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    NSSO Home > Newsletter > Archives > Issue 15

Spring 2006 Bidwell Point Arkansas Campout

The National Serro Scotty Organization, in conjunction with Chris Strohm's Vintage Shasta Group held a Spring Campout in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas May 11-14, 2006. Bidwell Point is a campground on Norfork Lake.

Scotty at Monk's Mound
Nancy's Scotty 3 in front of Monk's Mound at Cahokia.
This mound is 22 million cubic yards of earth! Notice the size of the humans
on the left and on the top of the mound!


Group Shot
From left: Keith Kroes, Kevin Helwig & Mabel, Liz and Edie, Alan & Kristen West
and their two sons, Renee with Stephen in front, Nancy Kroes, Cuz'n Dean
Dee Kroes with Sophie, Drew & Chris Strohm


Drew wading at the rocks. Scotty 3 is in background.


The new NSSO Rally Banner.


Kevin's Rear Door Scotty - check out the firewood...


Can Kevin make a bonfire or what?


We all went out to Fred's Fish House for dinner.
Fred's, home of Arkansas's best catfish and hush puppies!
From left: Dee and Keith, Chris, Stephen, Liz, Renee & Drew, Cuz'n Dean and Kevin


Stephen the camp hornblower!


Liz and Mabel


Stephen's first look at "mudbugs" (aka crayfish). He passed on them...


Dean's Dutch Oven Cinnamon Rolls


Kevin Cooks Bacon


Keith cooks bacon (and Dee samples)


And we all eat - communal breakfast YUM YUM YUM


A group side trip to Mountain Village 1890 in Bull Shoals, AR


Top O'The Ozarks Tower, from the Bull Shoals Dam


Tower from the ground


Bull Shoals Dam from the Top O'The Tower


Dutch Oven Cooking (Dean's Set up)


Kevin's DO Chicken


After the potluck, we had prizes.
Kristen and Alan West won the 5" Lewis & Clark Commemorative DO that Dean donated.


Cuz'n Dean and his 18' HiLander Trunkback


Kevin and his Rear Door Scotty


Keith Relaxing with the 1961 15' Front Kitchen/Side Dinette Scotty


The Strohm Family's 1963 Shasta AirFlyte


The West Family's 1958 Shasta AirFlyte


Shadow Strohm


Lots of visitors stopped by to talk Vintage Trailers!


Heading out - Two Silversides
Campout 2006 is over - see you next year!

 

   
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