Texas Crawfish Festival

On 4/22 we visited the small town of Old Spring ,Texas. Located about 25 miles north of Houston, Old Town Spring is a quaint turn of the century town composed of shops, restaurants, museums, and art galleries. Located near the original rail yards built in the early 1900's by the Great Northern Railroad, the Victorian-style shops have character which adds to the nostalgic feeling of having "stepped back in time." Some of them shops occupy buildings constructed in the early 1900's for the then booming railroad town. On the day we visited, the 20th annual Texas Crawfish Festival was being held.

It was not that long ago that we realized that those ugly little crawfish are especially tasty when boiled with Cajun spices. We are not alone. The festival is very popular with locals and officials estimate some 30,000 pounds of crawfish are served at the festival each year.
They are sold by the pound. We(mostly Karen) polished off a 3 pound serving ! Before you think we are being little piggies, note that only the tail meat is eaten and each little crawfish yields one small bite. A lot of work for those tasty morsels!
These cute crawfish flags were hung on each of the turn-of -the-century lightposts throughout the town. There was local music playing on stages around the town. We enjoyed strolling the streets, looking through a few of the shops and watching the people. The crawfish made it even more fun.