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Does the public have access rights to a lake from a road that runs parallel to the lake?
While some factors may change the outcome, the answer is generally no. In fact, “[n]o Michigan decision has ever held that a dedication of a parallel road conveys riparian rights to the receiving governmental entity, and every Michigan decision that has addressed this exact issue has held that a dedication of a parallel road does not divest front-lot owners of riparian rights.” 2000 Baum Family Trust v Babel, 488 Mich 136, 173-74 (2010).
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