What carefully curated event combines local folklore, ghost stories, theater, comedy, and the documented history of Alpine, Texas? The award winning Historic Alpine Ghost Tours, held in the Alps of Far West Texas! Produced by the Historic Alpine Association (AHA) and the Sul Ross State University Fine Arts Department, the semiannual ghost tours are held
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Wendy Little
El Paso’s love for the legendary sloppy taco
Originally called El Valle Kennels and established in 1935, Barkerhaus Kennels is the oldest operational kennel in El Paso. Although the name implies a spin on the sound of a dog’s voice, Barkerhaus is actually named after founders Stephen and Frances Barker. Originally from Missouri, the Barkers moved to El Paso in 1929. Mr. Barker
As a native San Antonian, I have visited every historic site, all the museums multiple times, and have been to the Alamo more times than I can count on both hands, and most toes. But there is a historic gem…
Billy the Kid was one of several aliases, but he was born Henry McCarty in1859. McCarty’s trouble with the law started in New Mexico when he was about 16. Committing petty crimes got him arrested and jailed several times early on,…
Texans revere wildflowers with great devotion, but we hold in our hearts none as high as the Texas Bluebonnet. Who hasn’t been to a bluebonnet festival, done a family portrait by a scenic spot, or been to a business with “Bluebonnet”…
Quite a few Texas ranching families, like James and Tracy McBee of Meadow, still use the Blue Lacy Game Dog for what they were brought to Texas for 150 years ago. Tracy says that husband James swears his Lacys are…
“Colonel Bettie Edmonds,” wrote Robin Stauber in a 2018 newspaper tributeto the Kendall County historian and artist, “has pained our past.” A retired Air Force nurse and amateur archivist, Edmonds originally published the story of Boerne’s founding for the celebration…
As you approach the Boquillas International Ferry, it seems as though you’re traveling back in time. The ferry is actually a small rowboat that takes you from a checkpoint within the southeastern part of Big Bend National Park across the…
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