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William Berkshire's burnt-out camper-home.

Rob Hentschell met William Berkshire, also known as Mountain Man, when William drove into the parking lot at the Traverse City GENERAL STORE, where he is manager. William needed a place to park his camper and Rob was happy to accommodate.

But one night in February, William's camper caught fire from his wood-burning stove and the fire consumed everything he owned. Rob turned to his wife and mentioned the camper that was sitting in their driveway unused - and that was when a plan got launched. Rob contributed the camper to help William start over again. As Rob said at the time, "I had something I could live without, and he needed a place."



Well, that act of generosity sparked others to action. A local sanitation company jumped in and offered a dumpster to help clean up the wreckage from the fire. Rob decided to post a picture of William's burned-out trailer on the Roy's General Store facebook page and requested donations of other items that William needed to make his home and life more comfortable.

Then, the people of Traverse City stepped up. In came clothes, bedding, blankets, boxed and canned foods, along with grocery items. They all showed the compassion of the residents of this little city. After all, nearly 500 hundred people stepped up to help.

As for William Berkshire, he couldn't believe his good fortune. As he kept saying, "Nobody has ever done such a nice thing for me before." Doesn't that just make you want to pack up and join the good people of Traverse City?

Thanks to this article by NationSwell: http://nationswell.com/william-berkshire-trailer-fire-rob-hentschel-roys-general-store/.

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