SILVERTON — For $250, photographers can enter to win $1 million for snapping a photo of Bigfoot in the mountains of southwestern Colorado. The problem is, the event’s supposed sponsors and host resort have never heard of such a thing.
The hunt, advertised through the website , is the brainchild of Silverton businessman Rick Lewis. He owns Bigfoot Central, a gift shop and “museum.”
The $1,000,000 Hunt for Bigfoot, allegedly planned for July 10 through 14, appears to be a myth.
Silverton town administrator Jason Wells said the Kendall Mountain Resort is booked with a different event that weekend. After town officials confronted him over the false booking claim, Lewis said he was moving the contest to a town in northern California but refused to say where, Wells said. It is unclear how much money, if any, Lewis had collected. Kyle Clark, 9News
