See who’s been out and about at the many events in The Highland Lakes in this monthly feature in The Picayune Magazine. To view all the photos from each event, click on one of the events below. Then, click on each picture for names. Hope to see YOU out and about soon.
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Llano County youths brought home ribbons and more from the 2025 Llano County Junior Livestock on Jan. 8-11 at the John L. Kuykendall Event Center and Arena in Llano. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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Burnet County youths showed up and showed off their agricultural projects during the 2025 Burnet County Livestock Show on Jan. 2-4 at the county fairgrounds in Burnet. Photos by Allison Morrow/Luedecke Photography
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Burnet celebrated the holidays during Christmas on the Square on Dec. 14. The event featured a parade, live entertainment, vendors, and more. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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The Highland Lakes Service League drummed up some entertainment during its annual Special Needs Christmas Party on Dec. 6 at Putters & Gutters in Marble Falls. The event is for children and adults with special needs. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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The Marble Falls Education Foundation held its fundraising gala, Elevate Education, on Nov. 21 in the Granite Ballroom at Horseshoe Bay Resort. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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Marble Falls Rotary held a Veterans Day celebration Nov. 11 at Memorial Park near Johnson Park. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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Sunrise Beach Village held a senior health fair Oct. 18 at the city’s civic center. Attendees were able to get flu shots, donate blood, learn about local resources, and listen to expert speakers on aging and Medicare.
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Fans wore their purple or green with pride during the Marble Falls-Burnet football game Oct. 11, the first district contest for both high school teams and a longtime county rivalry match. The Burnet Bulldogs beat the Marble Falls Mustangs 43-7. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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Rodeo fans were treated to two nights of adrenaline-pumping action at Charley Taylor Arena on July 19 and 20. The Marble Falls Rodeo—going strong since the 1950s—featured competitors on bulls, broncs, and barrel horses as well as a first responders steer saddling event, mutton bustin’, and live music. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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Highland Lakes familes got ready to return to class during the annual Back to School Blast on Aug. 3 at Marble Falls Middle School. The event gave away backpacks filled with school supplies, shoes and socks, haircuts, and eye exams to area students in prekindergarten through the 12th grade. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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Classic rock lovers enjoyed a free performance by Journey tribute band Departure ATX in downtown Burnet on June 15. The free series continues on July 6 with the Bellamy Brothers and Sept. 7 with the Selena Forever tribute band. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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The Marble Falls Summer Concert Series continued in Johnson Park on June 14 with a performance by Red Dirt favorite Cody Canada & the Departed. July and August performances are Dysfunkshun Junkshun on July 4, The Peterson Brothers on July 5, Van Halen tribute band Diamond Days on July 12, John Arthur Martinez & Friends on July 19, Fleetwood Mac tribute band Nightbird on July 26, Gary P. Nunn on Aug. 2, and a ticketed show by Aaron Watson to close things out on Aug. 10. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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Rodeo fans enjoyed two nights of bulls, barrels, and bravado during the 58th annual Burnet County Rodeo on May 10-11 at the fairgrounds in Burnet. Photos by Trinity Frazier/Luedecke Photography
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The Burnet Bluebonnet Festival is always a crowd pleaser with big fun and small-town charm. Festival-goers on April 12-14 enjoyed parades (including one for pets), live music by top acts, a carnival, contests, a demolition derby, and so much more. Photos by Martelle Luedecke and Jacob Atkinson/Luedecke Photography
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Almost 500 guests packed the Horseshoe Bay Resort ballrooms for the Phoenix Center's 17th annual Cause for Celebration Gala on March 7. The event, with a resort-catered dinner and music by brass band The Nightowls, raised money for the trauma-informed child therapy center in the Marble Falls/Horseshoe Bay area. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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Burnet school groups DIVA (Devoted, Inspired, Virtuous, Authentic) Dawgs and Bulldog BROS (Brave, Respectful, Optimistic, Strong Minded) co-hosted a family dance and dodgeball on Feb. 18 at the YMCA of the Highland Lakes at Galloway-Hammond. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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The Marble Falls Parks and Recreation Department hosted its first-ever daddy-daughter dance on Feb. 17 at Lakeside Pavilion. The Western-themed event included a DJ, photo booth, refreshments, and board games. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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The Highland Lakes Crisis Network held its third annual fundraiser benefiting children in crisis and transformational living on Jan. 18 at Lakeside Pavilion in Marble Falls. The evening featured dinner, a presentation, an auction, and gospel music by Levites. The HLCN is a network of over 30 local churches and a host of volunteers with a mission of mobilizing people and resources during crises. Go to highlandlakescrisisnetwork.com for more information.
