Easter Bunny Visits Cape St. Claire

On Sunday, Mary Lamb and other volunteers hid eggs at Cape St. Claire’s community park and beach as the lines of children with their baskets eagerly lined up ready to find them.

Lamb started the Easter egg hunt tradition years ago as the mother of a youngster who is now grown, but continues to coordinate the annual event.

“It has been a long time doing this,” said Lamb. “Although I don’t have a young child, I still love to see the children have fun. This really brings the community together.”

Local businesses were also on hand to help. provided a table for various Easter-related crafts, while Crystalooneys Creative Arts offered extravagant face painting for all ages.

Lamb expressed appreciation for the Geimer family, who served hamburgers and hot dogs, and Christie of for stuffing all of the eggs with special treats.

Three lucky kids found the “special” eggs that had been marked and hidden by Lamb herself. The winners were Noah Kilpatrick, his sister Corinne Kilpatrick, and Cooper Thompson. All three received a gift certificate to the Cape St. Claire .

Dorene Purnell said the event is always a special one for the community.

“I brought my son, who is now a teenager, and now I am bringing my daughter’s little one, my granddaughter,” said Purnell. “There are a lot of families here with similar stories.”