Watt Key
The Grand Hotel
Point Clear has always provided a quality of life that allows it to stand on its own, but the Grand Hotel makes it...
First Cars
I always assumed that the clandestine street racers I heard late at night originated from, or at least had connections with, the shade...
Our Wild Pet Rooster
Late winter on the Bay is wet and windy and cold. I recall staring out the front windows, watching waves crash against the...
A Night at Middle Bay Lighthouse
A few miles off the end of our family wharf and a little to the left lies Middle Bay Lighthouse, a famous Gulf Coast...
Good Ole Lucy
Zeddie Armstrong wanted a bird dog. Specifically a German Shorthaired Pointer from Spencer Bach. When he went to select his puppy, Lucy didn’t...
The Green Station Wagon
When I think of Point Clear in the depths of winter, I recall the sounds. Many nights I lay in my bed, ...
The Longest Day of the Year
By the time Christmas arrived in Point Clear, the Bay was too cold and rough and shallow to enjoy. The wharf house existed...
Hunting Season
Fall in Point Clear is like a party that is over, cleaned up and waiting until summer again. The air is quiet and...
The Bird Nest
“I’ve got an idea, ” I told Jeremy. “We’ll build a nest. A huge one, way back in the woods in the top...
Arts and Crafts
We didn’t have video games, and we didn’t watch much television growing up. I do recall black-and-white episodes of “Little House on...