Let's be clear: Beachcombers must be water huggers

As reported here last Thursday (5/20), the recent Court of Appeals ruling on beach access has caused quite a flury of articles. Today the Grand Rapids Press wrote this article: Let's be clear: Beachcombers must be water huggers . Hightlights from this article are:

The state Court of Appeals ruling on May 13 cites earlier law that confines public access along private beaches to the water itself.

"(The law) contains no provision guaranteeing any member of the public the right to walk on a beach fronting private property along one of the Great Lakes," Justice Christopher Murray wrote in an opinion involving a Lake Huron property dispute.

The court identified the dividing line between public and private property as "the water's edge."

[T]he cottagers' association for Ottawa Beach has maintained signs at the state park boundary, stating "Holland State Park Ends Here. No alcoholic beverages. No dogs allowed."

Are signs going to become commonplace now? How about fences to the water's edge?