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Turning Great Lakes wind into energy
Bay View Compass (10/30)
Amid a growing interest in shifting from nonrenewable to renewable energy sources, the Great Lakes are attracting attention of their own as potential sources of wind energy.

Great Lakes aid isn't a cure-all
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (10/25)
While the federal government is about to spend up to $475 million toward a restoration program, the plan does little or nothing to stop continuing assaults on the system by calling for tough new laws and regulations, or ensuring that existing rules be enforced.

State Beach Resources

Beach Health
Wisconsin Great Lakes Beaches
Beach Health allows access to information on Great Lakes beaches in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Beach Monitoring and Closure/Advisory Practices
Natural Resources Defense Council
Wisconsin beach map and information on beach monitoring and closings.

State Beaches

Alford
Nearest city: Kenosha
Agency:Kenosha County Division of Health

AnClam Park
Nearest city: Baileys Harbor
Agency:County of Door Sanitarian Department

Atwater Beach
Nearest city: Shorewood
Agency:Shorewood Health Department

Baileys Harbor Ridges Park
Nearest city: Baileys Harbor
Agency:County of Door Sanitarian Department

Barker's Island Beach
Nearest city: Superior
Agency:Douglas County Health Department

Bradford Beach
Nearest city: Milwaukee
Agency:City of Milwaukee Health Department

Broad Street Beach
Nearest city: Bayfield
Agency:City of Bayfield

City of Kewaunee
Nearest city: Kewaunee
Agency:City of Kewaunee

Cresent Beach
Nearest city: Algoma
Agency:City of Algoma

Egg Harbor
Nearest city: Egg Harbor
Agency:County of Door Sanitarian Department

Eichelman
Nearest city: Kenosha
Agency:Kenosha County Division of Health

Ellison Bay
Nearest city: Ellison Bay
Agency:County of Door Sanitarian Department

Ephraim
Nearest city: Ephraim
Agency:County of Door Sanitarian Department

Fish Creek
Nearest city: Fish Creek
Agency:County of Door Sanitarian Department

Frank E. Murphy Park
Nearest city: Egg Harbor
Agency:County of Door Sanitarian Department

Grant Park Beach
Nearest city: South Milwaukee
Agency:South Milwaukee Health Department

Harrington Beach State Park
Nearest city: Port Washington
Agency:Harrington Beach State Park

Hika Park
Nearest city: Village of Cleveland
Agency:Village of Cleveland

Jacksonport Town Park
Nearest city: Jacksonport
Agency:County of Door Sanitarian Department

Klode Beach
Nearest city: Whitefish Bay
Agency:Shorewood Health Department

McKinley Beach
Nearest city: Milwaukee
Agency:City of Milwaukee Health Department

Neshotah Beach
Nearest city: Two Rivers
Agency:Manitowoc County Health Department

Nicolet Bay Beach
Nearest city: Fish Creek
Agency:Peninsula State Park/Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

North Beach
Nearest city: Racine
Agency:City of Racine - Environmental Health Division

Otumba
Nearest city: Sturgeon Bay
Agency:County of Door Sanitarian Department

Pennoyer
Nearest city: Kenosha
Agency:Kenosha County Division of Health

Portage Park
Nearest city: Sturgeon Bay
Agency:County of Door Sanitarian Department

Red Arrow
Nearest city: Manitowoc
Agency:Manitowoc County Health Department

Red River Park
Nearest city: Dyckesville
Agency:Kewaunee County

Sand Bay Beach
Nearest city: Nasewaupee
Agency:County of Door Sanitarian Department

Saxon Harbor
Nearest city: Saxon
Agency:Iron County Health Department

Simmons
Nearest city: Kenosha
Agency:Kenosha County Division of Health

Sister Bay
Nearest city: Sister Bay
Agency:County of Door Sanitarian Department

South Shore Beach
Nearest city: Milwaukee
Agency:City of Milwaukee Health Department

Southport
Nearest city: Kenosha
Agency:Kenosha County Division of Health

Sun Set
Nearest city: Sturgeon Bay
Agency:County of Door Sanitarian Department

Terrae Andre
Nearest city: Oostburg
Agency: Sheboygan County Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health

Zoo Beach
Nearest city: Racine
Agency:City of Racine - Environmental Health Division

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