Garfield National Historic Site holding Easter Monday Egg Roll

The National Park Service announced that the popular Easter Monday Egg Roll event will be held at James A. Garfield National Historic Site in Mentor from 1 to 3 p.m., April 17.

This is the same day as the annual Easter Monday Egg Roll at the White House in Washington, D.C.

According to a press release, the event 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, Slider (official mascot of the Cleveland Indians baseball team), and Skipper (official mascot of the Lake County Captains baseball team).

Cleveland radio host Dee Perry is this year’s celebrity storyteller.

Games and activities will be from 1 to 2:30 p.m. An Easter egg hunt for children ages 4 and under will begin at 2:30 p.m.; the egg roll races for age groups 5-6, 7-8, and 9-10 will begin immediately thereafter.

All activities are free of charge. The event will be held rain or shine, though activities will be moved indoors in the event of inclement weather. Also on April 17, The Garfield National Historic Site will be open only during the hours of this event, and no entrance fee will be charged.

“We’re very happy to again host the Easter Monday Egg Roll,” said Site Manager Todd Arrington in the press release. “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.”

The site is located at 8095 Mentor Ave. in Mentor, and it offers guided tours of the Garfield home, museum exhibits, and an introductory film. For information call 440-2558722 or visit www.nps.gov/ jaga.