April 20, 2021
The Paper Of Record for Fannin County Texas
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Lake Fannin Open House
Sunday, April 11th, my husband and I drove approximately fifteen minutes north of Bonham and three miles north of
Ivanhoe on FM 273 to attend the Open House of Lake Fannin. The entire experience of the day had the effect of transporting me back fifty years or so to a time when life in
Texas was uncomplicated and high tech, simply did not exist. It started with that drive on The Texas Lakes Trail that took us past rural homes, yellow carpeted pastures and the Ivanhoe Homestead Winery. The feeling of yes-
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teryear heightened when we turned left onto State Park Rd 34 and then right on CR 2025. CR2025 is a rustic gravel road bordered on each side by an untamed thicket of trees. There’s a fork in the road with no sign telling which
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way to go but bearing to the right brought us to the very nicely restored Lodge of this unusually beautiful lake unspoiled by the vestiges of time. Inside the impressive lodge that had hosted many events in days past;
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Joel Shepard, who had been a caretaker of Lake Fannin during its glory days, regaled visitors and the press with tales of the history of the lake. Outside the wooden screen doors of The Lodge, looking past the tree-tops, we caught a glimpse of the Red River. Alicia Whipple, one of the key members of the Lake Fannin Volunteers Board, advised us of “the loop” that started and ended at The Lodge. She said we could drive or walk to get to the cabins and the water’s edge. Choosing to walk the mile long path, we were enchanted by the crisp unspoiled beauty of nature and I could detect a slight scent of wild anise in the air. Coming upon the rustic cabins, we could see the progress made by the volunteers’ labor of love to restore the structures of Lake Fannin to their former glory.
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