his year’s Beach cleanup was a great success. 27 volunteers participated, patrolled, and cleaned over 27 miles of shoreline. Although Beaver Island beaches are quite clean, almost 180 pounds of trash was picked up by the volunteers. The most common items were: plastic bags, balloons, bottle caps, cigarette filters, and fireworks debris. The most unique item was a backscratcher.
While many volunteers participated on the “official” day, other volunteers cleaned beaches during the September 20 to October 17 time period. No matter when they helped all volunteers were welcome at the Community Center on September 27 for a complimentary hot dog lunch.
Many thanks to the Community Center for hosting the lunch, the Transfer Station for accepting all the trash, and McDonough’s Market for donating the hot dog buns. But the greatest thanks go to the volunteers who freely gave of their time to help keep Beaver Island the Great Lakes Jewel.
