IN PICTURES: MARATHON PARKS AND REC KICKS OFF EASTER WITH AN EGG HUNT AT THE PARK

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Alex Rickert
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a little girl holding a frisbee in a field
A field full of 4,000 eggs is picked clean in minutes after an all-out hunt by kids and families at the City of Marathon Parks and Rec Department’s Easter egg hunt. Photos by ROSS SMITH/Keys Weekly and contributed images.

A throng of basket-wielding kids took off for a mad dash across the Marathon Community Park fields on April 15 as the City of Marathon Parks and Recreation Department kicked off Easter festivities in the city with an egg hunt. After scouring the park for the prized eggs, kids had a chance to enjoy popcorn from the Marathon Community Church and get a meet-and-greet with the Easter Bunny himself ahead of his busiest weekend.

a giant easter bunny sitting in a chair
a group of people posing for a picture
a group of children posing for a picture with a easter bunny
a little girl wearing a bunny ears headband
a little girl in bunny ears holding a book
a little girl sitting in a chair with a bunny on her lap
a little girl in a pink dress holding a white bag
a little girl in a pink dress playing with a bucket
a little girl is playing with a ball in the grass
a group of young girls standing on top of a lush green field
two little girls playing with a frisbee in a field
a woman and a child are playing with a frisbee
a group of people standing on top of a grass covered field
a group of people standing on top of a grass covered field
a little girl holding a frisbee in a field
A field full of 4,000 eggs is picked clean in minutes after an all-out hunt by kids and families at the City of Marathon Parks and Rec Department’s Easter egg hunt. Photos by ROSS SMITH/Keys Weekly and contributed images.
a group of people playing a game of frisbee
a group of young children playing a game of frisbee
a group of children running across a field
a man and a woman sitting on a bench with a child
a group of people standing on top of a lush green field
Alex Rickert
Alex Rickert
Alex Rickert made the perfectly natural career progression from dolphin trainer to newspaper editor in 2021 after freelancing for Keys Weekly while working full time at Dolphin Research Center. A resident of Marathon since 2015, he fell in love with the Florida Keys community by helping multiple organizations and friends rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Irma. An avid runner, actor, and spearfisherman, he spends as much of his time outside of work on or under the sea having civil disagreements with sharks.

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