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The Preserve is a cemetery dedicated exclusively to natural burial, also known as “green” burial. Natural burial in a green cemetery provides a largely untouched landscape in which to inter an individual in the simplest of ways, with no embalming, grave liners, or traditional monuments, and set in a nature preserve with native Michigan flora and fauna. Families may choose a boulder to be engraved, or a spot on the cenotaph wall to commemorate their loved one. Green burial allows the natural rhythms of life to take their course. Natural burial is the embodiment of the biblical proverb in Genesis so widely known: “From dust thou came, and to dust thou shall return.”

Since 1888, Mt. Olivet Cemetery has been a comforting and stable presence on Detroit’s East Side. Today, Mt. Olivet is the largest cemetery in Detroit, consisting of more than 300 acres of carefully tended lawns and gardens that create a peaceful oasis in the city on both sides of Outer Drive. Mt. Olivet is an inspirational place in the truest sense of a traditional cemetery. Dozens of private family mausoleums can be seen throughout the grounds, interspersed with towering oaks and maples. Many of them honor multiple generations of Detroit area families from Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties. Mt. Olivet continues to thrive in the present day with the addition of the new Mausoleum of Remembrance, and the offering of glassfront niches.