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In this Jan. 2020 photo provided by Geof Benson, crews use bulldozers to move sand along Lake Michigan's shoreline in Beverly Shores, Ind., in to protect local beaches from storms that have scoured the region's shoreline during a period of near record high water levels. Leaders of several of Indiana's lakeside communities, including Beverly Shores, have urged Gov. Eric Holcomb to declare a state of emergency and help with funding to fight erosion that's eating away at beaches important to local tourism and threatening beachside homes. (Courtesy of Geof Benson via AP)

In this Jan. 2020 photo provided by Geof Benson, crews use bulldozers to move sand along Lake Michigan's shoreline in Beverly Shores, Ind., in to protect local beaches from storms that have scoured the region's shoreline during a period of near record high water levels. Leaders of several of Indiana's lakeside communities, including Beverly Shores, have urged Gov. Eric Holcomb to declare a state of emergency and help with funding to fight erosion that's eating away at beach…

March 28, 2020

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Communities urge Indiana to help fight Lake Michigan erosion
March 28, 2020 11:08 a.m.

Communities urge Indiana to help fight Lake Michigan erosion

BEVERLY SHORES, Ind. (AP) — Leaders of several communities along Indiana’s Lake Michigan shoreline are calling on Gov. Eric Holcomb to declare a state of emergency and help with funding to fight erosion as near-record high water levels continue sweeping away beaches important to tourism.