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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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| HORTICULTURAL WALKING TOUR |
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Saturday, February 20, 2010
10:00 AM - Noon |
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Our winter horticulture tour will focus on landscape elements that can only be seen during the dormant season. We’ll examine the texture and form of trees from distant and close up views; seek out vistas concealed by foliage during the growing season; all in addition to observing signs of natural life that gives evidence of its existence when the ground is covered in snow. Walk fee is $6.00, pre-paid registration required. |
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| OWL PROWL |
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Friday, March 19, 2010
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM |
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Join Lake View and The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes as we discuss the habitats of owls, while searching for their signs and sounds. Walk fee is $6.00, pre-paid registration required.
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| OPENING DAY - GARFIELD MONUMENT AND WADE CHAPEL |
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Thursday, April 01, 2010
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
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The President James A. Garfield and Wade Memorial Chapel will open for the season today. Both buildings are open 7 days per week, from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., and have an interpretive guide to give presentations and answer questions. The buildings will remain open through November 19th, the President's Birthday. |
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| DAFFODIL SUNDAY |
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Sunday, April 18, 2010
7:30 AM to 5:30 PM |
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Begin at either our Euclid Ave or Mayfield Road entrances, and follow the red arrows for a drive-it-yourself tour of amazing spring-time beauty! Gates are open everyday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. |
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| AZALEA SUNDAY |
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Sunday, May 02, 2010
7:30 AM to 5:30 PM |
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Begin at either our Euclid Ave or Mayfield Road entrances, and follow the red arrows for a drive-it-yourself tour of amazing spring-time beauty! Gates are open everyday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. |
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| HORTICULTURAL WALKING TOUR |
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Saturday, May 08, 2010
10:00 AM - Noon |
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Today a horticultural landmark, Lake View Cemetery was developed in 1869 to be a garden cemetery. Dave Gressley, our Horticulturalist, will discuss the incredible variety of blooming trees, plants and shrubs that make us an "outdoor museum and arboretum." Walk fee is $6.00, pre-paid registration 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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