Point #37: Caddo Lake

To obtain this point: One must visit Caddo Lake.

Caddo lake is a bayou-like reserve that spans over 25,000 acres and sits on the Eastern border of Texas. It is home to hundreds of species of birds and animals. Caddo Lake is known for its bass fishing and is the largest Cypress forest in the World (with some trees thought to be over 400 years old...that is big-time old!)

Caddo Lake is named after Native Americans who lived in that area during the European exploration of Texas. They believe that the lake formed during a flood in the early 1800s that filled the bayou and caused the lake. Another possible cause of it's birth is from a large log jam that plugged the Red River and formed the lake.

Even though the true history of Caddo lake is unknown, it remains a creepy place. It is known for its multitude of Bigfoot sightings in recent years. However, my favorite story of Caddo lake comes from a local city named Uncertain. Uncertain, TX got its name because it collected the lost packages that were headed to or from New Orleans. If a package had lost it's tag on it's way down river to New Orleans, it would be brought to Uncertain. I feel like this would be a place like the Land of Misfit Toys in Christmas stories. Anything that was lost would be brought to Uncertain so it could live out its days in a town that really knew how that felt. Anyways, there are just a handful of people living there and I'm sure they have heard all the corny jokes that comes with living in an uncertain town.

Enjoy Texas...did you know that Jefferson, TX on lake Caddo was the second largest port in Texas (behind Galveston) for a time in the 19th century.