Memorial Day services to honor and mourn U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces are set in the week ahead throughout Leelanau County. Beginning Friday, people can look for services scheduled at various locations to pay their respects.
Leelanau Township Memorial Day Observance For those at the top of the peninsula in the Village of Northport, Leelanau Township will hold its annual Memorial Day observance ceremony on Monday, May 27 at Leelanau Township Cemetery at 10:30 a.m. At 10 a.m., “Rolling Taps,” a melody declared by Congress as the “National Song of Remembrance,” will be performed by the members of the Northport Community Band throughout the village. The program will feature West Point graduate Jim White as the speaker and include musical pieces (such as the National Anthem and Armed Forces Salute) performed by the Northport Community Band and Village Voices. The Leelanau County Scouts will participate again in the processional and raising of the flag ceremony.
Leelanau Township Clerk Jessica Wilson said organizing this year’s service has really been a community team effort as many of the members of the cemetery committee have retired. Between Leelanau Township and Omena Cemeteries, Wilson said there are more than 100 gravesites that will receive an American flag for Memorial Day. Next year, Wilson added that she hopes to get more youth involved with helping to assist in things like workbees for beautifying parts of the cemetery as well leading up to the day of service.
