It
is Memorial Day weekend – a time when we remember those who died fighting for
our country. Maybe you have a trip planned to a local cemetery for a Memorial
Day service, or to, as my grandmother called it, “decorate the graves.”
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Of
course this is the “first weekend of summer” giving us a chance to get out and
go to a festival, a wine tasting, or a battle. But here is an option that I’d
love to see, if only it were closer …
If
you are of “a certain age,” you will remember those Friday and Saturday nights
during your high school years when you cruised the local hot-spots in town. For
those of us in the cemetery world, cruising is still popular, only this time
it’s in a hearse!
This
Memorial Day weekend, the Second
Annual Northern Michigan Hearse Cruise will take place. Starting off from
Gaylord, Michigan around 9 a.m., the cruise will travel to Mancelona and stop
for two hours to visit with locals and allow folks to see the cars, then it’s
on to Kalkaska for another two hour visit before ending at Traverse City
Saturday evening.
Thosetaking part in this cruise include funeral directors, cemetery personnel and
those who just love the vehicle. Drivers come from across the U.S. to spend
some time with like-minded people who appreciate the hearse and its history. What
another cool way to spend the weekend.
Whateveryou do, have a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend!
Joy
