Communities across Door County will honor the nation’s fallen service members with Memorial Day ceremonies and tributes throughout the holiday weekend, continuing long-standing traditions of remembrance and patriotism.

In southern Door County, members of the George W. Goetz Post 372 of the Forestville American Legion will begin cemetery services Sunday, May 24, with stops at more than 20 cemeteries, including Brussels, Kolberg, Maplewood and Forestville. Ceremonies featuring rifle salutes and prayers begin at 7:15 a.m. in Namur and conclude around 12:10 p.m. at Old Catholic Cemetery between Maplewood and Forestville.

In Sturgeon Bay, veterans organizations will conduct ceremonies Monday, May 25, beginning at Bayside Cemetery at 8:30 a.m., followed by stops at St. Joseph’s Cemetery and Sturgeon Bay Health Services. The main ceremony starts at 10 a.m. at the Sturgeon Bay Fire Department and includes music from the Peninsula Symphonic Band, remarks from Door County Veterans Service Officer Beth VanOss and the reading of names of local service members killed in action.

Northern Door ceremonies hosted by American Legion Post 527 will take place at 10:30 a.m. at Little Sister Cemetery in Sister Bay, while Washington Island’s American Legion Post 402 will hold ceremonies beginning at Bethel Church at 10:30 a.m.

For more information, or a schedule of Memorial Day events please visit the specific municipalities' websites.