No matter where you live or play on the peninsula, you will not be far from an opportunity to pay your respects to those who died for the country. Activities are planned for Sunday and Monday of Memorial Day, ranging from visits to area cemeteries to full ceremonies. The Firing Squad from the George W. Goetz Post 372 Forestville American Legion will conduct Memorial Day Services at nearly two dozen cemeteries across southern Door County on Sunday, beginning at 7:20 a.m. at the Forestville Town Cemetery in Maplewood and ending at Old Catholic Cemetery at 12:10. On Monday, brief ceremonies will be conducted at Bayside Cemetery at 8:30 a.m., St. Joseph’s Cemetery at 9:00 a.m., Sturgeon Bay Health Services (formerly the Dorchester) at 9:30 a.m ahead of a larger ceremony at the Sturgeon Bay Fire Station at 10 a.m. Bill Weiss Post 527 will host their traditional ceremony at Little Sister Cemetery at 10:30 a.m. Door County Veterans Service Officer Beth Van Oss says it means a lot to her that they are always well-attended.
You can find the full list of Door County activities by clicking this link. Kewaunee County will host their own Memorial Day activities on Monday. The American Legion groups in Algoma, Kewaunee, Carlton, Casco, and Luxemburg will host their ceremonies at their local cemeteries. Algoma’s activities will be capped off with a parade with the downtown at 10 a.m.
