"Takeoffs are optional but landings are required," Nichols said.
Floating through the sky in a hot air balloon is an incredible way to see the Hill Country. Prior to my flight with Heart of Texas Hot Air Balloon Rides, I was filled with anxiety. As someone who hates flying and gets woozy peering out the window of a skyscraper, I wondered what I got myself into as I hopped into the balloon's gondola.
Our pilot, Skip Nichols, who also owns the company, assuaged my f ...
The Commemorative Air Force hosts Warbirds at Gillespie County Airport in Fredericksburg September 4-7
San Marcos, Texas (August 7, 2015) – It’s been 70 years since the US Army Air Force lifted into the air to create the largest air armada ever to fill the skies during World War II, but on Friday through Monday September 4 through 7, five rare WWII warbirds will be roaring over Fredericksburg, Texas.
Leading the flight into Gillespie County Airport on Labor Day weekend will be Texas Raiders ...
On August 27, 2015 the Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Park will celebrate what would have been LBJ’s 107th birthday. National Park Tours of the Texas White House will be free to the public and begin at 10:00 a.m. The traditional wreath will be laid at the President’s grave for his birthday.
The music, the crafts, and the camping begin on Friday September 4th and continue through the evening concert on Sunday September 6th. The Kennedy Theater Mainstage concerts include a wide range of fun bands like Dana Louise and the Glorious Birds (Dana is the daughter of Ezra Idlet one half of the famed duo Trout Fishing in America.
Brady, TX – Labor Day weekend in the True Heart of Texas means it's time for the 42nd Anniversary of the World Championship BBQ Goat Cook-Off scheduled for Friday, September 4thand Saturday, September 5th in Richards Park along the banks of Brady Creek. Brady National Bank and Premier Silica are proud to bring you the 2015 event with a weekend full of food, fun and festivities for the entire family to enjoy.
The Goat Cook-Off is a unique tradition that started in Brady, the county seat of McC ...
As has happened for the last 133 years, the famed St. Louis Day Celebration will again open the gates to visitors from all over the state. Dubbed decades ago by the Texas Tourist Agency as "The Homecoming for the State of Texas", the giant festival will again serve tons of barbecued beef, Alsatian style sausage, and food, drink, music, games and fun all day long for friends who make the trip each year to Castroville.
You have got to come to the Cowboy Capital of the World. Well known as a small Texas town with real Texas flare, Bandera’s history runs deep. Each year Bandera remembers its roots at the annual Labor Day weekend Event, Celebrate Bandera. Their claim to fame began in the late 1800’s.
On August 3, Baylor Scott & White Health will open an acute-care hospital in Marble Falls near the intersection of U.S. 281 and TX 71. Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Marble Falls will be a 46-bed hospital with 30 medical-surgical beds, an eight-bed ICU, two operating suites, and eight women's services beds to include three labor/delivery/recovery rooms.
"This is a very special occasion that has been years in the making.
The Annual Kendall County Fair is one of the oldest Fair’s in Texas. This year will mark the 110th annual fair which will be held on Labor Day Weekend, Sept 3 through 6th in Boerne, Texas at the Fairgrounds (1307 River Road). As the 2015 President of the Kendall County Fair Association, I want to personally invite you to come out and enjoy our 4 day event.
Join the Celebration!!! Welcome to the 13th annual Fourth of July Spangle Dangle Celebration, an event for all ages. The day will begin with a Parade at 10 am in downtown Johnson City Texas. Once again it is time to break out the lawn chairs and grab a spot on the parade route which starts at the corner of LBJ Drive and East Pecan Avenue going west to Nugent Avenue then making a right around the Blanco County Courthouse and then going east on Cypress Street back to LBJ Drive.
Anyone can partici ...
