[caption id="attachment_28093" align="alignright" width="321"]<img class=" wp-image-28093" src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/DSC0031-568x1024.jpg" alt="The rains held off as children looked for Easter eggs near the light house Saturday morning at Hunting Island State Park. " width="321" height="578" /> The rains held off as children looked for Easter eggs near the light house Saturday morning at Hunting Island State Park.[/caption]

<em>Photo above: Marshall Thiesen, age 2, of Beaufort, reaches out to touch the Easter Bunny following the annual Easter egg hunt and coloring contest on Saturday at Hunting Island State Park. Photos by Bob Sofaly.</em>

Scores of children of all ages and their families braved the thunderstorms and headed to Hunting Island State Park for the annual Easter Egg Hunt. The annual event is sponsored by the park but manned with volunteers from Friends of Hunting Island. Children could also participate in a coloring contest and everyone had the chance to sit with the Easter Bunny who stopped by to say “hello” to all the children.

[caption id="attachment_28094" align="alignleft" width="328"]<img class=" wp-image-28094" src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/DSC0040-300x236.jpg" alt="Amy Fisher helps her stepson, Nathan Vilasineekulis, open his plastic eggs." width="328" height="258" /> Amy Fisher helps her stepson, Nathan Vilasineekulis, open his plastic eggs.[/caption]