- Dates
- 2020-01-15 – 2020-02
- Kind
- Construction
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- shorelineinfrastructurewater-levelsproperty
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In January 2020, an East Side property owner announced plans to replace a deteriorating wooden seawall with a metal structure, with spring work expected to require barges and other equipment. The announcement invited nearby owners to discuss possible cost sharing and was accompanied by a reproduced federal warning that Great Lakes water levels could remain at or above 2019 records.
Evidence limits
This is a private project announcement and regional high-water context. It does not establish permits, construction completion, engineering performance, property-value effects, or the legality or suitability of seawalls elsewhere.
Sources
- A property owner announced plans to replace a deteriorating wooden seawall with metal, with McDonough Construction and K & M Construction expected to work in spring 2020 and possible cost sharing for nearby owners. The thread also reproduces a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers warning that 2020 Great Lakes levels could meet or exceed 2019 records. It documents a private planned project and regional context, not permits, completion, engineering adequacy, or a general policy recommendation.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 15 · t014948
- A property owner posted a progress report and photograph describing construction of the new seawall and praising the crew. The follow-up confirms active construction and community observation, but does not establish final completion, permits, engineering performance, or shoreline impacts.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 15 · t015244
Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “East Side property owner announces planned seawall replacement amid high-water warnings, 2020”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-east-side-seawall-replacement-planned-2020/, accessed [date], citing Pam Grassmick, “East Side Seawall Construction,” Beaver Island Forum, January 15–February 6, 2020. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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