America’s No. 1 State Park “Palo Duro Canyon State Park has been the lifeblood for an abundance of cultures,” says park superintendent Shannon Blalock. Its rich history tells the stories of people, industry and times long ago. As stewards of the park, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department’s State Parks Division takes pride in sharing the
Browsing: Plains Trail
It’s late 1892 and livestock far outnumber the 600 or so humans in the new Texas Panhandle town of Amarillo. Imagine riding your horse into town to do your weekly errands, including a stop to check out the new bank, Amarillo National Bank (ANB). Tie up out front and mosey into the bank at the
Imagine the scene of a family sitting around in a living room after they’ve finished dinner. The parents are on the couch, maybe a sister sitting in a chair and a brother sprawled out on the floor. They are gathered closer than just sitting in the room; their attention fixed on what appears to be
In the late 1800s, cattlemen and settlers entered Lubbock County along trails that followed the Brazos River. Near a point…
In our youth, most of us cherished dinosaurs, or a specific character from a book, movie or television show that…
Texas is known for many iconic foods and food groups: barbecue, breakfast tacos, chili, chicken fried steaks and Tex-Mex –…
Picture an elegant glass of a deep red, Texas wine. Where do you picture yourself drinking that wine? Fredericksburg, perhaps,…
You’re invited! The Friends of the Cornette Library and the Texas Plains Trail Region are hosting the showing of the…
Be it a witty euphemism or a roundabout slap in the face, describing a county jail’s occupants as “comfortably lodged”…
As you are traveling on “The Last American Highway,” U.S. Highway 83, you cannot miss the sprawling Collingsworth County Pioneer’s…
