Houston 9-year-old Ellen Getten was staying in Bubble Inn at Camp Mystic during catastrophic floodwaters in the Texas Hill Country.

In the week since the flood, generations of Mystic Girls are turning to each other. They are seeking the familiar that takes them back to camp.

Catherine Wendlandt, a freelance writer in Texas who has written stories for Chron, attended Camp Mystic as a camper from ...