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The Marble Falls Education Foundation fundraiser was Nov. 30 at Horseshoe Bay Resort. Women enjoyed an evening of sipping and shopping for a worthy cause: supporting Marble Falls school district students and staff. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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Christmas rolled into town on Dec. 1 as Marble Falls hosted its annual parade. Residents lined downtown Main Street for the event and then headed to Walkway of Lights for a stroll through a winter wonderland. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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Weakday Ministries held a fundraiser with a performance by country artist Roger Creager on Nov. 11 at Putters and Gutters in Marble Falls. The event also featured a children's fashion show. Go to weakdayministries.com for more information about the organization. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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The Falls on the Colorado Museum in Marble Falls and the Rotary Club of Marble Falls joined together for a Veterans Day celebration on Nov. 11. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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Residents were pinked out for the annual Marble Falls Fire Rescue event that pays tribute to cancer survivors and fighters. The crowds showed up in support of the mission during a county fair-themed event in downtown on Oct. 12. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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Granite Shoals hosted the U.S. Junior Steer Wrestling Championship and Texas Pink Jamboree festival on Oct. 8. It was a full day of competition and country music, and The Cowboy Channel was even in town to televise the action. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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The Rotary Club of Burnet held a scholarship fundraiser on Sept. 16 for the Hill Country Community Foundation at Hidden Ranch. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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Arts and crafts browsers and shoppers showed up for the fourth annual Sip & Stroll art show and sale on Sept. 2 in Sunrise Beach Village. The event also featured a silent auction, wine and spirits pull, food, and live music. It benefited the Sunrise Beach Volunteer Fire Department. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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Hardworking volunteers made the annual Back to School Blast a, well, blast for Highland Lakes students returning to class. The Aug. 5 event at Marble Falls Middle School offered free backpacks, school supplies, haircuts, socks and shoes, and more to prepare kids for the new year. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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Highland Lakes singer-songwriter John Arthur Martinez and musical friends Walt Wilkins, Pauline Reese, and Kurt Baumer entertained the crowd at a Summer Concert Series performance on July 7 at Johnson Park in Marble Falls. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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Visitors and residents alike had a blast at the biggest Fourth of July celebration in the Highland Lakes: AquaBoom. The Kingsland event featured a parade, a car show, a street dance with live music, and, of course, a festival-ending fireworks show on July 4. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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Burnet County residents showed off their crafts and other projects at the area fair in June. Themed "Country Roots and Cowboy Boots," the event was June 9-10 in Burnet. Photos by Martelle Luedecke
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Music lovers turned up for the first Burnet summer concert series performance featuring Gary P. Nunn on June 17. Two other shows are scheduled: Suede on July 15 and Rick Trevino on Aug. 19. The event takes place in the courthouse square in downtown Burnet. Photos by Martelle Luedecke
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The Highland Lakes celebrated Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, on June 17 at St. Frederick's Baptist Church in Marble Falls, home of the future Black History Museum. Juneteenth marks the day — June 19, 1865 — that news of the abolition of slavery made its way to the southern parts of Texas, 2½ years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Photos by Martelle Luedecke
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The Hill Country Lawn and Garden Show on March 25 was filled with native plants, gardening supplies, and expert knowledge. Proceeds from the event went toward Highland Lakes Master Gardener Association projects, including the King's Garden in Kingsland, the Burnet Middle School greenhouse, and Green Thumb programs. Staff photos by Suzanne Freeman
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The crowds turned out for the Bluebonnet Festival, the city of Burnet's biggest celebration, on April 7-9. The annual event features parades (including one for pets) live music, a carnival, games, and races. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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The Howdy-Roo chili and barbecue cook-offs simmered and smoked May 5-6 at Lakeside Pavilion in Marble Falls. Money raised from the Chili Appreciation Society International event went to the Marble Falls Area Volunteer Fire Department, Boy Scout Troop 284, and the Marble Falls High School band boosters. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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Inks Lake State Park celebrated the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's 100th birthday with fun-for-all programs modified for different accessibility needs on May 6. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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Rodeo fans buckled up for the Burnet County Rodeo on May 12-13 in Burnet. The annual Burnet County Rodeo Association event is sanctioned by the Cowboys Professional Rodeo Association and United Professional Rodeo Association and featured bull riding, barrel racing, calf roping, steer wrestling, and live concerts both nights. Photos by Grace Gates/Luedecke Photography
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Several Highland Lakes social spots rang in 2023 on New Year's Eve, including Veterans of Foreign Wars posts in Burnet and Marble Falls, Wakepoint LBJ in Kingsland, and Cadillac Dance Hall in Marble Falls. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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The city of Burnet held its annual Christmas on the Square on Dec. 10 with a parade, snow play area, live entertainment, vendors, and more. People from across the Highland Lakes turned out for holiday cheer and plenty of kids mailed off their letters to Santa. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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The U.S. Marine Corps celebrated its 247th birthday on Nov. 10, and the Kingsland Masonic Lodge held a party in its honor at Pardners Night Club in Buchanan Dam. Marine Birthday (247th) Nov. 10th at Pardners TX-29, Buchanan Dam hosted by the Kingsland Masonic Lodge. Bill Cargill headed up the event. It included time-honored USMC birthday traditions and cake.
