First Day at Ghost Town Alive at Knott’s Berry Farm!

Ghost Town Alive! has returned to Knott’s Berry Farm and it feels like a new Founder’s Day! Ghost Town Alive! started today and runs through the summer to September 1st! There's plenny of things to do for many visits to the town! I stopped by the Sheriff’s Office and saw the new deputy! She has been there for two months. Then, of course stopped by the Livery Stable and saw Fury, the horse, and donkey, Brutus. Also, the two little goats, but they don’t have names! I think there should be a contest to name them, just for the park, like the eaglets at the Big Bear Bald Eagle Nest! I always stop by the Post Office to get a copy of the Calico Gazette. 

Milton C. Howell, Luke Stillwater, and Pearl Parnell are at Town Hall, Ghost Town Alive, Knott’s Berry Farm, author’s photo. 

There was a big gathering round the Ghost Town & Calico Railroad station at Calico Park. All a’waitin’ the arrival of the mayor! What a whoopin’ kick off to Founder’s Day! Luke Stillwater was officiating the arrival and we finally had the return of Milton C. Howell! Also, Pearl Parnell, the wife of the former mayor. Then, it was a walk over to Town Hall. Milton announced that he would be deputy mayor. Pearl is the new mayor! Also, that the gold mine has run dry!, the town is broke! I found my way to the Sheriff’s Office where Clay Mayfield was holding an announcement of his own. He said that the Mayfield Gang was taking over Calico over the objections of the law!

    Clay Mayfield stirrin’ up some trouble for Calico!, photo by the author. 

Them Mayfields are trouble so I talked to Deputy Clancy Cunningham if they was gonna deputize the town. He had some tasks to ready townsfolk to be deputies; one was takin’ some Evidence Bounty Cases from the cold cases, the other was inflitratin’ the Mayfield Gang! The first one was to find a gold letter at a hitchin’ post. I stopped by the Post Office to talk about the case with Ryder `Ry’ Dinkle. Then, went around the stable lookin’ for clues. Won’t spoil it, but for finding the clue I got an honest to goodness wooden nickel! For the first time there is the Founders Day Paradethat would lead to the Hoedown, but I was savin’ that for another day. There's a postcard at Goldie's Hotel and also an "official Calico postage seal" at the Post Office! New people in Calico, new events, and changes to Ghost Town Alive! For many visits to Knott’s Berry Farm! 

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