Beware the Brazen Racoons at Six Pipes

This raccoon was not scared of any of us.  He investigated the bait bucket and the fish cleaning station while we were right there.  You’d think we would have learned.  The next day we caught a 22″ fish and while we were catching the next one, the rascal stole our dinner.  In a ten minute [...]

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Do you know what this is?

A beer or a soda to the first person to correctly identify the item in the picture.  We found it in the mud near the creek that’s just north of the road leading to Capers Inlet (not over Six Pipes).

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Huyler House “Basement” Gets New Foosball Table and More

The kids on Dewees are sure to appreciate the new games on the ground floor of the Huyler House.  Near the picnic tables outside the Wet Lab, several new tabletop games arrived recently.  There’s foosball and table top shuffleboard among others.  Bring a friend and check out the scene.
The better we all treat the games, [...]

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More and more and more Dewees Beach Erosion

I’ve been reporting on the beach erosion on Dewees since I started the blog in June.  The problem continues unabated.  Compare the pictures of Gary McGraw’s walkway from earlier this year to those I took today.  It seems that both the primary and secondary dunes have been washed away and the ocean is eating into [...]

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Fox Seen at Six Pipes

Tom, Katherine and Bo Jenkins reported that they saw a fox at Six Pipes yesterday while they were fishing.  Wildlife intern Gretchen said the Nature Center had another report of a fox sighting on Dewees about two weeks ago.  She’s heard that someone has pictures of the fox, but isn’t sure who.  (If you have [...]

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