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Howdy, from the Hoe Down on Nov. 17 at Horseshoe Bay Resort, where folks turned out to help the HARTH Foundation raise money for its mission of providing healing equine-assisted therapy to military veterans and their families. The evening featured dinner and dancing to live music by John Arthur Martinez. Go to harthtx.org for more on the foundation. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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The Marble Falls and Burnet high school football teams battled for Burnet County bragging rights on Oct. 14 with the Bulldogs prevailing 28-14. It was the first time since 2007 that the rivalry game was played during district. Photos by Jacob Atkinson/Luedecke Photography
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Harmony School of Creative Arts in Marble Falls celebrated its 20th anniversary on Oct. 8 with "An Evening of Jazz" gala at Quail Point Lodge in Horseshoe Bay. The 1920s-themed night included a toast to founding Director Barbara Bend, croquet, cocktails, dinner, and dancing. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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Burnet Young Life teens went head to head in a color war Sept. 12. The nonprofit Christian youth group reaches out to middle school, high school, and college students in all 50 states and more than 100 countries. The color war takes place the Monday after Labor Day each year.
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Shoppers turned out for Market Day on Main Street in Marble Falls on Sept. 17. The Highland Lakes Kiwanis Club event featured more than 100 vendors, live music, and food. Money raised through Market Day supports local youth programs. A Christmas market is set for Dec. 3. Photos by Martelle Luedeck/Luedecke Photography
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Several area students enjoyed the final performance of the Hill Country Community Theatre production of "Destry Rides Again" on Aug. 7.
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The 2022 Burnet High School fall athletes were introduced to a packed gym of fans, friends, and family during Meet the Bulldogs on Aug. 19. Fall sports include football, volleyball, cross country, and tennis.
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Horsemanship was on display during the the first event in the Iron Horse Obstacle Series at the Burnet County Fairgrounds in Burnet. Three other series events are scheduled in Burnet — Sept. 3, Nov. 12, and Dec. 3. Another event is Oct. 8 in Hamilton. The competition consists of several obstacles that riders and their horses must work their way through and includes prizes.
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While most of America celebrates the Fourth of July for a day, the party in Kingsland lasts more than a week. AquaBoom activities include cornhole tournaments, land and water parades, car shows, fireworks, street dances, beauty pageants, and much more. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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It’s always hot at the Marble Falls Rodeo, held each year on the third weekend of July, but record high temperatures didn’t stop the fans from filling the stands July 15-16. Friday night was First Responders Night, when firefighters, law enforcement, dispatchers, and emergency medical service workers and volunteers are honored. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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The Highland Lakes Equality Center held its second annual Equality Fest on June 18 in Johnson Park in Marble Falls to celebrate Pride Month. The free event included live music, food, and vendors.
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Highland Lakes VFW Post No. 6974 of Burnet celebrated summer with bounce houses, watergun games, a cake walk, a bake sale, a silent auction, bingo, food, music, and more on June 4.
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Johnson Park in Marble Falls filled up on June 10 for Selena tribute band Bidi Bidi Banda. Concerts are free every Friday night through August 5.
