Keep Michigan's Beaches 'Barefoot Friendly'
Detroit (CBS Detroit) - Help protect the Great Lakes by joining in on one of the upcoming adopt-a-Beach™ cleanups. The Great Lakes contain twenty percent of the Earth's surface fresh water. During last year's efforts, more than 12,000 Adopt-a-Beach™ volunteers removed 42,351 pounds of trash at 327 locations in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Ohio and Wisconsin. Barefoot wine sponsored beach clean ups are also accompanied by a celebration where volunteers age 21 and older are invited to attend an event featuring Barefoot Wine and surf-inspired fare.
Silver Beach Cleanup with Southwestern Michigan Association of Realtors:
•Wednesday, June 19, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
• Cleanup - 101 Broad Street, St. Joseph, MI 49085
• Celebration - 521 Lake Boulevard, St. Joseph, MI 49085
Stearns Park Beach Cleanup with A Few Friends for the Environment of the World:
• Tuesday, July 23, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
• Cleanup - Stearns Outer Drive, Ludington, MI 49431
• Celebration - 125 South James Street, Ludington, MI 49431
Traverse City Beach Cleanup with The Watershed Center and Traverse City Young Professionals:
• Thursday, August 8, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
• Cleanup - Meet in the Holiday Inn parking lot at the Barefoot Wine Tent at 615 East Front Street, Traverse City, MI 49686
• Celebration - 615 East Front Street, Traverse City, MI 49686
Bell Isle Beach Cleanup with the Belle Isle Conservancy:
• Thursday, August 15, 2013 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
• Cleanup - 1 Riverbank Drive, Detroit, MI 48207
• Celebration - 1 Riverbank Drive, Detroit, MI 48207
Pere Marquette Park Cleanup with Muskegon Save Our Shoreline:
• Saturday, August 17, 2013 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
• Cleanup - 3510 Channel Drive, Muskegon, MI 49441
• Celebration - 3505 Marina View Point, Muskegon, MI
49441 Grand Haven State Park Cleanup:
• Wednesday, August 21, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
• Cleanup - 1001 South Harbor Drive, Grand Haven, MI 49417
• Celebration - 2 Washington, Grand Haven, MI 49417
To learn more or find another event visit greatlakesadopt.org
