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Explore the Birthplace of Boogie Woogie Along US 59 in East Texas

February 28, 2019 | By Michael Corcoran

The heavy left hand mimicked the rumble of steam locomotives on iron rails, while the right played melodic cross-rhythms that whistled up and down the tracks. A national craze during World War II, the hard-driving piano style known as boogie woogie set the stage for the musical revolution of rock ’n’ roll.

Lufkin Finds Its Groove

January 12, 2018 | By Jennifer Babisak

I remember learning the thrill of the road trip as a child. Back then, my parents would load us up in the wee hours of the morning to trek hundreds of miles across Texas or to far-flung parts of the U.S.

Texas State Forest Festival

August 13, 2015 | By

 
September 16–20, celebrate the heritage of the Piney Woods forest industry at the Texas State Forest Festival.

Daytripper: Lufkin

August 12, 2015 | By

Texas may be known as the land of wide-open skies and endless horizons, but not to those who travel east. Here, towering trees overtake sprawling prairies, and visitors spend much more time looking up rather than out.

Pine Curtain of the Past

December 16, 2014 | By Matt Joyce

Looking up into the thick pine canopy of deep East Texas, it’s hard to believe that the pristine forests the pioneers encountered here are long gone.

Tea Time in Lufkin

September 11, 2014 | By Jennifer Babisak

Aware that social graces are slipping the way of 140-character messages and strings of acronyms, I decide that my daughters (ages 7 and 3) need a preemptive strike of civility.

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