GALLERY: Memorial Day on the riverfront

Posted 5/28/25

The Bay City American Legion Post 357 hosted multiple Memorial Day observances Monday, May 26, including one at the Mississippi River/Lake Pepin shoreline in Bay City.

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GALLERY: Memorial Day on the riverfront

Bay City American Legion members welcome attendees to a Memorial Day observance on Monday, May 26 at the Mississippi River/Lake Pepin shore.

Bay City American Legion members welcome attendees to a Memorial Day observance on Monday, May 26 at the Mississippi River/Lake Pepin shore.

Sarah Nigbor / Pierce County Journal

Members of the seventh and eighth grade Ellsworth Middle School bands, directed by Weston Morley, perform “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the Bay City lakeshore Memorial Day ceremony.

Members of the seventh and eighth grade Ellsworth Middle School bands, directed by Weston Morley, perform “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the Bay City lakeshore Memorial Day ceremony.

Sarah Nigbor / Pierce County Journal

Members of the Bay City American Legion Honor Guard & Auxiliary hold the flags during the Memorial Day Observance May 26 at Lake Pepin.

Members of the Bay City American Legion Honor Guard & Auxiliary hold the flags during the Memorial Day Observance May 26 at Lake Pepin.

Sarah Nigbor / Pierce County Journal

A Bay City American Legion member skirts a makeshift teepee on the Mississippi River/Lake Pepin shore in Bay City to lay a wreath on the water to honor those who died in service.

A Bay City American Legion member skirts a makeshift teepee on the Mississippi River/Lake Pepin shore in Bay City to lay a wreath on the water to honor those who died in service.

Sarah Nigbor / Pierce County Journal

Bay City American Legion members get ready to do a gun salute out over Lake Pepin Monday, May 26.

Bay City American Legion members get ready to do a gun salute out over Lake Pepin Monday, May 26.

Sarah Nigbor / Pierce County Journal

A Bay City American Legion member salutes during the playing of Taps on Monday, May 26 at the Lake Pepin shore.

A Bay City American Legion member salutes during the playing of Taps on Monday, May 26 at the Lake Pepin shore.

Sarah Nigbor / Pierce County Journal

The playing of Taps at the Bay City American Legion Memorial Day observance on the Mississippi River shore was a moving end before the group moved up the hill to the cemetery for the next ceremony.

The playing of Taps at the Bay City American Legion Memorial Day observance on the Mississippi River shore was a moving end before the group moved up the hill to the cemetery for the next ceremony.

Sarah Nigbor / Pierce County Journal

Posted Wednesday, May 28, 2025 10:05 am

The Bay City American Legion Post 357 hosted multiple Memorial Day observances Monday, May 26, including one at the Mississippi River/Lake Pepin shoreline in Bay City.

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Bay City American Legion Post 357, Memorial Day 2025, Bay City, Wisconsin