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The route

Claim a chapter in your town.

We are driving from the southernmost point to the northernmost point, spending a day of real work with a local cause in every community we stop in. Find your place on the map and tell us how you'd like to be part of it.

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The map

28 stops, south to north. Tap a pin to pick that chapter.

Key West & Lower KeysMiamiStuart & Vero BeachSpace Coast & Ponce InletSt. AugustineSavannah & Tybee IslandCharlestonMyrtle BeachWilmington & Carolina BeachOuter BanksVirginia Beach & Hampton RoadsWilliamsburgChincoteague & AssateagueOcean City, Berlin & RehobothCape May & Ocean City, NJLong Beach IslandNorthern Jersey ShoreNiantic, Mystic & EssexPortsmouth & NewportCape CodBostonNorth Shore & Cape AnnNew Hampshire SeacoastSouthern Maine CoastPortland, Freeport & DurhamMidcoast MaineAcadia & Bar HarborLubec & the Bold Coast

Every stop on the way

Some chapters already have friends in them. Many are still wide open — a stay, a morning of service, a sponsor, or simply an introduction to someone who cares about this place.

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Claim Key West & Lower Keys

Mar 29 - Apr 1, 2027 · Lower Keys, Florida. Open the story at the southernmost point with the whole family, then send the core four north.

How would you like to help?

Prefer email? Write to nettlesfamilyadventures@gmail.com. Looking to fund a chapter instead? Visit the funder page. Want to help another way — lodging, service, gear, an introduction? See every way to get involved.