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Memorial Day 2012 is observed on Monday, May 28.
Plenty of memorials, services, parades and activities are planned for Monday. You can find a full list at On The Town.
Or you can check out GRNOW.com’s list of parades and other activities.
MLive.com has a list of activities from around the state.
If you have something you want to add my Gonzo’s Top 5 list, please email me asap!
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Gonzo’s Top 5 Memorial Day Activities
5. Holland Memorial Day Parade: Starting at 8th and Central. 9:30 a.m. Call 616-392-2993.
4. Rockford Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony: Community Cabin, 220 N. Monroe St. for 7:30 a.m. parade; 9:45 a.m. ceremony Rockford Cemetery; 10:50 a.m. ceremony and wreath laying at Merritt Lamb Post . Visit www.rockfordlegion.org or call 616-866-2001.
3. Walker Memorial Day: Lake Michigan Drive between Lincoln Lawns and St. Clair Street NW. Noon. The speaker is Mark Bowditch, senior pastor at Family of Christ Lutheran Church and a major in the Naval Reserves. Call 616-735-6286.
2. 10th Annual Veteran’s Free Troop Train: Coopersivlle & Marne Railway, downtown Coopersville. 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Free for veterans, $8.50 for non-veterans. More more info at www.coopersvilleandmarne.org
1. The Grand Rapids Memorial Day Parade: Starting on Division Street and Michigan Avenue to Veterans Park, Fulton Street and Sheldon Boulevard. 7:30 p.m. Service at park. *NOTE: This is on May 30!
OTHER ACTIVITIES:
American Legion Caledonia Memorial Post #305 Memorial Day Activities, Alaska Cemetery, 9 am; Blain Cemetery, 9:45 am; Dutton Cemetery, 10:30 am; and Holy Corners, 11:15 am. Parade at noon from Main Street to Caledonia Lakeside Cemetery.
American Legion Post 451 Cascade Township Memorial Day Celebration, KDL Cascade Branch, 2870 Jack Smith Ave. 10 a.m. May 28 Coopersville Memorial Day Parade, Main Street in downtown Coopersville to Veterans Parks, 245 W. Randall St. 9 am, parade; 9:30 am ,dedication ceremony at park.
Georgetown Township Memorial Day Activities, Baldwin Street Christian Reformed Church, 2101 Baldwin St. 8 am. Memorial service at township cemetery, on 28th Street between Rosewood Street and Port Sheldon Road, 11 am.
Grandville Memorial Day Activities, Wedgewood Park, on Wilson next to the middle school. 9:15 am. to Grandville Cemetery, 3570 Prairie St., for Memorial Service.
Hudsonville Memorial Day Observance, Hudsonville Veteran’s Park, corner of 32nd Avenue and Central Boulevard. 10 am.
Daniel Waters Cassard American Legion Post #208 Kentwood Memorial Day Parade, DAV building, intersection of 48th Street and Eastern Avenue to Veterans Memorial Park, 355 48th St. SE. 10 am.
Marne Memorial Day, Berlin Fair Grounds, 2008 Berlin Fair Drive. 10 am. Parade, heads to Veterans Park for a short memorial service. Special honors to long-time parade organizer Rodney Prys and Father of Bill Zink of the St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Call 677-1869.
Sparta Memorial Day Ceremony, Lamoreaux Park, 150 Park St., Sparta. 11 am.
