Back about 1960 I was a Cub Scout in Maysville, Oklahoma. Mom was a Den Mother. Apparently there was a merit badge available for making a scrapbook; I can’t think…
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Quiet at Willow Bay
Today is Monday. The picnic areas are empty. All but a few campers and a handful of fishermen are home, on the job in their office, their store, or their…
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Willow Creek — clear, cool and from time-to-time home to tasty trout — provides a restful place for a mid-day break. But the water level is dropping. We’ve had .25…
Continue readingMillie on duty
But when we were watching the beaver paddle around, she was absolutely uninterested.
Continue readingUgly little buggers
IN the 1950s and early ’60s, Turner Falls was a lightly developed swimming hole south of Davis, Oklahoma. We lived north of there in Maysville, but Turner Falls was fairly…
Continue readingGood neighbors
And good people. They are where you are and they will find you.
Continue readingMemorial Day crowd
I sorta thought our visitor count Easter weekend was impressive. Unh-uh. For this weekend, all 105 of our campsites and cabins were reserved well in advance. The owner of Allegheny…
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Along about 1962 — I was in the fifth grade and brother Bert was in the third, so let’s accept that I was 10 years old and a happy enrollee…
Continue readingCalm before the storm
Tonight I’m sitting in front of our wheeled-house. I’ve got a book courtesy of Kilgore’s public library. Millie is standing guard. I’m going to say there are 18 occupied camp/cabin…
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