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Now that hot weather is here, Wakepoint LBJ has moved into high season. On the weekend of May 13-15, Wakepoint hosted both the Big Bass Shootout fishing tournament and eight-time world champion wakeboarder Harley Clifford. Anglers and fans flocked to both. Photos by Martelle Luedecke
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The 2022 Burnet County Rodeo kicked off with a full house May 13 and continued with another big crowd May 14 at the county fairgrounds in Burnet. The rodeo is sanctioned by the Cowboys Professional Rodeo Association and the United Professional Rodeo Association and is one of the most popular events in the county each year. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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The crowds were bigger than ever at this year’s Burnet Bluebonnet Festival, which was April 8-10. Most of the action happened around the courthouse square, where two stages hosted live music, including a Saturday night concert by Reckless Kelly. Parades, vendors, carnival rides, and food trucks were just some of the activities that drew people out on a beautiful spring day. Photos by Martelle Luedecke
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Residents and visitors came out in droves to see the airplanes, re-enactors, a car show, and more at the annual Bluebonnet Airshow at Kate Craddock Field in Burnet on March 19. More than 5,700 people attended the event on a beautiful Highland Lakes day. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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St. Frederick’s Baptist Church in Marble Falls raised money at its annual Black History Month celebration Feb. 26 for a Black History Museum the congregation wants to build and make available year-round. Staff photos by Brigid Cooley
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Along with community awards, the Marble Falls chamber changed its name to the Marble Falls/Highland Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce at its annual banquet Feb. 17 at Horseshoe Bay Resort. The name reflects the chamber’s reach beyond Marble Falls into the entire Highland Lakes. Staff photos by Alecia Ormsby
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The Burnet Chamber of Commerce honored citizen, senior, and youth of the year at its annual banquet Feb. 12 at the Burnet Community Center. Youth of the Year Madelynne Jones received a $1,500 Bluebonnet Festival college scholarship. Here’s who was out and about at the banquet. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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On Jan. 4, about 750 rainbow trout were set free in Hamilton Creek in Burnet for winter fishing by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Anglers are encouraged to fish them out before the waters warm up too much for them to survive. Staff photo by Brigid Cooley
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Participants in the 2022 Burnet County Livestock Show brought their various animals to the county fairgrounds in Burnet on Jan. 6-8 for judging and auction. Hosted by the Burnet County FFA and 4-H Livestock Show Association, the event kicked off the show season for local FFA and 4-H members. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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Burnet held its annual Christmas celebration on Dec. 11 with a parade, vendors, live music, and two snow play areas. Spirits were bright as photographers Grace Gates and Jacob Atkinson of Luedecke Photography made their way around the square.
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Marble Falls merchants were joined by a slew of vendors who took over Main Street in Marble Falls on Dec. 4 for holiday shopping. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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Hill Country Motorheads motorcycle museum, 2001 Texas 29 West in Burnet, hosted the ninth annual Texas M/C Revival for the first time Nov. 6. Usually held in Georgetown, the statewide motorcycle event moved to Burnet when its former host business was sold. The Highland Lakes welcomed the latest major event to town with a lot of revved engines and a visit from Evel Knievel stuntman Gary Davis.
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Marble Falls ushered in the holidays Nov. 20 with its annual Christmas Light-Up Parade. The Main Street parade ended at Walkway of Lights, which opened Nov. 19. The lights dispay and an ice rink will be open through the holiday season. Staff photos by Brigid Cooley.
