The Nagy family, from the St. Louis area, visited Crystal Beach last week for a large dose of sun and fun. Kris and Sarah have spent many a summer on Bolivar, but this was the first trip to the beach for their 21-month old triplets. Ella, Mia and Jack had a wonderful time playing in the surf and digging in the sand. Older sister, Elissa, helped entertain the babies, along with
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Triple play at the beach
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40 Years and counting
by Georgia Osten
The Walla Family blew into town last Monday for their 40th Annual Crystal Beach Vacation. Yes, Mildred and Johnnie Walla and family have been coming to Crystal Beach every summer for the last 40 years! Mildred remembers coming with her father when she was in high school in Beaumont. To celebrate the event, they had special
Texas Country Reporter visits the TIKI MAN
Bob Phillips has been the host of Texas Country Reporter for nearly 30 years, travelling the backroads of Texas telling stories about true Texans. On Wednesday, June 27, Bob and his film crew stopped in Crystal Beach to do a feature story on our own TIKI MAN, Kevin Kavanagh. As we all know, Kevin has been carving tikis and pelicans and mermaids and all sorts of wood sculptures for years on the side
Kevin the TIKI MAN
The Tiki Man, as so many folks know him, is a Bolivar icon. Everyone traveling down the peninsula has seen his Tiki carvings on the side of the road. His real name is Kevin Kavanagh, and he began showing his artwork shortly after Hurricane Rita, working on the side of the road in Crystal Beach. And no, he didn’t name himself, “The Tiki Man”, it just evolved and
