Michigan Mud Day Is Pretty Much Every Kid's Dream

Summer heat can be unbearable, but one Michigan county has a creative way to battle the weather.

Mud Day, which has been a Wayne County tradition for the past 26 years, began on Tuesday at 11 a.m. and lasted for two hours. In 81-degree weather, kids under the age of 12 compete in games and relay races in a giant mud pit, vying for the titles of Mud King and Mud Queen

"The parks department wanted to come up with a creative new event," said Lawrence Hemingway, the parks director for Wayne County. "We built a pit and it has grown over the years."

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