Keep Duluth Clean Community Cleanups By City of Duluth / Keep Duluth Clean Rolling, June – September 2026 | Varies by site Duluth lakefront, parks, and trails, MN

Love Your Lakes Cleanups By A Greener Future
Rolling, June – September 2026 | Varies by site
Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, and Lake Huron shorelines, ON

Pere Marquette Park Adopt-a-Beach By Sea Michigan
Jun 23, Jul 28, Sep 20 | 9:30 – 11:00 AM ET
Pere Marquette Park, Muskegon, MI

S.O.N.S. of Lake Erie Presque Isle Cleanups By S.O.N.S. of Lake Erie / DCNR Volunteers
Rolling, June – September | Varies by date
Presque Isle State Park, Erie, PA

Love Our Lakefront Monthly Cleanups By Edgewater Environmental Coalition
Last Sat: Jun 28, Jul 26, Aug 30, Sep 27, | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM CT
Kathy Osterman Beach (Hollywood Beach), Chicago, IL

Shedd Aquarium Action Days By Shedd Aquarium
Monthly, June – September | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
12th Street Beach and Northerly Island, Chicago, IL

The Cleanup Club Lake Erie Beach Cleanup By The Cleanup Club
Anticipated: July 18 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET Maumee Bay State Park / Headlands Beach State Park, OH

Sea Michigan Adopt-a-Beach at Muskegon State Park By Sea Michigan
July 22 and August 19| 10:00 – 11:30 AM ET Muskegon State Park (Channel Beach), Muskegon, MI

Belle Isle Kayak & Land Cleanup
By Friends of the Detroit River
August 15 | 9:30 AM – 12 PM EDT
Belle Isle, Detroit, MI

Keep Benzie Beautiful Lakeshore Cleanup By Keep Benzie Beautiful (Stormcloud Brewing partner)
August 22 | 9:00 AM ET
Benzie County Lake Michigan beaches, Frankfort, MI

Wisconsin Point Fall Beach Cleanup By Friends of the Lake Superior Reserve
Anticipated: September 12 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Wisconsin Point, Superior, WI

Schlitz Audubon Lake Michigan Beach Cleanup By Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
Anticipated: September 19 | 9:00 – 11:00 AM CT
Schlitz Audubon Beach, Bayside (Milwaukee County), WI

Coastal Cleanup at Lake Erie Beach Park By Town of Evans
Anticipated: September 19 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET Lake Erie Beach Park, Town of Evans, NY

September Adopt-a-Beach (Great Lakes day of action) By Alliance for the Great Lakes September 19 | Volunteer's choice (most sites 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM local) Hundreds of beaches across MI, WI, IL, IN, OH, PA, NY, MN

Adopt-a-Beach Fall Kickoff
By Alliance for the Great Lakes
September 18 – 20 | All weekend EDT
Shorelines across all five Great Lakes