Talk to TH: March 2013
“Winnsboro, The Light Crust Doughboys, and outlaws—January 2013 is the absolute best!”
—PAUL R. COCHRAN, Martinsburg, WV
Maceo Heyday
Thank you for the article on Gulf Waters Gaming [“Outlaws,” January].
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Lubbock Lights
For many Lubbock-area residents, the holidays officially begin when they make the trek to Texas Tech for the university’s annual Carol of Lights, an evening event that has brought the community together for more than a half-century.
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An Artful Life
Marion Koogler McNay left her heart in San Antonio. Twice. The first time, in 1917 at Alamo Plaza, she bade farewell to her first husband, Don Denton McNay, who, by most accounts, was the love of her life.
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Make Waves This Winter
Last November, when a group of adventuresome friends suggested a Thanksgiving trip to Port Aransas, I jumped at the chance to enjoy a beachfront holiday with long walks in the still-warm surf, leisurely bicycle rides accompanied by squawking gulls, and beachcombing for shells and random sea-tumbled treasures.
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Object Lesson
Thanks to the nearly 20 museums, galleries, and other attractions in Houston’s lively Museum District, visitors can immerse themselves in topics as diverse as weather, butterflies, art, and design from around the world.
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Buy a Piece of the Grove
It is rare to find an entire town on the market. But such an opportunity is coming up because The Grove is on the auction block: Its general store, blacksmith shop, and saloon—and all their contents—will be offered to the highest bidder during an event set for the weekend of April 23-24.
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Nature Near Downtown
I take a boardwalk over a stream of shallow, tea-colored water and follow the trail to a small wooded area.
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Surprising Salado
“Many of the artists who live here have statewide reputations; some are nationally known.”
Recently, I decided to explore the peaceful-looking village of Salado.
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And the Dance Goes On
It’s easy to believe the rolling countryside around Schulenburg doesn’t look a whole lot different than it did in horse-and-buggy days.
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Speaking of Texas: The Lone Wolf
My God, boys! It’s the Lone Wolf! Let’s scram!” In the 1920s, ’30s, and ’40s, those words echoed from Borger to Brownsville whenever wrong-doers caught sight of fabled Texas Ranger Manuel Trazazas “Lone Wolf” Gonzaullas.
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Historic Moment in Granbury
Granbury’s location, less than an hour’s drive southwest of Fort Worth on US 377, makes the town an easy weekend destination for Metroplex denizens.
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Crockett Street Revival
When oil was dis-covered on the outskirts of Beaumont in 1901, fortune-seekers of all stripes flocked to town to do business with the exploding population.
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A Stitch in Time
Against the backdrop of the ghastly destruction that Hurricane Ike dealt to Galveston Island in September 2008, a single lost sail—even on an historic ship—seems like modest punishment.
