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Memorial Day in Lake Placid 

The Lake Placid American Legion Post 326 will observe Memorial Day on Monday, May 26, by lowering and raising flags in honor of local veterans who are no longer with us and who had honorably and unselfishly served and sacrificed for our country so we may enjoy our freedoms as Americans. It will have the Memorial Day Parade, a closing ceremony and a luncheon at the American Legion home on Main Street.

The ceremonies will begin on Monday, May 26 at 9:30 a.m. at the Adirondack Community Church and the World War I Memorial where a flag honoring Robert Jones will be lowered, and a flag honoring Tom Woodman will be raised. At 9:50, a ceremony will be held at Elderwood Lake Placid lowering a flag honoring Larry Prager and raising a flag in honor of Larry Burdo. At 10, a ceremony will be held at Adirondack Health Lake Placid where a flag will be lowered honoring Dorothy LeClair and one will be raised in honor of Robert Knox . At 10:20, the current flag at the North Elba Cemetery will be retired and replaced with a new flag.

At 11 a.m., the Memorial Day Parade will start at the intersection of Main Street and Saranac Avenue, continuing on Main Street to the American Legion home. There, a closing ceremony will be held where flags will be lowered honoring Daniel Lundin, Benjamin Gadwaw, and Donald Scammell. Flags will be raised at the Legion honoring Donald Dew, Thomas McConnell, and Arthur Jubin.

All veterans are encouraged to join The American Legion in the parade. The community, friends and families are invited to attend any and all ceremonies, the parade and the luncheon.