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IN 18 PHOTOS: 2024 Memorial Day Parade in Williams Bay - Geneva Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2373
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IN 18 PHOTOS: 2024 Memorial Day Parade in Williams Bay - Geneva Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2373

  • Eric Johnson
  • Jun 12, 2024
  • Jun 12, 2024

Continuing a patriotic longtime West End tradition, Williams Bay-based Geneva Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2373 observed Memorial Day on May 27, with a patriotic 10:45 a.m. parade through downtown Williams Bay followed by 11:15 a.m. solemn Memorial Day observances at Edgewater Park on Geneva Lake. 

Williams Bay-based Geneva Lakes VFW Post 2373, founded in 1932, serves Williams Bay, Lake Geneva, Fontana and Walworth.

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2024 Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade - American Legion Riders

2024 Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade - American Legion Riders

Flags patriotically flying at they drive down Geneva Street on May, 27, the American Legion Riders kick off the 2024 Memorial Day parade in downtown Williams Bay, organized by Williams Bay-based Geneva Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2373.

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2024 Geneva Lake West VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade - VFW poppy sales fundraiser

2024 Geneva Lake West VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade - VFW poppy sales fundraiser

Linda Schildt, wife of veteran Ron Schildt, sells fundraising poppies on May 27 along Geneva Street in downtiown Williams Bay prior to the start of the 2024 Memorial Day parade conducted by Williams Bay-based Geneva Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2373, which serves Willimas Bay, Fontana, Walworth and Lake Geneva. Fundraising sales of ceremonial “poppies” are traditionally a part of Veterans Day and Memorial Day observances for veterans organizations like the VFW, with proceeds benefitting outreach and assistance  to local veterans.

2024 Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade - Williams Bay Police Department

2024 Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade - Williams Bay Police Department

The Williams Bay Police Department provides a protective lead escort down Geneva Street in downtown Williams Bay on May 27 as Geneva Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2373 kicks off its 2024 Memorial Day parade, viewed by a crowd of more than 400.

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Geneva Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2373 Color Guard

Geneva Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2373 Color Guard

Flying the American and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) flags, the Geneva Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2373 Color Guard, led by Post Commander Ron Grabski, patriotically kicks of the Post's 2024 Memorial Day parade through downtown Williams Bay. Based in Williams Bay, VFW Post 2373 serves the Geneva Lake communities of Williams Bay, Fontana, Walworth and Lake Geneva.

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2024 Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade - Williams Bay High School Marching Band

2024 Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade - Williams Bay High School Marching Band

Processing down Geneva Street in downtown Williams Bay on May 27, the Williams Bay High School Bulldogs Marching Band performed patriotic music during the Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day parade.

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2024 Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade - Williams Bay High School DRIVEN leadership team

2024 Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade - Williams Bay High School DRIVEN leadership team

Joined by daughters Ruby (left) and Hazel (right), Williams Bay High School principal Emily Soley-Johnson marches in the Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day parade through downtown Williams Bay on May 27, representing the school's DRIVEN leadership team. Williams Bay High School's 12-member DRIVEN team is a school improvement and leadership mentorship program.

2024 Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade - Williams Bay Lions Club

2024 Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade - Williams Bay Lions Club

Members of the Williams Bay Lions Club process down Geneva Street in downtown Williams Bay on May 27 in the 2024 Memorial Day parade organized by Geneva Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2373.

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2024 Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade - Williams Bay Lioness Club

2024 Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade - Williams Bay Lioness Club

Members of the Williams Bay Lioness Club march down Geneva Street in downtown Williams Bay on May 27 in the 2024 Memorial Day parade organized by Geneva Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2373.

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2024 Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade - Williams Bay Historical Society

2024 Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade - Williams Bay Historical Society

Members of the Williams Bay Historical Society ride down Geneva Street in downtown Williams Bay on May 27 in the 2024 Memorial Day parade organized by Geneva Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2373. Affiliated with the Wisconsin State Historical Society, the purpose of the Williams Bay Historical Society is to assist in the preservation and exhibition of items of historical interest that are within the boundaries of Williams Bay and the immediate surrounding area.

