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Marshmallows Fall From the Sky at Annual Michigan Easter Event
Hundreds of children raced to collect thousands of marshmallows dropped from a helicopter, then traded them for prizes, officials said.
- On Friday, thousands of marshmallows rained down from a helicopter over two Detroit-area parks in Trenton and Westland, Michigan, during the annual Marshmallow Drop hosted by Wayne County Parks.
- The helicopter made three passes during the event, and officials stressed that children must not eat the marshmallows because they struck the ground; instead, kids exchanged them for prizes.
- Westland resident Anna Grote attended with her boyfriend and his 10-year-old son, calling the event "wonderful" for Easter weekend, and said the child "did not have any difficulty at all" in procuring a marshmallow.
- David Alexander, a first-time attendee in Westland with his kids, 7 and 10, noted the orderly crowd behavior, observing, "There wasn't any pushing, there wasn't any shoving, no fighting."
- Some children snatched up multiple treats, though parents kindly returned most to the turf for others, while the Inkster resident encouraged participants "to be the first ones at the line.
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Children race to gather marshmallows dropped from a helicopter at pair of Michigan parks
It rained marshmallows at two Detroit-area parks as kids raced to collect thousands of the gooey treats dropped from a helicopter.
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On Friday cloudy dawn with the possibility of marshmallows falling into two parks in the Detroit area, while children were running to pick up thousands of these sticky treats thrown from a helicopter. The traditional annual marshmallow launch, organized by Wayne County parks, took place two hours apart in Trenton, Michigan, and Westland, Michigan. “It was great. The weather is beautiful and I think it’s a great activity to do with all the kids t…
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