Public ceremony welcomes convoy as it heads south to Arlington National Cemetery
What: Next month, the City of Portland will welcome the annual Wreaths Across America convoy as it heads south for its annual wreath laying ceremony at the Arlington National Cemetery in Washington DC. As a result, Ocean Ave from Walton Street to Payson Park, Read Street and Canco Road will be closed to traffic while the motorcade travels to and from Cheverus High School (approximately 4:30 – 5:30 PM).
First conceived in 1992 by Morrill Worcester, President of the Worcester Wreath Company in Harrison, Maine, the project has grown to include the delivery of more than 20,000 wreaths to the Arlington National Cemetery and deliveries to more than four hundred local, state and national veteran’s cemeteries and
