Memorial Day in the Golden Crescent – 1967

Although Memorial Day has long been celebrated as the last Monday in May, for almost a century (from 1868 to 1971) it was observed on May 30th.

Thus back in 1967, Memorial Day took place on Tuesday, May 30th. On the following day, the Lorain Journal presented the above full-page article and collection of photos highlighting the celebration around the Golden Crescent, which spanned from Norwalk to Avon Lake.

Photos include Lorain’s Memorial Day Parade, as well as the parades in Avon Lake, Sheffield Lake, LaGrange and Wellington. The Memorial Day ceremony at Pittsfield’s monument was highlighted, as it had only been two years since the community had been destroyed by the 1965 Palm Sunday tornado. Avon’s ceremony at the cemetery at Detroit Road and what is now State Route 83 was also featured.

Contributing photographers included Norm Bergsma, Gene Patrick, Ed Shulik, Bob Thomas and Virginia Willard.