Northeast Minnesota Veterans Cemetery, Duluth

Veteran’s National Cemetery Serving Northern and Northeast Minnesota

This project is the third of four new Veteran Cemeteries designed by our same BTR/Stantec team for the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs. Located near Duluth at Pike Lake, MN, the project serves the needs of the Veteran community throughout northern and northeast Minnesota. The project consists of an entirely new cemetery constructed on land acquired after an extended search by the Department for an appropriate site. New roads, site utilities, signage, irrigation systems, landscaping, internment and columbarium structures are included in the project as well as three new buildings. BTR was responsible for the design of these three structures that include an Administration/Visitor Building, Committal Shelter, and a Maintenance Building. BTR worked within the Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Design Guidelines to create lasting buildings that reflect the character of the site and those it serves. Locally sourced stone left over from taconite mining, cedar wood and the use of abundant windows connect the buildings to their striking natural setting. Once complete, the cemetery will provide a place of honor and reverence for Minnesota’s veterans.