Friday, December 03, 2004
Alley Oop Park, Iraan, TX - Dec 1-2
The town was named after the original founding couple "Ira" and "Ann". It is pronounced "Ira-ann", like the two names. No one knew why it wasn't spelled with two "n"s to make the complete "ann". This is another park found through the Texas Guide. Since it has full hookups, it costs $10/night -- still pretty much of a bargain. No bridge games here, but we did happen to arrive for their first annual lighting display in Alley Oop City Park adjacent to our cg. We enjoyed seeing the holiday lights as well as attending the festivities at the nearby community center that evening. 
The park (which features a huge bust of Alley as well as a life-size statue of Dinny the dinosaur) and cg are named after the cartoon character, whose creator grew up in Iraan.# posted by Doug and Willie @ 12:01 AM 
