Celebrate Memorial Day at Lakewood
Each year on Memorial Day, we invite the community to visit Lakewood to honor veterans and remember our loved ones. The day begins with a memorial service and continues with educational activities in the afternoon. All activities are free and open to the public (except the $2 streetcar rides from the Minnesota Transportation Museum).
Memorial Day service - 10:30 a.m.
Our traditional Memorial Day service is held on Memorial Day near the Soldiers Memorial monument inside the cemetery. To locate the site, see map of the cemetery (PDF).
Tours & other activities
Learn more about our local history and art through educational tours and activities at Lakewood. Activities vary each year, but typically, you can:
- Take guided trolley tours of Lakewood’s history, art and gardens
- Listen to classical music in Lakewood’s historic chapel
- See exhibits about the chapel and Lakewood
- Enjoy refreshments outdoors
- Ride the historic streetcar (from the Minnesota Streetcar Museum) from Lakewood to Lake Harriet and back (for $2 round trip)
Self-guided tours
Free self-guided tour brochures are available on Memorial Day, or anytime Lakewood is open:
- Self-guided walking tour of Lakewood - This tour takes you through 135 years of history, including the graves of many of Lakewood’s founders, popular politicians, special sections, memorials to community groups and more.
- Memorial symbolism tour - Learn more about memorial art and symbolism at Lakewood.
- Chapel tour - A self-guided tour of Lakewood’s 100-year-old Byzantine-style chapel.
To download the tour brochures now, visit Lakewood's Online Bookstore.
Information about Lakewood’s 2011 Memorial Day event will be available in March 2011.
