Your Guide To Marble Falls, Burnet, Kingsland, Llano, Spicewood, Horseshoe Bay, and ALL of the Highland Lakes.
“The stockings were hung by the chimney with care …” It’s a line from Clement Clarke Moore’s poem “Twas the Night Before Christmas.” Stockings hung by the chimney (or elsewhere) are a Christmas staple. But from where did this tradition Read more…
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It’s one of the most popular Christmas carols but also one of the most confounding. Why exactly would anyone want to give their true love “eight maids a-milking?” But that’s just what the writer of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” Read more…
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“Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that.” It’s a rather dark way for a Christmas story to begin, yet that’s exactly how author Charles Dickens opens “A Christmas Carol.” And he’s quite clear on Read more…
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I never really bought into the “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town” storyline as far as how Santa came to be Santa. Though Mickey Rooney did a good job as Kris Kringle, the whole idea of there being a Burgermeister Read more…
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I only had to travel to the heart of Burnet to be whisked back in time and thousands of miles away to a tiny hamlet near Jerusalem on a chilly winter’s night. While the shepherds and wise men followed a Read more…
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Although the first day of winter — the Winter Solstice — isn’t until Dec. 21, we have certainly had some nights cold enough to determine which of our outside plants are frost-tolerant or frost-susceptible as we discussed in a previous Read more…
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When fishing the Highland Lakes, anglers tend to favor motorboats and largemouth and striped bass. All for good reasons. A motor gets them up and down the lakes, and the two bass species are great sporting fish. But there are Read more…
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The spring and summer are great seasons for birding in the Highland Lakes, there’s no doubt about that, but Stephen Garmon assured me the cooler months offer can’t-miss opportunities to spot winged natives and visitors. “We do have a number Read more…
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Did you know monarch butterflies will halt their progress on their migration through the Texas Tunnel on their way south? We were concerned about their travels due to the storms and flooding that ravaged Central Texas. According to Elizabeth Howard Read more…
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Standing atop Wildcat Mountain, one of the highest places in Burnet County at 1,410 feet, you can see miles of the Highland Lakes. It’s a view that’s well worth the bumpy ride up the mountain in a Jeep or on Read more…
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