April 5, 2010

Bald Knob Cross Easter Sunday Sunrise Service

Around 1000 people attend the 74th annual Bald Knob Cross Easter Sunday sunrise service in Alto Pass, Ill. April 4, 2010.

LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Bald Knob Cross glows behind attendants of the 74th annual Easter Sunday sunrise service April 4, 2010.

LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com People attending the 74th annual Bald Knob Cross Easter Sunday sunrise service bundle up along the hillside April 4, 2010.

LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com The sun continues to rise in the east as people listen to the 74th annual Bald Knob Cross Easter Sunday sunrise service April 4, 2010.

LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Attendants of the 74th annual Bald Knob Cross Easter Sunday sunrise service leave the service as the sun continues to rise in the east Sunday, April 4, 2010.

LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com People bow their heads during the final blessing of the Bald Knob Cross Easter sunrise service Sunday, April 4, 2010.

LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com The sun rises from the eastern horizon as Tami McCutchen and the Praise Central Sanctuary Choir perform during the 74th annual Bald Knob Cross Eaaster sunrise service.

LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com People attending the 74th annual Bald Knob Cross Easter Sunday sunrise service bundle up as the sun continues to rise in the east.

LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com A half moon continues to glow in the distance as the sun rises over the horizon Sunday, April 4, 2010 at Bald Knob Cross.

LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com The sun rises in the east behind the metal skeleton of Bald Knob Cross in Alto Pass Sunday morning during the 74th annual Easter Sunday sunrise service. Approximately 1000 people attended the 6 a.m. service.

LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com A cross is silhouetted by the rises sun Sunday, April 4, 2010 during the 74th annual Bald Knob Cross Easter Sunday sunrise service.

LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Approximately 1000 people attend the Bald Knob Easter Sunday sunrise service April 4, 2010.

LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com From left, Donna Mann, Sierra King, 15-month-old Lily Anne King, and Danny Majors sit among the approximately 1000 people in attendance to the 74th annual Bald Knob Cross Easter Sunday sunrise service April 4, 2010. Lily Anne was dedicated during last year's sunrise service at the historic cross.

LAURA SIMON~lsimon@semissourian.com Approximately 1000 people attend the 74th annual Bald Knob Cross Easter Sunday sunrise service at 6 a.m. Sunday, April 4, 2010. The sunrise service in Alto Pass began it's now long tradition in 1937.

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Around 1000 people attend the 74th annual Bald Knob Cross Easter Sunday sunrise service in Alto Pass, Ill. April 4, 2010.

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