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Tower Road Beach "Lake Glass"

by Sheila Kane
(Illinois, USA)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/coTower Road Beach lake glass
Tower Road Beach Click to zoom.


Name of Beach and Comments: Tower Road Beach is actually on Lake Michigan in Winnetka Illinois.

There is amazing glass on this beach and all the beaches located in the towns surrounding!! Do you call it lake glass then?

How would you rate this beach for sea glass?: Good (6-15 jewelry grade pcs. found per hour)

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Thanks for adding this, Sheila!

Naturally-tumbled glass found on fresh water shores is generally called beach glass. However, sea glass can be beach glass, so it is not that specific. "Lake glass" sounds even more specific (as compared perhaps to beach glass found on large rivers), and I think the term is easily understood, so I think it should be used so specify "beach glass found on lake shores."

:-)

David (editor)

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Tower Road Beach "Lake Glass"

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Jul 24, 2010
 Evanston Beach Glass
by: Suzy

There are a few beaches in Evanston where I've found quite a bit of seaglass - it's not a lot per trip, but I always find at least 5 pieces within an hour unless there's been a big storm lately. Unless you're already an Evanston resident and have a beach token, go hunting right after the end of the season when it's still warm but they're not charging for beach access anymore. I think this is after August first, but check the Evanston park department's webpage first. I usually went to Clark St beach, Lee St beach and the South Blvd Beach.

I went to the beach in Wilmette once and thought it was horrible for beach glass, but wonderful for everything else.
Jul 18, 2010
 Thumbs up to Tower Beach!!
by: Marcie

We moved here 8 months ago and live in Winnetka. I've strolled all the local beaches seeking glass. I always have great luck at Tower as long as the tide is low. I find 8-15 quality pieces an hour....which is usually how long it takes me to walk the beach and throw balls to the dog. The dog seems to drop the ball in spots where there's lots of glass, so he's a good helper and stirs the sand a little, so I find more pieces the when we do our return walk on the beach. There are definitely hot spots on the beach which have more glass than others. Took my daughter there yesterday and found 12 pieces just playing on the shoreline with her. Long time locals have told me glass has cut back a lot since we are becoming a greener society. I have been finding more amber/brown colors and a few navy blues lately. I wish I could walk the beach 3 times a day....I'm addicted!!!! (I also think Tower is the longest beach to walk in the area, so probably why I find more there vs the other beaches)
Mar 15, 2010
 Lake Glass?
by: Anonymous

Can sea glass be found on lakes? specifically Lake Michigan. if so what would the name be if its not found on a beach shore?
Nov 09, 2009
 Sea glass Tower Road Beach "Lake Glass"
by: Anonymous

I am surprised about Tower Beach! We have a huge bottle of sea glass that we collected over about 5 visits this summer.

However, we did go one time this past summer and because of the wind we found absolutely nothing. Other than that, it was great. What beach did you find your sea glass?
Nov 08, 2009
 Worst Beach Ever
by: Anonymous

8 NOV 2009---this was the WORST beach ever for lake glass. We drove for 3 hours to get there - from north of Rockford - we found 3 little pieces in the hour we walked - we have been on a beaches where you can pickup three pieces before you make it to the beach. It was a beautiful day though for the stroll - with 65 degrees and all. We said the heck with it and ended up going to a different spot on the lake and couldn't keep up with all that was coming in with the tide. We will not be going back to Tower Road Beach again.
Oct 26, 2009
 Tower Road Beach, Winnetka, IL
by: gail.slusser@gmail.com

Sheila - we have been looking for sea glass for a long time. We decided to Google sea glass and saw that Tower Road Beach (we live in Barrington) has good sea glass. We've been there about 6 times this summer and have found some great stuff.

We noticed that you said all surrounding beaches have sea glass, but we didn't find any when we visited Glencoe Beach. Do you know why there is so much on Tower Road Beach and not other beaches?

Also, I live near Foster Beach in Chicago. I haven't looked yet, but do you know if any has been spotted there? Doesn't it have to be a rocky beach?

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