Every year more than two thousand people pitch up in the Fort Davis Mountains for Bloy's Camp Meeting, a 124-year-old tradition for ranching families in the Big Bend area. The early cowboy camp has grown to a couple hundred houses made from corrugated steel, an open air tabernacle and seven food sheds. With four services a day, the camp is one-part prayer meeting and one-part family reunion. Megan Detrie has the story.
A Century-old Family Reunion
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