Apparently, the Forest Home Cemetery established in 1982 had 24 total burials, was defunct in 1910 and the bodies of those who had passed away were moved to Oakwood Cemetery in Muskegon. Later, the plot of land which once held the cemetery would become the site of a government housing project in 1943 called Forest Homes
The historical buildings at the Celery Flats will be open with crafts and historical demonstrations like rope making, glass blowing, and blacksmiths, as well as an activity at the cemetery to learn about early Portage settlers.
This event includes trick-or-treating, a ride through a spooky trail and a drive-in style movie in the park beginning at dusk. The movie showing will be the Halloween favorite, Hokus Pokus.
Ely Manor has recognized that their residents need a little lifting up, so they're putting together a decorated 'Haunted Trail' From 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Halloween
Like everything else this year, doing Halloween in the middle of Covid will be a first (and hopefully the last time we have to do it this way.) The City of Kalamazoo has offered up some trick or treating guidelines, for those who are planning on doing it.