Your Guide To Marble Falls, Burnet, Kingsland, Llano, Spicewood, Horseshoe Bay, and ALL of the Highland Lakes.
Here are several things you should be doing around the garden in June. Clean bird feeders. Molded seed will make our feathered friends sick. Spread diatomaceous earth in your gardens to reduce fleas, ticks, and chiggers. We’ve got enough pesky Read more…
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With its 13 alternating red and white stripes and 50 white stars set against a dark blue field, America’s Old Glory is perhaps the most recognizable flag in the world. For many, it is a symbol of freedom and independence. But Read more…
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Before you buy Dad that tie (he hates ties), check out our Father’s Day Gift Guide for a better idea. Get creative with your gifting; you might even save a few bucks for the following suggestions — some of them Read more…
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Outdoor sports in the Highland Lakes don’t have to include water. Burnet and Llano counties offer a myriad of opportunities to mix the beautiful natural landscape with adventure, including off-roading, mountain biking, zip lining, rock climbing, target shooting, and spelunking. Read more…
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Promising to “make two nickels grow where only one grew before,” Ophelia “Birdie” Harwood became mayor of Marble Falls three years before the 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote. Elected in 1917, she was the first woman mayor Read more…
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Drip. Drip. Drip. That’s not the sound of a slow water leak, it’s your money going down the drain on higher and higher water bills. Stop the dollar drip — and help conserve a precious resource — by following these Read more…
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Starting in spring in Texas, we all start feeling the heat. For tips on how you can save energy — and money— in the warmer months while keeping chill, read on. 1. UNPLUG STUFF According to the U.S. Department of Read more…
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We all know how to harvest watermelon seeds for replanting. You invite over friends, sit on the back porch or in the yard, slice the watermelon, and then spit out the seeds as far as you can. Preferably farther than Read more…
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Several things came together for cousins Wayne and Norman Hurd, the founders and developers of Horseshoe Bay, before they settled on the perfect name for their planned golf resort. Where others in the 1960s saw ranchland along Lake LBJ, the Read more…
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The Highland Lakes is filled to the brim with family-friendly fun year-round, but now that school’s out, the options are overflowing. Check out our roundup of fun things to do with the kids this summer. Click on the links for Read more…
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