SOUTH BAR LAKE
From left, Gavin Bourquin, 8, of Traverse City, Maleah Brandt, 7 of South Boardman and Ali Brandt, 10, of South Boardman swim in South Bar Lake in Empire. A nearby culvert that drains South Bar Lake into Lake Michigan is failing, with high water, winds and waves clogging it with sand about once a week. An increase in rain and stormwater runoff has exacerbated the problem, causing the water levels in South Bar to rise.
