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The top weekly picks of fun things to do in the Highland Lakes.

Weekend Picks for July 4-6

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Put on your red, white, and blue! The Highland Lakes area is popping with fun this Independence Day weekend. Check out our top event picks this weekend: Need more fun? Find it here.

June 30, 2025

Eat & Drink, The City of Marble Falls

Iconic Blue Bonnet Cafe dishes out down-home food and Texas-size charm

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Dakota Morrissiey

If cities had hearts, Blue Bonnet Cafe might be the beloved ticker of Marble Falls. The Hill Country diner has been serving Texas-size chicken-fried steaks, delicious pies piled high with meringue, and heaps of nostalgia for almost 100 years and Read more…

April 8, 2025

Events, Marble Falls LakeFest

No Marble Falls LakeFest in 2025, but it will return

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101 Staff

The Southern Drag Boat Association has canceled the 2025 LakeFest races following a change in SDBA ownership, citing time constraints in making sure the popular Marble Falls event went off without a hitch. The association promises a return to action Read more…

January 29, 2025

The Bluebonnet House in late March 2023, surrounded by bluebonnets. The Marble Falls structure is famous worldwide for its rich Texas history, architectural style, and iconic Hill Country landscape, especially during wildflower season. Staff photo by Suzanne Freeman

Highland Lakes History Guide, The City of Marble Falls

Marble Falls’ Bluebonnet House testament to Texas history

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Suzanne Freeman

When spring wildflowers bloom along U.S. 281 in north Marble Falls, they highlight one of Burnet County’s historical gems: the “Bluebonnet House,” built in 1853. “It’s such an icon,” said Burnet resident Tommye Potts, whose grandfather Christian Dorbandt Jr. was Read more…

June 22, 2023

Marble Falls

Weekend Picks for July 4-6

Iconic Blue Bonnet Cafe dishes out down-home food and Texas-size charm

No Marble Falls LakeFest in 2025, but it will return

Marble Falls’ Bluebonnet House testament to Texas history

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