Simply Ledyard CT

The Town of Ledyard will celebrate Memorial Day on Sunday with a parade starting at 1:00PM.  The parade begins at Ledyard Center School and ends at the High School on Gallup Hill Road.  The theme is "Honor and Sacrifice".  The parade has been organized by the Ledyard Lions Club for the past 24 years.  

I love Memorial Day Parades.  I'm proud to say I'm patriotic. I choke up when I hear the Star Spangled Banner and get goose bumps when I see flags.  As you enjoy a parade, a picnic or the Indy 500 this weekend, please stop to remember our brave men and women who have served our country.

When I moved to Ledyard back in 1974 and started gardening, I was told by an area farmer never to plant my annuals  before Memorial Day.  I've never ignored that advice and made it a tradition to plant on Memorial Day weekend. This week  I made visits to Holdridge Nursery in Ledyard and Alice's Acres in Gales Ferry to pick up my annuals for planting.  It appears a lot of Ledyard residents had the same idea!