Children enjoy pictures with the Easter Bunny at the Lincoln Depot Visitors Center

[March 30, 2021]   LINCOLN - On Saturday, the Easter Bunny set up camp on the lawn of the Lincoln Depot Visitors Center and greeted children with funny antics and large suckers throughout the heart of the day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Having the Easter Bunny come to town for this special occasion was the work of the Downtown Lincoln Businesses group and the Logan County Tourism Bureau in partnership.

Because, like Santa, the Easter Bunny is universal, there are several representatives out in the world this time of year who fill in for the real bunny with his blessing. The bunny that visited Lincoln this year was actually a little girl bunny that sported a pink ribbon around her fuzzy white tail and a pretty blue ribbon at her forehead.

We also noted that she had a particular fondness for one particular grown-up guy that came to witness the visits.

For the kids, the visit with the Easter bunny was met with mixed emotions.

Some were absolutely fearless, and couldn’t wait to go greet the bunny.

While others were less excited and preferred not to look the large creature in the eye.

With the weather starting out so nice on Saturday, warm though a bit windy, the bunny was able to be outside. This made it safer for children as parents allowed them to not wear their masks for pictures with the bunny, though some preferred to keep the mask on, which was fine as well.

Later in the morning a rain shower forced the bunny to take shelter at the entrance to the visitors center.

All in all it was a great day with several children enjoying the opportunity to see the sweet creature in Lincoln.

[Nila Smith]