Photo Credit: Kalispell Parks and Recreation
Through the years, we at Kalispell Parks and Recreation in Kalispell, Mont., have struggled to fill a need in the community for some type of programming during the week prior to elementary schools beginning the year. Our traditional summer camp usually ends a week earlier because counselors head back to college, leaving the camp short-staffed. Through conversation at a staff meeting, we hatched an idea, and a storyline quickly unfolded.
As The Story Goes
Each summer in the northwest corner of Montana, a strange and horrifying occurrence repeats itself for one week—the Zombie Apocalypse. Zombies descend on the small town of Kalispell—only 45 minutes from Glacier Park—at the peak of the tourist season. And what keeps these unsuspecting residents and tourists safe during this invasion of the undead? The fearless and well-trained campers from Kalispell Parks and Recreation’s Zombie Survival Camp.
The zombie phenomenon has manifested itself in different ways throughout popular culture in recent years. Vast numbers of movies, television shows, and books calling attention to these grotesque and blood-thirsty creatures have been presented. But we have discovered another method for showcasing the walking dead that has become popular in the community … youth programming.