Horseshoe Bay Resort and Club Celebrates Its Golden Anniversary
By Joe Passov. Excerpt from article in Horseshoe Bay Resort and Club’s Lake and Hill Magazine.
It all started with a lake and a dream. Born of a quest for a personal family lakeside retreat in the Hill Country west of Austin, Horseshoe Bay Resort is the realization of one man’s vision. More than that, it is the crystallization of a dream — Norman C. Hurd’s dream.
In the mid-1960s, Hurd, a prosperous entrepreneur, decided he’d like a retreat on the lake for his family.
The Mason County WinterFisch season provides an opportunity for Hill Country residents and visitors to reel in their limit of rainbow trout, a sportfish not native to area rivers and lakes. But there’s no limit on the amount of fun you can catch!
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department releases 1,500 rainbow trout immediately preceding the annual WinterFisch Celebration, a day filled with activities, vendors, demonstrations and lots of fishing.
When it comes to listening to live music in Texas, fans both devoted and casual can find great bands and original acts performing round every corner, from inside an historic dance hall, to urban clubs, theaters, concert halls, or on an outdoor stage in a rodeo arena.
But the truest way to enjoy Texas music just might be kicking back in an outdoor cafe, sampling continental cuisine with cool drinks, surrounded by like-minded souls and the sounds, scents, and starlight provided by a Hill Coun ...