Special Dates
This is a guide to important dates throughout the year. Some dates are approximate. Follow our Facebook page, sign up for our e-newsletter, or verify with us by phone (231-347-6531) or email (info@gwood.us) before making plans.
Seasonal schedule
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March 1 - Winter items (wreaths and grave blankets) are removed by cemetery staff.
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April 1 - Trinkets, small statues, wind chimes, etc. may be placed in flower beds or pots. Large pots are turned upright by cemetery staff
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May 1 - Water faucets turned on (subject to weather)
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Week before Memorial Day - Because we are busy preparing the grounds for Memorial Day, the cemetery crew cannot plant shrubbery for you during this week. (This is a service we offer any other time of the year)
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September 15 - American flags are removed from veterans' graves
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October 1 - Trinkets, small statuary, wind chimes, etc. will be removed by staff in preparation for leaf-blowing season. They will not be saved.
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October 15 - Water faucets turned off for the winter.
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November 1 - Flower pots tipped upside down by staff to prevent freezing/breaking
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Friday after Thanksgiving - Wreaths and grave blankets may be placed.
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Events​
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Week before Memorial Day - The Petoskey High School baseball team places American flags at the graves of veterans​
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Memorial Day - American Legion Memorial Day ceremony at Veterans Honor Garden. Watch our Facebook page for time. Please enter through the Sheridan Street gate.
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Summer Walking Tour(s) - Follow our Facebook page or sign up for our e-newsletter for details on this annual offering: Sign me up
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Third Saturday in December - Wreaths Across America wreath placement day beginning at 10 a.m. This has grown to be a treasured local event where people bring their friends and families to the cemetery to help place wreaths on the graves of veterans.
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Holidays
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New Year's Day
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Memorial Day
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Fourth of July
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Labor Day
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Thanksgiving and the day after
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Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
The cemetery office is closed in observance of these holidays. We do offer interments on these days (unless they land on a Sunday), but with an added charge used toward overtime pay for staff.