A Relative of German Settlers Retraces Her Ancestors’ Arduous Path to the Texas Hill Country
My three children are sixth-generation Texans, and if you had told me, a roller-skating suburban New York girl, ... Read More »
In San Angelo, A Celebration Remembers the Mysterious ‘Lady in Blue,’ Who Evangelized to Jumanos
The young Franciscan nun in the cobalt-colored cloak was, quite literally, a vision in blue to the Jumano Indians of the Desert Southwest. Though she never left her convent 5,000 miles away in Spain, Sor Maria de Jesus de Agreda mysteriously appeared before the indigenous people of what is now the San Angelo area, delivering an evangelistic message. They called her the “Lady in Blue.” Read More »
Battling Snakes, Rapids, Mud, Spiders, and Heat While Training for the Texas Water Safari
I can distinctly remember telling a friend a decade ago that I’d never compete in the Texas Water Safari, a grueling 260-mile paddling race from San Marcos to the coastal Texas town of Seadrift. “Sounds horrible,” I said. Snakes, rapids, mud, spiders, heat, and sitting on a hard plastic canoe seat for two or three days? No thanks. Read More »
Still Rebuilding Nearly Two Years after Harvey, Aransas Pass Isn’t Giving Up
Today, vestiges of Harvey are still visible—falling-down housing, vacant lots where structures were razed, unrepaired piers—but those are exceptions. The city “had to make a decision to simply accept the epic damage and live with the results or aggressively work toward building Aransas Pass better than before,” says Edwards. “Citizens and local officials decided to make Aransas Pass stronger.” Read More »
Hye Market’s Peach Puree and Peach Bellini Recipe
Matt Church is chef at the historic Hye Market in Hye, between Stonewall and Johnson City—in the heart of Texas Hill Country peach orchards. Read More »
New Book Shares Stories of Aransas County’s Culinary History
Full of recipes and anecdotes, the tome dives into this Gulf Coast region's food culture Read More »
Death of Singer Leon Rausch Marks the End of an Era in Western Swing
Hired by Bob Wills in 1958, Leon Rausch was the voice of the Texas Playboys for six decades, so his death ... Read More »
How to Make the Most of Texas Peach Season
As summer begins, so will annual pilgrimages to roadside stands and farmers markets where popular varieties of Texas’ succulent freestone peaches arrive in successive waves through Labor Day. Those peaches set a national standard for sweet-ness, and—here’s the really good news—they are mostly reserved for Texans. Read More »
Nelda Vogel’s Dessert Peach Enchiladas and Peach Pie Recipes
Nelda Vogel and the late George Vogel founded Vogel Orchards in Stonewall. Their son Jamey and his wife, Terri, now manage the orchards, along with the orchards’ roadside stand on U.S. 290. Nelda Vogel remains involved in the operation. Read More »
Ullberg’s Oversized Wildlife Sculptures Wow at Retrospective Exhibit in Corpus Christi
Kent Ullberg, Waiting for Sockeye, 1994, Bronze Size matters—not only in the jungle but in the civilized world ... Read More »
An Expert’s Take on the Perfect Texas Peach
We asked Dr. Jim Kamas, co-author of Texas Peach Handbook and Texas A&M associate professor, for his take on the perfect Texas peach. Read More »
One Man’s Half-Century Project to Heal a Hill Country Landscape
In 1969, a San Antonio fried-chicken tycoon was struck by a life-changing idea: He would find, buy, and heal “the sorriest piece of land in the Hill Country.” Now celebrating its 50th anniversary, the Bamberger Ranch Preserve sprawls across 5,500 acres of grassy hills and wildflower meadows in Blanco County. When visitors arrive May 5 for the annual family day and picnic, they will repeatedly drive across a perennial stream that cascades through a series of waterfalls and d Read More »
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