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Camp Mystic Owners’ Legacy: ‘If You’re a Camper, You Know Who They Are’
For decades, Dick and Tweety Eastland presided over Camp Mystic with a kind of magisterial benevolence that alumni well past ...
Camp Mystic’s owner warned of floods for decades. Then the river killed him
Dick Eastland, the Camp Mystic owner who pushed for flood alerts on the Guadalupe River, was killed in last week’s deadly ...
Evacuations and Lost Cabins: A Century of Floods at Camp Mystic
Some camps in the region had to be evacuated, and local newspapers described how Camp Mystic was among those cut off from the ...
Texas inspectors approved Camp Mystic’s disaster plan 2 days before deadly flood, records show
Texas inspectors approved Camp Mystic’s emergency plan just two days before devastating floods killed over 27 people, mostly children, at the Texas summer camp.
What It Means to Be a Mystic Girl
For nearly a century, Mystic has taught girls to be brave, confident, intelligent, fun, and kind. It taught them that God is ...
Camp Mystic's Owner Warned Of Floods. He Died Trying To Save The Kids He Loved.
Dick Eastland was swept away by the deadly current as he and his son went from cabin to cabin to get campers to higher ground ...