By Bob Strohm
bstrohm@wbcowqel.com
Kids scoured the Crawford Park District’s Lowe-Volk Park in search of Easter eggs Sunday afternoon in a way their parents never did as children.
Hosted by the Crawford Park District, the High-Tech Easter Egg hunt allowed the kids to use a GPS to find the hidden egg in locations around the park. Once an egg was found, the egg searchers had to answer a question about nature before searching for the next egg.
After completing the egg quest, participants would return to the Nature Center to claim their prizes in exchange for having all of the questions answered correctly.
Don Hatfield of the North Central Ohio Geocachers explained how the event was started.
“Bill Fisher, he runs the park, and he and I were talking one day about egg hunts,” Hatfield said. “And it just popped up that maybe we should have one with GPS units, get people out to the park, and enjoy nature.”
Isabel Brenneman attended the event for the first time with her mom Beth Brenneman. After completing the egg hunt, Isabel explained what she enjoyed most about the event.
“Getting to spend the time with my mom,” Brenneman said.
Courtney and Sydney Woerlein attended the event with their mom Nicole.
“I liked all of it, though I liked answering the questions most,” Courtney Woerlein said.
Despite chilly temperatures and a brisk wind, nearly 80 people attended the tenth year for the High Tech Easter Egg Hunt at Lowe-Volk Park.