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Lake
View Cemetery offers a diverse year-round schedule of educational
and cultural events. All walking tours, unless otherwise noted, start
at the Garfield Monument. To make your reservations, call (216) 421-2665. Please dress for the weather and wear
comfortable shoes.
This
listing includes our most current events:
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| NATURE TRAIL WALK |
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Saturday, July 11, 2009
10:00 AM - Noon |
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During this joing venture with The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes and LVC, we will walk along the Nature Trail as it winds around Dempsey Lake. The tour is led by a naturalist, who will discuss the surrounding plants and trees. Reservations and a $6.00 fee required. |
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| LOLLEY the TROLLY |
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Sunday, July 12, 2009
1:00 PM to 2:15 PM |
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Sit back, relax, and enjoy a guided tour of the beautiful landscape and history of Lake View Cemetery, including a 15 minute tour of Wade Chapel. Reservations and a $7.00 fee per person required. |
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| LEGALLY LAKE VIEW WALKING TOUR |
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Saturday, July 18, 2009
10:00 AM - Noon |
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Cleveland Municipal Housing Court Judge, Raymond L. Pianka, will guide us through Lake View, discussing some of the notable figures that shaped legislation and government on the local and national levels. Reservations and a $6.00 fee required. |
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| LOLLEY the TROLLY |
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Sunday, July 19, 2009
1:00 PM to 2:15PM |
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Sit back, relax, and enjoy a guided tour of the beautiful landscape and history of Lake View Cemetery, including a 15 minute tour of Wade Chapel. Reservations and a $7.00 fee per person required. |
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| HILLCREST CONCERT BAND |
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009
7:30 PM to 9:00 PM |
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Join us on the lawn in front of the Garfield Monument to enjoy a mid-summer's evening of show tunes, swing, ragtime, and patriotic hits. Bring chairs or a blanket and refreshments - no fee required. |
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| LOLLEY the TROLLY |
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Sunday, July 26, 2009
1:00 PM to 2:15 PM |
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Sit back, relax, and enjoy a guided tour of the beautiful landscape and history of Lake View Cemetery, including a 15 minute tour of Wade Chapel. Reservations and a $7.00 fee per person required. |
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| LOLLEY the TROLLY |
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Sunday, August 02, 2009
1:00 PM to 2:15 PM |
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Sit back, relax, and enjoy a guided tour of the beautiful landscape and history of Lake View Cemetery, including a 15 minute tour of Wade Chapel. Reservations and a $7.00 fee per person required. |
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| BAT NIGHT |
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Friday, August 07, 2009
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
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This is a joint venture with the Cleveland Metroparks, The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes, and Lake View Cemetery. Tim Krynak will discuss the various types of bats and set up nets to catch them. Reservations and a $6.00 fee required. |
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| LOLLEY the TROLLY |
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Sunday, August 09, 2009
1:00 PM to 2:15 PM |
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Sit back, relax, and enjoy a guided tour of the beautiful landscape and history of Lake View Cemetery, including a 15 minute tour of Wade Chapel. Reservations and a $7.00 fee per person required. |
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| LOLLEY the TROLLY |
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Sunday, August 16, 2009
1:00 PM to 2:15 PM |
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Sit back, relax, and enjoy a guided tour of the beautiful landscape and history of Lake View Cemetery, including a 15 minute tour of Wade Chapel. Reservations and a $7.00 fee per person required. |
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| EGYPTIAN ARCHITECTURAL WALKING TOUR |
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Saturday, August 22, 2009
10:00 AM - Noon |
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Explore the styles of a culture known for its focus on the "after life." Lake View's own Events Coordinator, Jennifer Cali, will lead us to monuments and mausoleums designed for the pharos; includes Wade Chapel's interior. Reservations and a $6.00 fee required. |
