{"id":377,"date":"2021-08-11T09:57:06","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T14:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/terryiswriting.com\/?p=377"},"modified":"2021-08-11T09:57:11","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T14:57:11","slug":"baileys-fish-camp-a-true-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terryiswriting.com\/?p=377","title":{"rendered":"Bailey’s Fish Camp – A true story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Summer is here! I don’t know about where you are, but here in Texas, the weather has been less than ideal–first too much rain, then too much heat. To avoid the hundred degree\u00a0temperatures I’m\u00a0watching the Olympics in my air-conditioned family room. Meanwhile, the summer wanders by. Grab a fishing pole. Let’s do summer! Where did I put my swimming suit?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Last one in is a rotten egg!”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I found a truly enjoyable summer read, Henry Bailey’s memoir,\u00a0Bailey’s Fish Camp\u00a0A<\/em>\u00a0True Story<\/em>.\u00a0Henry is in my local writers group, a\u00a0multi-talented man, who wrote, edited, published–including hardbound cover and binding–Bailey’s Fish Camp A True Story.\u00a0<\/em>Raised on\u00a0Sabine Lake–at the foot of the Rainbow Bridge in Bridge City, TX, Part-1\u00a0of this memoir is told by a nine-year-old, barefoot Henry. His recollections are full of local color and lore. “When Prohibition ended in 1933, the Baileys got a license to sell beer and turned the second story of their restaurant-store into a dance hall.” Henry is a\u00a0fish camp survivor. And, as I told Henry,\u00a0I couldn\u2019t wait to see what he was into next. \u2026and which relative would be up to some nefarious action. Part-2\u00a0of this delightful book is a history of the area and the Bailey family.\u00a0Alas, Henry’s book is only available through Henry. But if you’re interested, send me an email and I’ll put you in touch. Margaret Toal’s 2010\u00a0Beaumont Enterprise<\/em> article about Bailey’s Fish Camp can be\u00a0read here<\/a>. And Henry is rebuilding the fish camp. You can read about that\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Summer is here! I don’t know about where you are, but here in Texas, the weather has been less than ideal–first too much rain, then too much heat. To avoid the hundred degree\u00a0temperatures I’m\u00a0watching the Olympics in my air-conditioned family…<\/p>\n

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