Monday is Memorial Day, a day to remember those who served our country, and did not make it back home. Several area cities have announced their celebration plans. Manitowoc’s Memorial Day Parade will start at 9 a.m. Monday at the corner of South Eighth and Washington streets. The post-parade ceremony is at the Veterans Memorial and will be broadcast on WOMT 1240 AM. In the event of rain, there will be no parade and the ceremony will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the Citizen Park building. Memorial Day activities in Two Rivers will begin at 8:45 a.m. Monday with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Soldiers Monument in Central Memorial Park. A parade will begin at 9 a.m. at 18th and Washington streets. Other events include,
Chilton:
Chilton: Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony — Parade starts at 9 a.m. at city
hall, proceeds to Hillside Cemetery, 724 N. Madison St. Followed by Memorial
Day Program at Hillside Cemetery.
Green Bay area:
De Pere: Celebrate De Pere’s Fireworks on the Fox — Approximately 9:30 p.m.
on Sunday, May 27th
Allouez: Heritage Hill State Park – A Soldier’s Remembrance – 10 a.m. – 4:30
p.m. Admission $5/person ($1 goes to veterans’ causes chosen by American
Legion Post 11), members free. 2640 S. Webster Avenue, Allouez.
De Pere: Kiwanis Memorial Day Parade – Starts at 10 a.m. Parade begins at
West De Pere High School, crosses Claude Allouez Bridge, and ends at
Broadway and Cass.
Green Bay: Green Bay Botanical Gardens “Memorial Day at the Garden” – 9 a.m.
– 8 p.m. Free admission to military personnel and veterans. 2600 Larson Rd.,
Green Bay.
Mishicot:
Memorial Day Parade — Community parade at noon on Main Street. Service at
Mishicot Cemetery led by VFW Post 7753. VFW Ladies’ Auxiliary Luncheon at
Mishicot VFW Clubhouse with entertainment by Deb Mueller and Rod Scheuer.
Open house at Mishicot Historical Museum from 1 to 3 p.m.
Sheboygan area:
Plymouth: Memorial Day Parade — Starts at 10 a.m. on Mill Street downtown,
followed by Memorial Day ceremonies at Union Cemetery at the end of the
procession.
Sheboygan: Memorial Day Parade – Starts at 9 a.m at N. 7th Street and Center
Avenue. The parade ends at Fountain Park, followed immediately by a Memorial
Day ceremony then brat fry. More than 40 organizations.
