With St. Patrick’s Day coming up on Saturday, Missoula Police will be scheduling extra patrols to ensure that people don’t drink and drive as they celebrate.
A large portion of Montana families boast Irish descent and that means St. Patrick’s Day gets a little more attention here than it does in other parts of the country.
We’ve all heard there was a saint and something to do with snakes in Ireland and now we have parades and drink green beer. But what do we really know about St. Patrick’s Day?