‘A labor of love’: Volunteers clean up record amount of trash at Lake Lanier — including a sunken sailboat

 

Published by Forsyth County News

Written by Ben Anderson

FCN regional staff

Published: Oct 28, 2025, 4:14 PM

 

 

The Lake Lanier Association says it cleaned up 128 tons of trash and debris during its 37th annual Shore Sweep last month — far surpassing its previous record of 90 tons.

More than 1,200 volunteers helped with this year’s Shore Sweep, a large-scale, annual event to keep the shoreline and waters of Lake Lanier clean.

“Participants cleaned by boats, jet skis and kayaks on the water, as well as walkers who spread out all over the 692 miles of shoreline on Lake Lanier,” the association said in a news release Friday.

 

 

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This article was originally published in The Times, a sibling publication of Forsyth County News.

 

For more information about Shore Sweep visit the Lake Lanier Association’s website.