their tour company. Very strange.
Link to to their website:
http://www.macwoodsdunerides.com/

DZ

They still let the Dune tours do there thing during the beach closures. Just no fisherman or beach goers can drive the beaches

I just missed them opening the south side of race by one day, I love it over there, alot less people use that side

[2na]

the rangers don't call them bitches - they use a much more vulgar term. And the rangers absolutely hate closing beach, they are mandated by law and orders from above (read: Superintendent Price - birds come 1st). There is some equality between the rangers and F & W, but Price always comes down on the side of the birds if the divisions can't work it out.

The Race map looks good right now, but there is a tern nest right at the north side access that is ready to hatch, so that will be closed down soon. The upside is that the pole road should be opening soon, as the nest that closed that is close to fledgling. The NW blow last week put a lot of sand back on the beach. South side was filthy with lettuce when opened, cleaned up within a couple of days. But there is a large stretch of beach where you are prohibited from stopping - it's the birds' beach.