Abstract Four of the Great Lakes and Lake St. Clair serve as part of the 5261 km coastline of the State of Michigan. Understanding of the relationship between Michigan residents and these Lakes are important for the creation of messages designed to instill the desire to become better stewards of the Michigan coastline. Focus groups totaling 100 Michigan residents were held across the State to learn how residents feel about general issues facing Michigan’s coastline. The two major themes that emerged from the focus groups were issues related to the rising lake waters and the need for education on coastline awareness and stewardship. Other important themes emerged for the focus areas of the research team and its funding organization. There were differences of opinion on some of the issues between residents of the Upper and Lower Peninsulas (for example, public access was not as important an issue in the Upper Peninsula) and also for residents of Lake Michigan versus Lake Huron coastlines in the Lower Peninsula (storms are causing more damage and erosion on the Lake Michigan beaches).

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湖泊对我们意味着什么？了解密歇根州海岸线社区对五大湖的看法

摘要 四大湖和圣克莱尔湖是密歇根州 5261 公里海岸线的一部分。了解密歇根州居民与这些湖泊之间的关系对于创建旨在灌输成为密歇根州海岸线更好管家的愿望的信息非常重要。在全州举行了总共有 100 名密歇根州居民参加的焦点小组，以了解居民对密歇根州海岸线面临的一般问题的看法。焦点小组中出现的两个主要主题是与不断上升的湖水有关的问题以及有关海岸线意识和管​​理教育的必要性。研究团队及其资助组织的重点领域出现了其他重要主题。