Crew tackles dock resurrection | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Members of the Old River Fishing Club convened Tuesday near Keo to help rebuild a boat dock on an Arkansas River oxbow near Willow Beach, following widespread dock failures after a winter ice storm. The article describes an Old South-style club with a clubhouse, a fish-cleaning station, and remaining ruins from older docks that supported the group’s aluminum flatbottom fishing boats. The work crew included Raymond Scroggins, Dennis Manees, David Williams, Patrick Polk, Danny Pledger, Mike Daniels, Harvey Young, Donna Crowder, and Mike Romine. The prior docks, including those at the Little Rock Yacht Club and Mountain Harbor Marina on Lake Ouachita, were also cited as collapsed. For the rebuild, the group used plastic 55-gallon barrels as the foundation, repurposed wood for stringers and planking, and used polypropylene rope to secure the structure. Debates among volunteers reflected differing approaches while the project continued in July heat.