Chesterton
American Legion Post 170 in Chesterton will start its annual Memorial Day Ceremony at 9 a.m. Monday with a 21-gun salute at the flagpole of the Legion Hall at 798 Wabash Ave. in Chesterton. That will be followed by a wreath ceremony at 9:30 a.m. at St. Patrick Cemetery, 825 S. Calumet Rd. The main Memorial Day program will be held at 10 a.m. at the Chesterton Cemetery, 300 E. Porter Ave. There will also be a 21-gun salute at 10:45 a.m. at the Vietnam Memorial at the southwest corner of Ind. 49 and East Porter Avenue.
Crown Point
The Crown Point Memorial Day Parade begins at 10:30 a.m. Monday, starting on Joliet Street, going down Main Street and ending at Maplewood Cemetery. A ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. at the cemetery, located at 347 Maple Lane.
The Friends of the Veterans Memorial Parkway (FVMP) will be hosting its annual Wreath Laying Ceremony at 1 p.m. Monday at the Lake County Korean Veterans Memorial. The site is located at the intersection of 145th Avenue and U.S. 231, just east of the hamlet of Leroy. The ceremony will start at This year, the FVMP welcomes Korean War veteran Lee Christakis to lay the wreath at the wall of the 101 soldiers from Lake County who died during the war. Lee served in the Army and retired Private 1st Class.
Hammond
The 64th annual Hammond Mohawks Memorial Day Parade will kick off at 11 a.m. Monday at the Cavalier Inn, located at 734 Gostlin St. It will proceed west to Hohman Avenue, then head north to 139th Street and east to Johnson Street, before heading south to St. Casimir Church, located at 4340 Johnson Ave., for the Memorial Day ceremony. Hot dogs and chips will be available at Mohawks following the ceremony.
Hebron
A Memorial Day service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Stoney Run County Park, located at 9230 E. 142nd Ave.
Highland
The Highland Memorial Day Ceremony will start at 10 a.m. Monday at Main Square Park, located at 3001 Ridge Road, and will feature a display by the Indiana Fallen Heroes Association.
Munster
The Munster VFW Post 2697 and American Legion Post 16 will hold a Memorial Day ceremony at 11:30 a.m. Monday at the Community Veterans Memorial, located at 9710 Calumet Ave. Flags will be at half-staff until the conclusion of 21 minute-gun salute.
Portage
The City of Portage will hold its Memorial Day event at noon Monday at Founders Square, which will include a performance by the Portage High School choirs and remarks by Mayor Austin Bonta, State Rep. Chuck Moseley, D-Portage; and U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland.
Porter
The Town of Porter Park Department will host its annual Memorial Day Program at 1 p.m. Monday in front of the Community Center at Hawthorne Park, 500 Ackerman Drive.
