What's open, closed on Memorial Day

May 31, 2021 at 3:15AM
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Around 3,000 volunteers placed around 50,000 flags at Fort Snelling cemetery on Memorial Day as part of Flags for Fort Snelling. ] GLEN STUBBE • glen.stubbe@startribune.com Monday May 29, 2017. Around 3,000 volunteers placed around 50,000 flags at Fort Snelling cemetery on Memorial Day as part of Flags for Fort Snelling, a non profit effort by Joanne Malmstedt, who said Last year the group had 10,000 flags and the year before, around 3,000 flags. Joanne’s goal for Memorial Day 2018 is to double to 100,000 flags. They take donations at their website where every dollar raised buys two flags. There are 220,000 graves at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. For more info: http://www.flagsforfortsnelling.com (GLEN STUBBE • glen.stubbe@startribune.com/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Post offices: Closed. No regular mail service.

Banks: All Bremer Bank branches will be closed. TCF traditional branches and in-store branches (Cub) will be closed. Wells Fargo in-store and traditional branches will be closed. U.S. Bank traditional branches will be closed and branches in Byerlys stores will be closed. Call for hours.

Groceries: Many supermarkets will be open. Call for hours.

Malls: Many stores will be open. Call for hours.

Mass transit: Metro Transit buses and Metro Blue and Green lines will follow Sunday schedules. The Metro Red Line will follow Sunday schedules. For route information, call 612-373-3333 or go to metrotransit.org. The Minnesota Valley Transit Authority will have limited service. Call for schedules. Maple Grove Transit, Plymouth Metrolink and SouthWest Transit will not have service. Call Metro Mobility for service. Northstar will not have service.

Parking meters: Will not be enforced in Minneapolis and St. Paul. The University of Minnesota will enforce meters unless noted on the meter. Minneapolis parks will enforce meters unless noted on the meter.

Libraries: Libraries will be closed.

Schools: Many public schools and the University of Minnesota will be closed.

Public agencies: Local, state and federal offices will be closed.

PATRICIA GRICE

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