Current River - 1/21

I am really tired.  I think I will just throw out some facts and/or discoveries we made for this entry.  For instance, the place we are staying at used to be a resort for rich people.  More recently, some of the camps in Current River State Park used to host the Schwagfest.  From what I’ve gathered it was a hippie-like music festival.  I say hippie-like because the DEA ended up busting the last one here in either 2008 or 2010 and everybody fled in a panic.  In one of the buildings there were a bunch of fake tombstones making jokes about marijuana, the only one I remember is Saint Stephen who was “stoned to death” in 34AD.  That probably wasn’t the probable cause the Feds needed, but with how the stages are still up and tents and personal belongings are strewn about the area, I think they found what they were looking for.  Turns out they were going after the owner of Camp Zoe where the festival was taking place.  They went in on a tax evasion charge and came out with something more severe.  Speaking of tax evasion, that is what they used to finally get a stab at Al Capone who, legend has it, played on the very pool table that now sits in the gymnasium here.  There may be a picture proving that this pool table is the real deal, but skeptics will make things difficult so the Park’s staff hasn’t really looked into it.

I think I will leave you with that as no one wants to read the ramblings of a man whose mind is shutting down.  Night all!

A couple of shots from around the area that I took.  At the very end of the gymnasium is the pool table.  Fun fact, the whole gym including the intricate ceiling was crafted by hand.