The use of motorized vehicles on beaches of Lake Huron has occurred historically, particularly along the Southeast shore in areas like Sauble, Boiler, Grand Bend and Ipperwash Beaches.

This practice has met with disfavour over the last 30 years as more intensive recreational use of Lake Huron’s beaches has occurred.

Beaches are described as being dynamic for a reason. They change constantly and need to be able to make these changes in order to maintain their equilibrium. When their balance has been disrupted, challenges occur. The purpose of this article is to discuss some of the common misconceptions surrounding beach processes.

When you plan a day at the beach, you must already know that you’ll be heading to a special place. Beaches are a great place for some rest and relaxation, but are also part of an ecological phenomenon. Most of our best beaches along Lake Huron are associated with sand dunes, those hills of sand covered with long grasses and shrubs. What many people don’t appreciate is how important those dunes are to the existence of the beach, and how vulnerable they are to human impacts.

The next time you spread your towel on the beach, think about this: One of the most popular types of shoreline in the Great Lakes region is the sandy beach. Sand is deposited on beaches when waves from the lake move it up from the lake bottom to the shoreline.  The sandy shorelines are ever changing.

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