Grand Lake Cemetery
Department

General Information

The Grand Lake Cemetery is owned and controlled by Town. It is under the direct supervision of the Town Board of Grand Lake, Minnesota.

It is the aim of Town to make the Grand Lake Cemetery a quiet and beautiful cemetery. To continue improvement and to preserve the appearance of the Cemetery requires the cooperation of all lot owners.

All records will be kept at the Town Hall office, it is the duty of the plot owner to notify the Town of any change of address. Any notice will be sent to a plot owner at the last address on file in the Cemetery records.

In order to maintain a high standard of care and to eliminate sunken graves caused by the collapse of wooden boxes, it is required that all burials will be placed in acceptable vault structures.

Over time, and on an as needed basis, the Board may contract to have all graves that had experienced settling leveled with black dirt and seeded. 

General Care & Maintenance

The general care of the Cemetery is assured by the Town. General care includes mowing the grass at reasonable intervals, raking and cleaning the grounds, and pruning shrubs and trees. The general preservation of the lots, grounds, walks, roadways, boundaries, and structures shall remain and be reasonably cared for as Cemetery grounds.

The general care assumed by the Town shall in no case mean the maintenance, repair, or replacement of any marker placed or erected upon lots. Including, but not withstanding, of any special or unusual work caused by impoverishment of the soil; the reconstruction of any marble, granite, bronze or concrete work on any section or plot; or any portion(s) thereof on the Cemetery caused by the elements, an act of God, common enemy, thieves, vandals, strikers, malicious mischief makers, explosions, unavoidable accidents, invasions, insurrections, riots, or by the order of military or authority, whether the damage be direct or collateral.

Seasonal Memorials

The placement of flowers, plants and artificial flowers are as follows:

• Seasonal memorials may be placed on burial plots from May 15th through October 15th;
• Winter memorials may be placed on the burial plots from December 1st until March 1st;
• All flowers, plants, and artificial flowers must be placed in non-glass containers, in a plant stand or upon the concrete marker base;
• No separate concrete base or pad is permitted;
• Artificial flowers must be securely fastened to a stand or container; and
• Flags and markers placed to acknowledge military service may be kept at the burial plot year round.

Conduct & Use of Cemetery

Those visiting the Cemetery must enter or leave by using the driveways. 

Those wishing to visit the Cemetery or attending funerals or interments are strictly prohibited from:

• Picking flowers of any sort whether cultivated, wild, or on a burial plot;
• Breaking or injuring any tree, shrub or plant;
• Writing upon, defacing, or injuring any memorial, fence, or other structure within the Cemetery grounds;
• Allowing pets on the Cemetery grounds and/or defecation of pets is strictly forbidden;
• Throwing of rubbish on the drives, paths, or any part of the Cemetery grounds;;
• Removing seasonal memorial items from burial plots unless it is the lot owner or relative.

All persons within the Cemetery should avoid conduct unbecoming a sacred place. The following are expressly forbidden:

• Loud and boisterous verbal utterances;
• Improper conduct;
• Idling or loafing on the grounds;
• Interactive gaming;
• Consuming food or refreshments within the Cemetery grounds;
• Peddling or soliciting the sale of any commodity with the Cemetery; and
• Placing of signs, notices, or advertisements of any kind within the Cemetery.

Motorized vehicles are prohibited from the following:

• Driving through the Cemetery entrance at speeds in excess of 5 mph;
• Driving or parking across or upon any grave, lot or lawn;
• Parking or leaving any vehicle on the driveway or road right-of-ways within the Cemetery at such location or in such position as to prevent any other vehicle from passing the same;
• Overnight parking is not permitted from sundown to sunrise; and
• Using the Cemetery grounds or any road therein as a public thoroughfare.