Maine land giveaway essay contest ends amid lack of entries - San Jose Mercury News
WHITEFIELD, Maine (AP) — A Maine woman holding an essay contest to give away 47 acres of woodlands has abandoned the effort because she didn't get enough entries. Martha Manchester of Edgecomb has owned the land in Whitefield since 1994. She tells the Kennebec Journal (http://bit. The contest rules required entrants to pay $100 and submit an essay of no more than 200 words saying what they wanted to do with the land, assessed for more than $57,000. Manchester initially said she wanted 3,000 entries but later upped that to... Information from: Kennebec Journal, http://www. Source: www.mercurynews.com
