Marilyn's Photos - Apr 12 2026 - That Marshmallow Drop
Remember the headline about "The Marshmallow Drop" yesterday? Here is how it goes.
Locations: Primarily held at Elizabeth Park in Trenton and Nankin Mills Park in Westland.
How it Works: Helicopters make multiple passes releasing marshmallows; children are divided into age groups (4 and under, 5-7, 8+).
The Goal: Children collect the marshmallows (not for eating) and trade them for prize bags. (They are flour-coated, around 15,000 - 20,000 of them.)
Special Prize: One specially colored marshmallow is often hidden, with the finder receiving a larger prize.
Origin: The tradition has been running for over 30 years.
The event is typically free and held regardless of weather, except for extreme conditions.
There's a "blizzard of marshmallows" and one must find the "special marshmallow" to win an "amazing prize" - check out the BBC video HERE. The headlines show they happen in lots of places. It began in Michigan in 1985, and took all these years for me to find out about it. Maybe because there were glitches to start - for example, the marshmallows fell in one large, sticky clump, and then they have to keep the kids from trying to eat them. Now volunteers flour them so they "rain down." I can see Shirley Temple in the middle of the field, singing and dancing.
Dog-tooth violets are one of the native ephermals - early Spring risers who go dormant in the summer. You will spot many of these small, spotted leaves in the woods - thousands of them - and possibly a few flowers. Given how wonderful the leaves are, it all works.
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