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Hotel Lucine set to open in Galveston next summer
Hotel Lucine, a classic beachfront hotel with a funky mid-century flair, will open its doors next summer in Galveston. Galveston old-timers will remember the space as the Treasure Isle Motel, built in 1963 at the corner of 10th Street and Seawall Boulevard. The Pearl...
Despite summer fires, Tahoe ski resorts are opening for season
If you’re wondering how the wildfires in California might impact Tahoe ski resorts this season, listen up. The fires near Lake Tahoe started in mid-August and weren’t fully contained until mid-October. They scorched nearly 350 square miles of the Sierra Nevada and...
Free park admission on Nov. 14
Heads up, park junkies. Daily entrance fees at all Texas state parks will be waived on Sunday, Nov. 14, to commemorate Veterans Day. Not sure where to go? We love Inks Lake State Park, Garner State Park , McKinney Falls State Park and more. “The dedication, sacrifice...
For high-flying Halloween fun, head to McKinney Roughs
Looking for some high-flying fun this Halloween? Zip Lost Pines at McKinney Roughs Nature Park is planning a fall festival called Tricks, Treats and Trails, complete with pumpkins, dancing, twilight tours on utility vehicles, a rock-climbing wall, face painting, tarot...
3 family-friendly must-do’s this fall
This month, we’ve been taking advantage of fall’s (slightly) cooler weather and exploring all of the seasonal fun that surrounds. Below are three of our favorite recent discoveries that are perfect for enjoying with your whole crew right now. Check out the new forts...
Renovated visitors center reopens at McKinney Falls State Park
The visitors center at McKinney Falls State Park has reopened. Pam LeBlanc photo[/caption] The Smith Visitors Center at McKinney Falls State Park, which closed after extensive flooding in 2013, has reopened. “This facility will serve as a gateway for visitors to...
Four Fredericksburg Wineries to visit this Fall
The Texas Hill Country is home to more than 100 wineries and vineyards, and Fredericksburg is the epicenter of it all. With more than 50 wineries, vineyards and tasting rooms located in Fredericksburg's Gillespie County –– and dozens more located within an hour or two...
Grab a cold one at a pop-up beer garden on the Butler Trail
The Trail Foundation will host a pop-up beer garden Oct. 9 and 10. Photo courtesy The Trail Foundation[/caption] Most folks head to the Butler Trail on Lady Bird Lake to work up a sweat, but on Oct. 9 and 10 they can grab a cold one at a pop-up beer garden, too. The...
Which Italian bakery makes the best cream puffs, eclairs and cannoli in Boston?
I can’t make it out of Boston without a face full of powdered sugar - the kind that piles up like snowdrifts atop cream puffs from the city’s fine Italian bakeries. If I’m in the North End, the city’s Italian neighborhood, I’ll drop by Mike’s Pastry or Modern...
Dip a toe in the kettle ponds of Cape Cod
You can keep your chlorine-infused swimming pools and crowded ocean beaches. When in Cape Cod, I head for the kettle ponds, shimmering pools of water formed when huge blocks of ice melted at the end of the last Ice Age, leaving behind depressions that...
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