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The Alamo Inn B&B Welcomes Birders Flocking to the Rio Grande Valley
On the historic Alamo town square—bordered by a shaded plaza with a bandstand—we found the round sign with a picture of a golden-fronted woodpecker that marks the Inn’s entrance. Innkeeper Keith Hackland greeted us warmly. White-haired and soft-spoken, Keith dressed the part of a birder in hiking boots, cargo pants, and a long-sleeved camp shirt. His accent from his native South Africa made me wonder how he ended up in the Valley—a story he’d share later. For now, he led us through the lobby to a literature rack nearly as high as the ceiling. “We offer our guests information as far as birding goes,” Keith said modestly as he assembled a voluminous sheath of brochures, maps, and checklists.
Reimagining the Alamo
In second grade, I received a beautiful Alamo diorama for Christmas, complete with plastic soldiers and a cardboard backdrop, perfect for replaying the battle over and over with alternate endings.
New Alamo attraction
Remembering the Alamo is one thing, but a new San Antonio attraction promises visitors will get to better see what the 13-day battle was like.
Stitching the Alamo
The recent bestowing of World Heritage Site status to San Antonio’s five missions—the first attractions in Texas to receive this honor—has ensured an increase in the city’s already steady pilgrimage of visitors.
Remember the Alamo
Join the San Antonio Living History Association as it honors the anniversary of the March 6, 1836, Alamo battle with events at Alamo Plaza.
A Souvenir at the Alamo: Crockett’s Coonskin Cap
The Alamo. Utter those words and nearly every Texan sees in their mind an iconic image: rugged and defiant Davy Crockett wearing buckskins and a coonskin cap.
Phil Collins to donate Alamo treasures to Texas
English rock star Phil Collins, a dedicated Alamo history buff, is donating his treasure trove of Alamo Battle and Texas Revoluation artifacts to the State of Texas, the Texas General Land Office has announced.
Inside These Walls: A Personal Reflection on the Alamo
The hump-backed façade of the Alamo, the 18th-Century mission chapel that actually comprised just a small part of the fabled killing field of 1836, is the profile and shrine of Texas.
How Texas Has Led Energy Booms for Over a Century
My muscles shake as I climb up the inside of a seemingly endless vertical tunnel, stopping at platforms along the way to catch my breath.
The Smithsonian’s Traveling Exhibit Is Coming to Texas
It doesn’t carry the name recognition of the Alamo, Nacogdoches, Goliad, or other key players in Texas’ history, but San Augustine in deep East Texas has plenty to boast about.
Director John Sayles on the Making of ‘Lone Star’
John Sayles is one of the great American independent filmmakers. His epic 1996 drama Lone Star, which received a new release from The Criterion Collection this month, is one of his masterpieces.
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