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| LOLLEY the TROLLY |
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Sunday, August 23, 2009
1:00 PM to 2:15 PM |
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Sit back, relax, and enjoy a guided tour of the beautiful landscape and history of Lake View Cemetery, including a 15 minute tour of Wade Chapel. Reservations and a $7.00 fee per person required. |
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| LOLLEY the TROLLY |
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Sunday, August 30, 2009
1:00 PM to 2:15 PM |
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Sit back, relax, and enjoy a guided tour of the beautiful landscape and history of Lake View Cemetery, including a 15 minute tour of Wade Chapel. Reservations and a $7.00 fee per person required. |
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| LOLLEY the TROLLY |
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Sunday, September 06, 2009
1:00 PM to 2:15 PM |
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Sit back, relax, and enjoy a guided tour of the beautiful landscape and history of Lake View Cemetery, including a 15 minute tour of Wade Chapel. Reservations and a $7.00 fee per person required. |
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| FULL MOON & SEARCHING FOR 4-LEGGED FRIENDS |
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Sunday, October 18, 2009
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
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During this joint venture with The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes, a naturalist will lead us by moon light as we learn about the habitat of deer and the red fox, while searching for their signs. Reservations and a $6.00 fee required. |
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| ALL SAINTS DAY OBSERVANCE |
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Sunday, November 01, 2009
3:00 PM |
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All Saints Day starts with a walking tour discussing the many special people buried at Lake View; also at 3:00 p.m. is a non-walking tour of legendary personalities in the Wade Chapel. At 4:00 p.m., Rev. Ralph Fotia will hold a service of rememberance in the Chapel. Reservations, but no fee, required. |
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You
can arrange a tour led by a volunteer docent -
normally
scheduled April through October
A
typical walking tour is 1½ hours and includes the Garfield
Monument and Wade Chapel. Groups must have a minimum of 12 people
and be prepared to walk for the entire tour. There is no cost for
the tour - however donations to The
Lake View Cemetery Foundation are appreciated. (email
link) For planning purposes, please contact our Community Relations department at least two weeks prior to your desired tour date.
GROUP
BUS TOURS
You
may arrange a bus tour (your own arrangements) and we will supply
a volunteer docent to guide your group for a 1½-hour tour.
There is no cost for the tour; however, donations to The
Lake View Cemetery Foundation would be appreciated.
(Email
link) For planning purposes, please contact our Community Relations department at least two weeks prior to your desired tour date.
SELF GUIDED AUDIO TOUR
If you would rather go at your own pace, just pick up a cassette
or CD at the office just inside the Euclid Avenue entrance to direct
you on a self-guided tour, which includes stops at Wade Chapel and
the Garfield Monument. Buildings are open from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
daily, during April through October. A RENTAL fee of $5.00
is required for either a cassette or CD.
SUNDAY
LOLLY THE TROLLEY TOURS
From June 28th - September 6th (except for July 5th), Lake View Cemetery will conduct a 1 hour guided tour of historic Lake View Cemetery, aboard Lolly
the Trolley, with an additional 15 minute stop at the exquisite Wade Chapel.
The Garfield Monument may be visited before or after the trolley
tour. The tour starts at 1:00 p.m. behind the Garfield Monument. Cost is $7.00 per person.
Reservations required — limited seating.
SPEAKER'S
BUREAU
You can arrange to have a speaker with slide presentations for your
organization -
Garfield:
The Man and his Monument
Narrated by Bob DeVille
Rockefeller: The Family Man
Narrated by Bob DeVille
Rockefeller: The Business Man
Narrated by Bob DeVille
Wade and His Chapel
Narrated by Katie Karrick
African-Americans at Lake View Cemetery
Narrated by Sandra Malek Vodanoff
Landmarks, Landscapes and Legacies: Lake
View's History
Narrated by Katherine Kohl
Down the Garden Path: Lake View's Horticulture
Narrated by Dave Gressley
Full
Circle: Cleveland's Women
Narrated by Katherine Kohl
Jimmy and Laura Corrigan: A Tragic Love
Story
Narrated by Allan May
(Program given without slides)
Angels of Lake View: Guides, Guardians and Messengers
Narrated by Katie Karrick

Wade Chapel provides a lovely location for an intimate wedding.
The Chapel holds 60 people comfortably. For further information
call 216-421-2687 or email
us here.
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