Helen Mooty poses for a portrait while dressed as Jane Long, the &quot;Mother of Texas.&quot;   The Jane Long Festival will take place Oct. 13, 2012, at Fort Travis Seashore Park on Bolivar Peninsula. 





story about Jane Long, the mother of Texas, who died many years ago. But every year at the Fort Travis Seashore Park, they have a festival celebrating Jane Long and her very colorful story. Let's meet at Fort Travis Seashore Park about 4:30 (the time may change slightly) and please photograph Helen Mooty who will be  garb....Long once spent a cold, snowy winter on Bolivar, and during that time she had a baby, chased away threatening Indians and dined with pirates. The park is on Bolivar Peninsula, about a mile from the ferry landing. Photo: Michael Paulsen, Staff / © 2012 Houston Chronicle