Want ad for Montana ghost town generates 5,000 replies
Source: 10 News Tampa Bay, Sarasota / Great Falls Tribune
(Great Falls Tribune) -- Who would want to live in a Montana ghost town? The answer is "thousands".
Lacking a few extra volunteers to work at the Garnet ghost town this summer, the Bureau of Land Management sent out a news release in late March asking for people who might like to spend a month or two at the abandoned 1870s mining town east of Missoula.
"The Bureau of Land Management's Missoula Field Office is looking for a few good men and women to volunteer their time at one of Montana's most colorful ghost towns during the summer and fall," the news release states.
Perhaps a few people would reply; maybe a retired couple or two or a few college kids. The response; however, was overwhelming.
Read more: http://www.wtsp.com/story/news/weird/2015/05/07/want-ad-for-montana-ghost-town-generates-5000-replies/70991188/
