Twenty miles down the road from our home is Mineral Wells, a town made famous in 1904
by a highly mineralized spring whose waters have healing powers.
In the early years, Mineral Wells was a happening place. People came by the thousands,
motoring in, arriving by wagon or in droves by rail. Health seekers, politicians, A-list movie stars,
rich cattlemen and the curious – they all came to the “City Built on Water.” They could stay
at the elegant, “high-rise” Baker Hotel featuring dining and dancing along with the beneficial
waters. As interest in Botox, collagen, and the Adkins diet increased, the restorative powers of
Crazy Water waned.
Then in 1999, Scott and Carol Elder purchased the Famous Mineral Water Company and
brought new life to Crazy Water. They spent the next few years reintroducing the once
nationally known waters locally and regionally. They kept the historic part of it going and
enhanced and built on the heritage/tourism aspect, always remembering their dream for a
bathhouse.
The bottled mineral water is now sold in Whole Food stores, Central Market and Albertsons
with Kroger coming on board soon. With the bottled product thriving, The Elders focused on
the longed-for Crazy Bath House which is now a reality. They kept the turn-of-the-century look
and feel, appointing the house with period pieces that help create the experience of an old-
fashioned, take-a-load-off soak in mineral water. Patrons can schedule mineral bath treatments
during the day or stay overnight in the guest rooms with private mineral baths. The Crazy Bath
House also offers a Micro Bubble Tub. The bubbly apparatus injects countless oxygen-rich micro
bubbles into the bath, resulting in natural cleansing, exfoliation and moisturizing of the skin. A
number of massage techniques and services are also available.
Once again, things are good down at the well. If your Rhumatiz or Arthur-itis is acting up, take
the long “Crazy” road to the bathhouse.
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