Who owns the shoreline in Michigan?

Since the State owns up to the high-water line, it holds these properties as a public trust, giving the general public the right to use everything below that high point. A lakeshore property owner can't do anything to obstruct that right - such as building a fence or gate below the ordinary high-water line.



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