Families and friends gather outside Dowagiac City Hall on Memorial Day for the 10:30 a.m. ceremony that honors U.S. military personnel who have died while serving in the United States armed forces.  The ceremony includes a featured speaker and performances by the high school and Kalamazoo bagpipe bands. The Memorial Day Parade then proceeds to Riverside Cemetery for Veterans’ services. The Masons of Peninsular Lodge 10 host this long-standing tradition.