MANITOULIN—Hippity hoppity, Easter’s on its way! Here is a useful guide to the Easter events happening across Manitoulin Island this weekend.
Aundeck Omni Kaning
Aundeck Omni Kaning is hosting an Easter egg hunt on Friday, March 29 at 2 pm at the Four Directions Complex.
Assiginack
Manitoulin’s oldest Easter egg hunt, the Township of Assiginack’s, is back on Sunday, March 31 at the Fields family property on Highway 6, by Fields Marine, at 1:30 pm. The event is open to children up to age 12, but all are welcome to come and watch. Don’t forget your basket!
Billings
The Township of Billings Easter egg hunt gets underway at 11 am on Saturday, March 30 on the Kagawong Park Centre grounds, 39 Henry Drive, Kagawong. Open to all ages!
Central Manitoulin
Central Manitoulin’s Easter egg hunt will take place at the Mindemoya ballfields on Saturday, March 30 at 11 am. The municipality has plenty of egg-citing activities cooked up for the little ones as well as a special egg-hunting activity for children 12 and under. Please bring your basket!
Gore Bay
The Town of Gore Bay and Betty’s Convenience is inviting young and old to take part in an Easter colouring contest. (Colouring pages can be picked up at those locations.) There are categories from 1 to 55 plus! Please only one entry per person. Don’t forget to write your name, age and contact number on the back and drop off your artwork at the town office by Thursday, March 28 at 4:30 pm.
Then on Friday, March 29 head to Manitoulin Golf, 25 Golf Course Road, for an Easter egg hunt at 11 am.
Town of NEMI
Hop to it at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #177 in Little Current. The Legion is having an Easter kids’ dance on Friday, March 29 from 6 to 8 pm. $5 per child. Drinks and snacks available for purchase!
The Town of Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands famed Easter egg hunt at the Centennial Museum of Sheguiandah grounds take place on Saturday, March 30 at 11 am sharp. As usual, the grounds will be split into two sections: one for the very small and the other for the not-so-small.
Tehkummah
The Township of Tehkummah’s Easter egg hunt is Saturday, March 30 at the Tehkummah ball diamond (at the corner of 2nd Concession and 10th Sideroad) for kids 12 and under. The hunt, for kids 12 and under, gets underway at 1 pm. Bring your own basket!
Wiikwemkoong
Buzwah Toys and Variety is hosting the 3rd annual Get Crackin’ Easter egg hunt photo contest from Friday, March 29 at 2 pm to Monday, April 1 at 2 pm. There are over 50 large, painted eggs hidden throughout Wiikwemkoong and you need to find them for a chance at great prizes!
Gather your family and friends and take pictures with as many of them as you can find and submit it to Buzwah Toys and Variety Facebook account. There are over $6,000 in prizes to be won! Happy hunting!
The Manitoulin Expositor
The Expositor’s annual Easter egg contest is on! Find the eggs hidden on ads throughout this paper and write your findings on the egg tally form on page 9 of this newspaper or find it online at Manitoulin.com. Email it to services@manitoulin.com or drop it off at
The Expositor Office in downtown Little Current for your chance to win a great prize!
Happy Easter, Manitoulin!
