Iron Mountain was among the area communities that got to resume a Memorial Day program Monday. The event started with a parade of color guard, the Kingsford and Iron Mountain high school bands and local scouts. At the Dickinson County Courthouse, Denise Formolo of the Office of Veterans Affairs emceed a program that included Terry Testolin as main speaker. Above, Kevin Fraker sings “God Bless America;” behind him are, from left, Testolin; Denny Olson, who delivered the invocation; and Formolo. In the right corner, serving as part of the color guard were, from left, T.J. Van Pembrook of Sons of the American Legion Kingsford Post 363; Louis Schmidt of Legion Post 363; Ray Hamm, Marine Corps 1239; and Dr. John Dougoveto of American Legion Post 50 in Iron Mountain. (Betsy Bloom/Daily News photo)

Marching bands from Iron Mountain and Kingsford high schools participated in the Memorial Day program May 31, 2021, at the Dickinson County Courthouse in Iron Mountain. (Betsy Bloom/Daily News photo)

A color guard made up of several area veterans organizations led the Memorial Day parade down Stephenson Avenue in downtown Iron Mountain on Monday morning, followed by the Kingsford and Iron Mountain high school marching bands and local scouts. (Betsy Bloom/Daily News photo)

The Veterans Tribute Ride courses through Iron Mountain on Saturday. About 300 motorcyclists gathered to travel from Iron Mountain to Carney and back as a way to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice. The 17th annual ride included a stop at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain. (Brian Christensen/Daily News photo)