Families participate in community Easter events

Area families were greeted with warm temperatures Saturday, April 3, to participate in Easter activities with their children at various community events.

Events were held in area communities, including Pine River, Pequot Lakes, Crosslake, Nisswa and Lake Shore.

In Pine River, the annual Resurrection Egg hunt at Forbes Park was a success with all of the special Resurrection eggs gathered.

Volunteers with local churches and organizations arrived at the park early to hide a garbage can worth of colored eggs, nine of which contained Easter themed tokens. These eggs, called Resurrection eggs, qualified hunters for gift baskets.

In addition, there were doughnuts for all gathered, prize drawings for others and handouts for every child.

The Crosslake Ideal Lions Club welcomed 160 kids along with their families to an EGGStravaganza event outside at the Crosslake Community Center with staggered timeslots. Families participated in a variety of games together.

There was also a drive-thru portion of the event where the Easter Bunny handed out candy and balloons to kids in cars.

The Lake Shore Police Department sponsored its annual egg hunt at Fritz Loven Park with staggered timeslots. And the annual children's Easter event took place in the Nisswa American Legion parking lot.

Participating businesses in Pequot Lakes handed out Easter eggs filled with candy, and Community Action of Pequot Lakes gave away a kid's bike as a grand prize.

1/10: Caleb Prushek proved to be a young, but avid egg hunter at the Saturday, April 3 Easter egg hunt at Forbes Park in Pine River. Travis Grimler / Echo Journal

2/10: All egg hunters at the April 3 Easter egg hunt at Forbes Park in Pine River were given easter goodies, though some won baskets or other prizes as well. Travis Grimler / Echo Journal

3/10: Peyton Brown dashes to her next Easter egg on April 3 at Forbes Park in Pine River. Travis Grimler / Echo Journal

4/10: A young girl wins a prize at the fish pond game at the Crossslake Ideal Lions Club's EGGStravaganza event held Saturday, April 3, 2021, outside at the Crosslake Community Center. Submitted Photo

5/10: Children pose with the Easter Bunny at the Crosslake Ideal Lions Club's EGGStravaganza event held Saturday, April 3, 2021, outside at the Crosslake Community Center. Submitted Photo

6/10: A young girl fishes for a prize at the Crosslake Ideal Lions Club's EGGStravaganza event held Saturday, April 3, 2021, outside at the Crosslake Community Center. Submitted Photo

7/10: Three girls sit with the Easter Bunny at the Crosslake Ideal Lions Club's EGGStravaganza event held Saturday, April 3, 2021, outside at the Crosslake Community Center. Submitted Photo

8/10: Jayme Watkins found the Bobber Bunny at Red Ruby Gifts & Gallery in Pequot Lakes on Saturday, April 3, 2021, to win a new bike. She is shown with her mom and sister. Submitted Photo

9/10: The Lake Shore Police Department was able to host its annual Easter egg hunt at Fritz Loven Park on Saturday, April 3, 2021, by staggering the timeslots for the egg hunts. Submitted Photo

10/10: Children gather at Fritz Loven Park in Lake Shore on Saturday, April 21, 2021, to hunt for Easter eggs. Submitted Photo