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I did some investigating a number of years ago on what the legal means would be to drop structure in lakes. It requires some work to procure the proper permission. To begin with you must supply the DNR with a sketch of the structure including a materials list. You also have to indicate the body of water and location in that body where you wish to place the structure. Then, and probably the most difficult, is you have to get permission from the land owner who has "Riparian Rights" to the land underneath the water where your structure will be placed. Here's an excerpt from a law firm website that puts in in lay terms:
Michigan has unique rules which are used to decide disputes about waterfront property. For example, the owner of property on an inland lake has title to the bottomland beginning at the lakefront. For rivers and streams, the ownership extends to the "thread” or center of the flowing water. Ownership of inland lakes is usually pie shaped and extends to the center point of the lake. The other river or lake front owners have a right to navigate and fish over the privately owned bottomland.
Here's more:
http://mwai.org/pdf_uploader/files/riparian_law.pdf
Needless to say, I gave up on the idea.
Originally Posted by skillett007
