REGION – Below is a list of Memorial Day ceremonies and observances throughout the region. This list will be updated as more information becomes available.
BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. – The Bellows Falls American Legion Post 37 will host Memorial Day ceremonies on Monday, May 25, starting at 10 a.m. This includes legion family members and the color guard, laying of wreaths at nine local cemeteries and memorials, and snacks at the post to follow.
GRAFTON, Vt. – Memorial Day observance in Grafton will take place on the traditional date, Saturday, May 30. The Memorial Procession will form at 2:15 p.m. and step off from the Grafton Elementary School at 2:30 p.m., marching to the white church for a bell toll, on to a brief service for those who died on land at the village cemetery, then to the village bridge for a brief service for those who died at sea. The procession will be followed by a Memorial Day program on the library lawn, or at the Grafton Community Church in case of inclement weather. All interested veterans are invited to join in the procession. Children and teens are invited to participate by carrying and placing wreaths on veteran graves and tossing flower tributes in the river for those who died at sea. We welcome and highly encourage anyone from the area to help us create wreaths for veteran graves on Friday, May 29, at 1 p.m., at the Grafton Historical Society. We can easily show you how this is done and would really appreciate your support. A wreath-making group is a longtime town tradition that has waned in recent years; many hands make light work. The Grafton Historical Society invites all for refreshments following the program.
LUDLOW, Vt. – The Ludlow American Legion Post 36 will host a parade on Monday, May 25, starting at 9 a.m. on Pond Street, near Benson’s Chevrolet, and will continue to Veteran’s Park, the Grave of the Unknown, and back to the Legion for an open house to the public.