Day 126
Welcome to Paradise
July 30th, 2010
I'm walking across America.
That's the idea, at least. I'm walking westward from New York City for nine months or so. If everything goes according to plan, I'll be in Oregon when the clock runs out. If nothing goes according to plan, maybe I'll end up in Peru or Mongolia or Pennsylvania. You can read all about the details of my trip if you're so inclined.
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I Win.
I think I see one of my favorite ‘biker bars’ in the background. Stopped there one HOT day for an ICEY COLD brew — man, was that good!
Yes it is a very good place to stop by.
I thought Paradise was a lot older than that!?!
You stole my line…..officer, officer….
“Take me down to the Paradise city – where the grass is green and the girls are pretty…..”
Thanks. Now it’s stuck in my head! Great. : )
Welcome to Paradise, population 184 .. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise,_Montana
I’ve got two tickets too……..
What? No Cheeseburger in Paradise?
( I really don’t like the song at all but I just couldn’t help myself).
In the early 1900s, the town was renamed from Pair O’ Dice to Paradise………..LOVE IT!!
Do they still have gambling, Gigi?
Instead of being lazy, I looked up what I could find, thanks for the impetus, Gigi!
According to http://www.realty-northwest.com/Paradise-Montana.htm
Paradise, Montana is located along Hwy. 200 in Sanders County, just a few miles east of Plains, Montana. Paradise was originally developed as a station for the Northern Pacific Railroad. It was a vital water supply stop before the climbing over the Bitterroot Range into Idaho. One story of the origins of the town’s name says that was named after a roadhouse on the trail called ‘Pair O’Dice.’
and http://www.doj.mt.gov/gaming/lawsadministrativerules.asp
Gambling Laws and Administrative Rules
The Montana Legislature has authorized limited legal gambling in Montana. Video poker, keno and bingo machines are legal with a maximum $2 bet and $800 payout. Legal live games include: raffles, bingo, keno, panguingue, poker and shake-a-day. Sports pools, fantasy sports leagues and sports tab games are also legal. These are non-banking games in which players bet against and settle with each other rather than betting against and settling with the house.
The legal age for gambling in Montana is 18, with the exception of raffles conducted by churches, schools, charitable and nonprofit organizations. Children under 18 years old may participate in these.
Credit Gambling
Credit gambling is illegal in Montana. Under 23-5-157 MCA, gambling operators and their employees cannot extend credit to their customers to gamble.
There’s gambling EVERYWHERE in Montana. At practically every hwy junction and freeway offramp there’s a “Diamond Lil’s” casino, and slots in every bar & tavern.
Paradise???…Jesse Stone anyone???…
We have a Paradise in Michigan, too, wey up in the U.P. on the shores of Lake Superior. And it truly is paradise. AND they have a Jimmy Buffet type festival every summer. :-)
Agreed – I definitely hope they serve cheeseburgers in Paradise for their festival!
If you didn’t stop at the Whistle Stop Cafe you missed out. They have a map in the back of the cafe for all to post where they have traveled from, it’s pretty interesting. Plus the food is good and the portions are plenty! Definitely good fuel for walking, it helped fuel my friends and I for 4 days of backcountry hiking through Glacier!