Eggshell Land

In 1957, Ron Manolio and his suburban Cleveland family saved up a year's worth of eggshells, painted them and placed them on their lawn for Easter morning passersby to enjoy. The attention generated by that not-so-simple act would change the lives of a family, a community and thousands of strangers. Soon the Manolios were transforming their front yard into a childlike dreamworld of color, fantasy and creativity with tens of thousands of eggshells. Celebrating Easter and Spring in their own unique way every year, the Manolios have brought joy to generations of Midwesterners waking from a long, gray winter. But "Eggshelland" is more than a suburban lawn display. It's a beautiful, funny, obsessive and poignant story of purpose and meaning, the never-ending joy of childhood in Springtime and the resounding contentment of a life well-lived.