Boy Scout Flag Retirement Ceremony

Name: Boy Scout Flag Retirement Ceremony
Start: 2025-09-05T19:00:00-04:00
Location: 06285 68th St, South Haven, MI, United States, Michigan 49090

Schedule

Fri, 05 Sep, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

06285 68th St, South Haven, MI, United States, Michigan 49090 | South Haven, MI

Boy Scouts from southwest Michigan will join area veterans in a flag retirement ceremony 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5 during the Michigan Flywheelers Museum’s antique engine and tractor show.
The solemn ceremony involves Scouts honoring the flag’s symbolism by respectively burning the flags (if made of cotton or wool) or other methods of disposal. During the event, taps and a gun salute will take place.
Anyone wishing to dispose of worn or damaged American flags are encourage to bring them to the event.
Along with hundreds of antique farm machinery, the Antique Engine and Tractor Show features daily entertainment, a large outdoor flea market, antique tractor pulls, kids activities and more. Admission is $10 per person with children 12 and under free. Admission specials include Senior Citizen Day on Thursday with admission reduced to $5 for 62 and older, and the Sunday Special when admission is $5 for everyone. Gates open at 8 a.m.
The Michigan Flywheelers Museum is located at 06285 68th Street, South Haven, MI. For more information and a schedule, visit www.michiganflywheelers.org or Facebook.