One of Chicago's (and the Sloop's) most precious resources - Lake Michigan - continues to be in a precarious give and take as it relates to water levels and erosion.
The Tribune has a good read on the current dynamics and how water levels are causing erosion. They also talk about our local Sloop beach:
In the heart of the city, just steps from the Doane Observatory at Adler Planetarium, hundreds gathered at 12th Street Beach as they enjoyed the three-day weekend and the kickoff of beach season. But 12th Street has also suffered from erosion and, according to the Park District, is in need of repairs to its lake wall — repairs that are set to begin in early June and be completed by October. The beach will remain open during the renovation.
“Anywhere that we can keep the water area and the beach open, we absolutely will because we know how precious beach season is in Chicago,” Gleason said.
We haven't been recently, but last year it definitely looked like only 1/3 of the beach was still there. Sounds like it's only gotten worse.
Here is an old picture of how the beach looked. Today it's not nearly as big (we hope to get there soon to check it out):
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