You can continue to help honor the fallen and remember their sacrifice throughout Door County on Monday.
The firing squad from the George W. Goetz Post 372 visited two dozen cemeteries on Sunday, beginning at 7:20 a.m. at the Forestville Town (Maplewood) Cemetery before concluding at lunchtime at Old Catholic Cemetery.
On Monday, Sturgeon Bay and Sister Bay will each hold their own ceremonies commemorating Memorial Day. In Sturgeon Bay, the remembrance begins at 8 a.m. with brief ceremonies at 8:30 a.m., St. Joseph’s Cemetery at 9 a.m., and Sturgeon Bay Health Services at 9:30 a.m. before a larger event takes place at 10 a.m. inside the Sturgeon Bay Fire Department. The Peninsula Symphonic Band will perform as a part of the ceremony.
In Sister Bay, the Billy Weiss Post 527 will host its Memorial Day Ceremony at Little Sister Cemetery beginning at 10 a.m. Among the highlights are a performance by the Gibraltar Band, a speech by State Senator André Jacque, and a rendition of God Bless America by Regina McIntosh. In the event of rain, the ceremony will be moved inside First Baptist Church in Sister Bay.
