The Ermatinger-Clergue National Historic Site was the place to be Saturday if you were very young and love hunting for prizes.
The site held its second annual March Break Easter Egg hunt.
"It's the second year we've ran it, from ages one to six, then seven to 12…usually through the winter we were closed, but once they built the new building (Heritage Discovery Centre) they figured we could offer more programming," said Pauline Pennett, Ermatinger-Clergue National Historic Site programming assistant, speaking to SooToday.
Pennett projected up to 100 children would attend Saturday's fun event.
Younger egg hunters found plastic eggs (hidden by staff in not-too-difficult-to-find places on both floors of the historic site), scooped them up in containers, then traded them in to staff for real, edible treats.
Children from seven to 12 went on a bit-more-sophisticated scavenger hunt, in which they jotted down reports as to where they found real brown eggs hidden throughout the house, then handed the reports in to site staff in return for edible treats.
The site offered March Break activities for children throughout the week, including paper making, learning to write with quill pens and ink, working with clay, making bread and cookies and learning how to drill for maple syrup.
By the way, parents had fun too.
"It's been worthwhile," said Elizabeth Filice, a Sault resident and mother of three who brought her children to the site for activities throughout the March Break.
"It's very good that the historical community in Sault Ste. Marie has given us an opportunity to discover our past."
"I loved it (March Break activities at the site) from a parent's point of view because it gave the children the knowledge and kept them active, mentally and physically."
Admission for March Break activities was $10 for each adult for every two children, while Saturday's activities cost five dollars per child.
"It was money well spent," Filice said.
"The kids are learning to ask more questions about our heritage."