Kara Schlichting was recently quoted in the September 2023 issue of The Atlantic in Michael Waters’ article “America Has a Private-Beach Problem.” She gave some historical context to this piece on the increasing privatization of what used to public space along America’s coastlines, noting that in the 19th century, beaches were actually undesirable from a real-estate perspective. You can read the full article here (paywalled): https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2023/09/private-beach-state-laws-public-access/675292/