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2024 Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade - Kishwauketoe Nature Conservancy

2024 Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade - Kishwauketoe Nature Conservancy

Volunteers with the Williams Bay-based Kishwauketoe Nature Conservancy (KNC) process down Geneva Street in downtown Williams Bay on May 27 as Geneva Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars held its patriotic 2024 Memorial Day parade. Pictured are KNC Board Chairman Don Skalla (left), KNC Board Vice Chairman Jim Killian (center background) and former KNC board member Judy Tiggelaar. Kishwauketoe Nature Conservancy, 251 Elkhorn Rd. (State Hwy. 67), is 231-acre nature preserve established in 1990 to protect Geneva Lake's 20-square-mile watershed.

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2024 Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade - Faith Christian School

2024 Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade - Faith Christian School

Students and staff from Williams Bay-based Faith Christian School, a Christ-centered PreK-12 Protestant non-denominational private parochial school, march down Geneva Street in downtown Williams Bay on May 27 in the 2024 Memorial Day parade organized by Geneva Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2373. Faith Christian School was founded in 1981. 

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2024 Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade - Williams Bay Women's Civic League

2024 Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade - Williams Bay Women's Civic League

Members of the Williams Bay Women’s Civic League process down Geneva Street in downtown Williams Bay on May 27, 2024 during the Geneva Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2373 Memorial Day parade. Founded in 1948, the Williams Bay Civic League will be hosting its 52nd annual Williams Bay Voters Forum at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12 in the lecture center at Williams Bay High School, 500 W. Geneva St. (State Hwy. 67). The forum is being held in advance of the primary election on Tuesday, Feb. 18.

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2024 Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade - Geneva Lake Women's Association

2024 Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade - Geneva Lake Women's Association

Members of the Geneva Lake Women's Assocation march down Geneva Street in downtown Williams Bay on May 27 in the 2024 Memorial Day parade organized by Geneva Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2373. Founded in 1964 and celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2024, the Geneva Lake Women's Association is a group of women dedicated to direct service projects serving the Greater Walworth County community.

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2024 Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade - Sons of Norway.

2024 Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade -  Sons of Norway.

Members of the Sons of Norway march down Geneva Street in downtown Williams Bay on May 27 in the 2024 Memorial Day parade organized by Geneva Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2373. Minneapolis-based Sons of Norway, founded in 1895 as the Independent Order of the Sons of Norway, is a 50,000-member fraternal and international cultural organization with a mission to promote and preserve the heritage and culture of Norway, celebrate  relationships with Nordic countries, and provide insurance and financial products to its members.

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2024 Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade - Trail Life Troop 2107

2024 Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade - Trail Life Troop 2107

Members and leaders of Trail Life Troop 2107 march down Geneva Street in downtown Williams Bay on May 27 in the 2024 Memorial Day parade organized by Geneva Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2373. Trail Life Troop 2107 is chartered by Grace Church, Walworth. Founded in 2013, Trail Life USA is a faith-based Scout-like organization providing youth mentorship and character development to boys in the United States.

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2024 Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade - Como Critters

2024 Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade - Como Critters

Como Critters members and volunteers march through downtown Williams Bay on Monday, May 27 during the Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day parade. Como Critters provides community non-profit animal wellness service to support Lake Como residents by advocating, networking and marketing to place homeless domesticated community animals and rehomed pets into forever homes, to spay and neuter, as well as educate for the humane and ethical management of community cats in Lake Como. 

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2024 Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade - Girl Scout Troop 8105

2024 Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade - Girl Scout Troop 8105

Members of Girl Scout Troop 8105 march down Geneva Street in downtown Williams Bay on May 27 in the 2024 Memorial Day parade organized by Geneva Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2373.

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2024 Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade - Williams Bay Cub Scout Pack 237

2024 Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade - Williams Bay Cub Scout Pack 237

Cub Scout Pack 237 marches down Geneva Street in downtown Williams Bay on May 27 in the 2024 Memorial Day parade organized by Geneva Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2373.

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2024 Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade - Williams Bay Fire Department

2024 Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373 Memorial Day Parade - Williams Bay Fire Department

Closing out Geneva Lake VFW Post 2373's 2024 Memorial Day parade in downtown Williams Bay on May 27, the Williams Bay Fire Department processes its sizeable roster of life- and property-saving apparatus down Geneva Street (State. Hwy. 67) as large crowds look on.

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