This listing includes our most current events:

TROLLEY TOUR
Sunday, August 01, 2010  1:00 PM to 2:15 PM
Sit back, relax, and enjoy the landscape and history of Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland's Outdoor Museum & Arboretum. Tours are narrated by Lake View Cemetery, and includes a stop inside the exquisite Wade Chapel. Reservations and a $7.00 fee required.
TROLLEY TOUR
Sunday, August 08, 2010  1:00 PM to 2:15 PM
Sit back, relax, and enjoy the landscape and history of Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland's Outdoor Museum & Arboretum. Tours are narrated by Lake View Cemetery, and includes a stop inside the exquisite Wade Chapel. Reservations and a $7.00 fee required.
TROLLEY TOUR
Sunday, August 15, 2010  1:00 PM to 2:15 PM
Sit back, relax, and enjoy the landscape and history of Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland's Outdoor Museum & Arboretum. Tours are narrated by Lake View Cemetery, and includes a stop inside the exquisite Wade Chapel. Reservations and a $7.00 fee required.
EGYPTIAN ARCHITECTURAL WALKING TOUR
Saturday, August 21, 2010  10:00 AM - Noon
Explore the styles of a culture known for its focus on the "after life." Lake View's own Interment Coordinator, Jennifer Cali, will lead us to monuments and mausoleums designed for the pharaohs; includes Wade Chapel's interior. Reservations and a $6.00 fee required.
TROLLEY TOUR
Sunday, August 22, 2010  1:00 PM to 2:15 PM
Sit back, relax, and enjoy the landscape and history of Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland's Outdoor Museum & Arboretum. Tours are narrated by Lake View Cemetery, and includes a stop inside the exquisite Wade Chapel. Reservations and a $7.00 fee required.
BAT NIGHT
Friday, August 27, 2010  8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
During this joint venture with the Cleveland Metroparks and Lake View Cemetery, Tim Krynak will discuss different types of bats and set up nets to catch them near the ravine of Section 13. Reservations and a $6.00 fee required.
TROLLEY TOUR
Sunday, August 29, 2010  1:00 PM to 2:15 PM
Sit back, relax, and enjoy the landscape and history of Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland's Outdoor Museum & Arboretum. Tours are narrated by Lake View Cemetery, and includes a stop inside the exquisite Wade Chapel. Reservations and a $7.00 fee required.

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.

(back to top)