The National Park Service is pleased to announce that the popular Easter Monday Egg Roll event will be held at James A. Garfield National Historic Site in Mentor from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. on Monday, April 18. This is the same day as the annual Easter Monday Egg Roll at the White House in Washington, D.C.
The event, hosted by First Lady Lucretia Rudolph Garfield (portrayed by Debbie Weinkamer), will feature various games, crafts, activities, and contests on the lawn of President and Mrs. James A. Garfield’s Mentor home; open-house style tours of the Garfield home’s first floor; and appearances by the Easter Bunny and Skipper, official mascot of the Lake County Captains baseball team.
Games and activities will be from 1-2:30 p.m. As Easter egg hunt for children ages four and under will begin at 2:30 p.m.; the egg roll races for age groups 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, and 11-12 will begin immediately thereafter.
Participating organizations and partners include: Mentor Public Library; Willoughby Fine Arts Association; Mentor Fire Department; Moe’s Southwest Grill of Mentor; Cuyahoga Valley National Park; Cleveland Metroparks; Lake County Captains Baseball Club; The Holden Arboretum; and Faith Lutheran Church (for the generous use of their parking lot).
Featured entertainment will include: Michael Roy’s Cirque du Papier; Diamonds the Magical Clown; and All About You Music.
The event is generously supported by the Site’s non-profit partner, The James A. Garfield Alliance, and numerous local organizations and businesses. Learn more about the James A. Garfield Alliance and its support of this event at https://jgarfieldalliance.org/easter./
All activities are free of charge. This is an outdoor event, so it will be canceled in the event of rain. On Monday, April 18, James A. Garfield National Historic Site will be open only during the hours of this event.
“We’re very happy to again host the Easter Monday Egg Roll,” said Todd Arrington, Site Manager of James A. Garfield National Historic Site. “This is a great outdoor activity for children and is always educational and fun. It’s also fitting for us to host here since President Garfield participated in the 1881 White House Easter Egg Roll during his brief tenure in office.”
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