“I
don’t know what fun they get out of that.”
Ruth Bender, Lives
on beach in Mazomanie, Wisconsin
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| Photo by Amandicacom (Creative Commons) |
Quick.
When I say “nude beach,” what’s the first place that pops into your mind? South
of France? Caribbean island? California? Betcha it wasn’t Wisconsin.
But
it could’ve been. There’s a nude beach near Mazomanie, Wisconsin (population
1,715), and that has local residents up in arms.
Public
nudity is against the law in Wisconsin and so it begs the question: what’s a
nude beach doing in the state? The answer: prosecutors near Mazomanie are a
liberal bunch. They have a real “live and let live” attitude. If swimsuitless sunbathers
aren’t doing anything illegal—apart from being naked, that is—prosecutors are
willing to look the other way. And that’s made Mazomanie a natural attraction
for the au naturel.
But
residents say the nudists are breaking several laws. Not only are they lounging
around the sand naked, they’re sneaking off into the woods to do what naked
people do. And they’re doing it with drugs. Locals want it to stop.
So
the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has closed the woods near the
beach, hoping that’ll put a halt to elicit activities. If it doesn’t, locals will
continue to protest. If they voice their concerns loudly and long enough, prosecutors
may find it too hard to turn the other cheek.
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