[Note: this material was given by the Creeks in an interview with Lucile Rassmusen.]
Gladys and Morris Creek now make their home on Saratoga Road near Langley but in earlier times, before they moved to the island permanently, they spent many happy summer vacations “camping out” at Bush Point.
An uncle, Dale Freece, had purchased property from Warren Farmer about where Main Street and Warren Avenue intersect. Gladys and Morris would pitch their tent there, sleeping on a bed of fir boughs and cooking on an outdoor fireplace. Deer, raccoons, rabbits, and pheasants were their companions.
Bush Point was noted for its salmon fishing and resort status. One-room rental cabins were available, the grocery store was well stocked and also had gasoline pumps outside. There was a boat launching ramp and rental boats were available. To Iowa-born Gladys Treece Creek and her husband, Morris Creek from Indiana, the salt water playground and “camp-outs” at Bush Point in earlier times were a delight which they still remember with pleasure. This memory mitigated largely in causing them to select South Whidbey as their permanent retirement home.
In more recent times, a swimming pool and restaurant were built at Bush Point by Ernie Pischel. The swimming pool was popular with the public for several years but is now closed. The restaurant has passed through a series of owners but, as this is written, has been remodeled and is now one of the nicer dining spots on South Whidbey. It has a fantastic waterfront view and attracts many mainlanders.
The resorts which once flourished at Bush Point have been replaced by attractive homes. The outdoor camping stoves have been transferred to the state park about a mile up Smugglers’ Cove Road and opposite the Classic “U” trail. The old store building, the original Farmer house, and a few other relics of a by-gone era still remain. Bush Point still retains its reputation as a haven for sports fishermen. A boat-launching ramp and bait service is still provided.