Great Lakes Calendar

The Great Lakes Calendar features events from around the region that may be of interest to Great Lakes stakeholders, with a focus on professional conferences and events relevant to research, science, policy, and education. If you have an event you would like to publicize, please submit it below!

Adopt-a-Beach Cleanups

Multiple Locations

Keeping our Great Lakes beaches clean starts with you! Adopt-a-Beach cleanups are a fun, free, easy way to give back to your community and keep plastic pollution out of our Great Lakes. It’s easy to jump right into the Adopt-a-Beach community. Join a cleanup today!

RELENTLESS: Alpena Movie Premiere

Alpena, MI

“Relentless” tells the true story of remarkable people tackling the mystery of why the fish most prized by people nearly vanished from the largest freshwater ecosystem on Earth: the Great Lakes.

Lost Ships of the Underground Railroad

Alpena, MI

Kevin Ailes has been documenting and searching for the Great Lakes vessels that were part of the Underground Railroad for the last five years. On June 19th he will share much of his research along with documentation on three of the vessels which have defined his searches.

WEDA Dredging Summit & Expo ’24

Tampa, FL

The Dredging Summit & Expo ’24 is a technical conference organized by the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) to promote the exchange of knowledge in fields related to dredging, navigation, marine engineering, and construction.

Manoomin: The Story of Wild Rice in Michigan

Alpena, MI

Author Barb Barton will present her award-winning book about the rich tradition of wild rice in Michigan and its importance to the Anishinaabek people who live here.

Michigan’s Haunted Lighthouses

Alpena, MI

Since 1997, Dianna Stampfler has been presenting lively and upbeat programs about Michigan's lighthouses, historic sites, and paranormal destinations in her home state of Michigan.

GLLC 2024 Annual Meeting

Duluth, MN

The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus Annual Meeting brings state and provincial legislators from across the basin together to discuss and learn about policies in the areas of water consumption, toxic substances, aquatic invasive species, coastal resiliency, and nutrient management.

Ecorse Creek Cleanup

Lincoln Park, MI

September’s Ecorse Creek Cleanup will happen at 1140 Montie Road, Lincoln Park, MI followed by a celebratory luncheon at Pepper Road Park in Ecorse.

FORCE BLUE: One Team. One Fight

Alpena, MI

Learn about FORCE BLUE - the only nonprofit organization in the world that retrains and redeploys former Special Operations veterans to work alongside scientists on marine conservations missions.