26 days - Maple Grove Cemetery, Bruce Crossing

Real Maple Grove Cemetery Tour 2017, stop #2 - Bruce Crossing, MI

Bruce Crossing in in Ontonagan County, in the middle of the Ottawa National Forest, in the west / central part of the Upper Peninsula.

There was a lot of bright orange lichen on this stone!

This was a common name in this area.  Street names, etc. 

Private Peacock?  Oh the hazing I'm sure he endured!

Leaving coins is usually military related.  

I saw nothing that indicated this man was in the military. 

A penny means you visited.  

A nickle means you went thru bootbamp with the deceased.  

A dime means you served together in some way.  

A quarter means you were with them when they died.  

We counted close to $25 in quarters on this stone. 

The nuts, socket wrench & tube of silicone sealant were glued to this homemade headstone.

The arrows are pointing to 2 stones in the far back of the cemetery (closeups seen below).  I wonder if these were the type of people who would yell about getting off their lawn?

The one way back in the corner - left arrow.

No names.

Way in the back in the middle - right arrow. 

There was a row of 6 beautiful huge maple trees, dividing the cemetery in half.

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