Easter egg hunts and activities, both indoors and outdoors, were held for children Saturday, April 16, in area communities
In Backus, children flocked the halls at the Pine Mountain Gospel Church/Foothills Christian Academy building.
An egg hunter searches under the pews in the Pine Mountain Gospel Chapel during the Saturday, April 16, 2022, egg hunt at the building shared with Foothills Christian Academy in Backus.
Travis Grimler / Echo Journal
The event featured a whole slew of traditional Easter activities, including photos with the Easter bunny, an egg hunt, egg toss and three-legged race.
Tiersa Hurlburt happily skips to sit with the Easter Bunny for a photo at the Saturday, April 16, 2022, Easter event at Foothills Christian Academy in Backus.
Travis Grimler / Echo Journal
Due to colder temperatures outside, the event was moved indoors. Children were separated into three age groups for the egg hunt. It took no time at all for them to scour the school for eggs hidden on bookshelves, on door hinges, inside nooks and crannies, behind chair legs and more.
Nisswa's Easter event for children was also moved indoors at the Nisswa American Legion.
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Keyera Campbell, 2, happily eats a Tootsie Roll while sitting with her dad, Dustin, Saturday, April 16, 2022, at the Nisswa American Legion.
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Gwendalyn Robinson, 4, of Mazeppa, hugs the Easter Bunny at the children's Easter event Saturday, April 16, 2022, at the Nisswa American Legion. The annual outdoor egg hunt did not take place.
Nancy Vogt / Echo Journal
Bags of goodies are handed out to children Saturday, April 16, 2022, at the Nisswa American Legion. The annual outdoor egg hunt was not held.
Nancy Vogt / Echo Journal
The Pine River Community Easter Egg Hunt was moved to the Pine River-Backus Elementary School playground to avoid excessive damage to the muddy parking and camping areas at Forbes Park where the event is normally held.
Children's Easter events were also held in Pequot Lakes, Crosslake and Lake Shore.
A girl runs with a basket full of plastic eggs she found Saturday, April 16, outside at the Trailside Center at Pequot Lakes Baptist Church. More than 300 kids found more than 6,000 eggs when attendance doubled from last year's event.
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