HOUGHTON LAKE –The Easter Bunny arrived in style at the Houghton Lake-Roscommon County Blodgett Memorial Airport on Saturday April 16 for the annual Easter Egg Drop.
Sponsored by Roscommon County Airport and The Experimental Aircraft Aviation Chapter 1580, the annual Egg Drop event drew in a large crowd, despite the less than ideal spring weather conditions. To help keep warm, families were treated to complimentary coffee, hot chocolate and donut holes.
While the crowd waited for the Easter Bunny, Keith Newell kept everyone entertained with Easter trivia and regular updates on the incoming flight piloted by Airport Manager Eric Jaroch. As the Easter bunny landed, kids were lined up along the runway in anticipation. Once on land, children greeted the Easter Bunny and gathered around him for a chance picture.
In preparation for the egg scramble kids were grouped by ages 1-5, 6-9 and 10-14. The plane did a quick pass along the lawn and dropped hundreds of plastic eggs. It took only a few minutes before all the eggs were collected. Kids exchanged the plastic eggs for a bag of candy, ensuring no child would leave the event empty handed.
Upcoming events at the airport include the Veteran’s Fly-day Luncheon on May 21 and Fly-in/Drive-in Dawn Patrol on June 5. Call 989-390-2398 for more information.
