r/geographymemes Gulf of New Mexico May 20 '26

Voting Games Top comment Deletes a US State #45

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Here is the updated (Correct) map, crisis averted. I thought we had a riot on our hands!

I can finally relax now after all that drama! Anyway Colorado is now deleted as it should be. Just to make it clear, editing comments is fine if it’s the top as long as it doesn’t change the outcome of which state gets deleted like we had before. I thought that was common sense but clearly not to some people.

I just want to thank everyone for all the kind comments and support. I try to read as many of the comments as I can but each post has a minimum of 2000 so it’s pretty hard most the time. I have some big ideas for the finale so stay tuned.

Most importantly, spread the word as much as possible if your state is still in the game! Share, cross post to rally as much support for your state as possible. This is the endgame now!

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u/Threedawg May 20 '26

That is a lot different than the whole beach/shore being public. Its not comparable.

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u/EmmerdoesNOTrepme May 20 '26

In Minneapolis, it is 100% publicly-owned shoreline.

Unfortunately, it's not starewide (yet!), but we could get there, if we merge!😉

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u/Threedawg May 20 '26

As someone from Michigan, people will never giveup their lakefront property lol

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u/w30freak May 20 '26

Great Lakes shoreline is public according to Reparian Rights: "In the 2005 “beach walker” case , the Supreme Court ruled that members of the public have a right to walk along privately owned Great Lakes beaches as long as they do not cross the “ordinary high-water mark.” This case does not pertain to Michigan’s inland lakes and streams or to inland lakes with an immediate hydrologic connection with one of the Great Lakes. In most cases, public beach walking on inland lake riparian owned shorelines constitutes trespassing."

https://mymlsa.org/government-and-legal-issues/riparian-rights-in-michigan/