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On Oct. 16, a replica of the DeLorean Time Machine from the “Back to the Future” movie franchise made an appearance from the 1980s outside of Ms. Lollipop Parties, Gifts & Fun, 208 Main St. in Marble Falls. Ms. Lollipop planned the event, in which other Main Street merchants joined to make a day-long and evening celebration of the popular movies. Staff photos by Brigid Cooley
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National Night Out, which was Oct. 5 this year, promotes building strong partnerships between first responders and the community. In Granite Shoals, first responders opened the doors to their fire trucks, ambulances, boats, and police vehicles for kids to climb aboard and explore. They also served free hot dogs, chips, and snow cones prepared by the city’s firefighters and police officers. Staff photos by Jennifer Fierro
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The Burnet Bulldogs football team hosted the Marble Falls Mustangs on Sept. 3, marking the 105th time the county rivals have gone head to head. No matter who wins (this year, it was Marble Falls, 41-9), fans always have a great time. It was also First Responders Night, so our photographer decided to put as many as she could in front of the camera. Thanks to Marci Russell of the Burnet Police Department for her help with the spellings of names and identifications. They might not all be in the right order, but that’s not Marci or the photographer’s fault! Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke photography
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Drag boat racing fans filled Johnson Park in Marble Falls for Show and Shine on Aug. 6. The meet-and-greet with drivers and crews kicked off the return of LakeFest on Lake Marble Falls after a three-year absence. Among all the excitement, one Marble Falls-based racer asked his girlfriend to marry him. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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The Highland Lakes Equality Center celebrated Pride Month with a festival June 26 at Johnson Park in Marble Falls. The event featured activities, live music, arts-and-crafts vendors, food, and a large crowd of participants. Staff photos by Brigid Cooley
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The first Marble Falls Rodeo in two years doubled its receipts over 2019 on July 16, its first of two nights at Charley Taylor Arena. Numbers were still being crunched for July 17 when this issue went to press, but attendance was just as high if not higher. Here are a few locals who showed up for the action. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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Slide Into Marble Falls returned June 19-20, taking up two downhill blocks of downtown with a giant waterslide. The temperature both days maxed out at 95 degrees as intrepid sliders took to their tubes and kept it cool zipping along the incline of Third Street at Avenue J and Main Street. Staff photos by Jennifer Greenwell
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Visitors to the Burnet County Area Fair on June 4-5 found plenty to admire, including buttons, quilts, eggs, vegetables, fruits, baked goods, canned goods, and arts and crafts. The fair was held at the AgriLife Extension building in Burnet for the first time, giving up its usual location at the Burnet Community Center to make way for COVID-19 vaccinations. The fair also featured a 42 domino tournament and motorcycle show. Photos by Adam Kennedy
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The May 8 festival was a first for downtown Bertram, where wineries offered tastings, artists put their works on display, and craft vendors sold their wares. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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Johnson Park in Marble Falls came alive with music, vendors, a carnival, and smiling faces when MayFest returned May 5-8. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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Perfect weather conditions brought out the crowds at the Burnet Bluebonnet Festival on April 9-11. The courthouse square bustled with activity as visitors took in blocks and blocks of vendors, food trucks, live music, parades, carnival rides, and other activities. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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As spring arrived, Highland Lakes residents were out and about at Falls Creek Skatepark and Johnson Park in Marble Falls, Hidden Falls Golf Course in Meadowlakes, and the Bluebonnet Air Show and Spider Mountain Bike Park anniversary celebration in Burnet.
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About thirty people plunged into the frigid waters of Lake Marble Falls on February 19, the end of one of the coldest weeks on record in Texas. Todd Foxx and Kurt Cotter of Marble Falls raised $22,000 for the Highland Lakes Crisis Network, which has been working overtime to help those left without water, heat, or food after five-plus inches of snow fell during one of several storms earlier in the week. More than 100 people turned out to watch the jump.
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The Burnet County Livestock Show on January 7-9 at the Burnet County Fairgrounds raised almost $500,000 in scholarship money for participating students — a record haul. Photos by Grace Gates/Luedecke Photography
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Livestock projects by Llano County 4-H and FFA youths drew a crowd to the John L. Kuykendall Event Center on January 6-9 for the Llano County Junior Livestock Show. Photos by Grace Gates/Luedecke Photography
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The Burnet High School girls varsity basketball team started its season 10-0. On Dec. 12, the Lady Dawgs beat Lago Vista 62-48. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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The city of Burnet shipped in snow for Christmas on the Square on Dec. 12, a day of snowball fights, sledding, parades, and holiday cheer. Photos by Grace Gates/Luedecke Photography
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Christmas arrived with Santa in Marble Falls on November 20 at the annual light-up parade along Main Street and the opening of Walkway of Lights at Lakeside Park. This marks the 30th year that the lights display has brightened the park for the holidays. More than 2 million lights now sparkle off of Lake Marble Falls. Staff Photos by Daniel Clifton
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More than 30 vendors set up for the first farmers market at Granite Shoals’ Quarry Park on September 26, selling canned goods, quilts, jewelry, and everyday items made from wood, metal, and more. The November dates for the market are November 14 and 28. Quarry Park is located at 2221 N. Phillips Ranch Road. Staff photos by Jennifer Fierro
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Marble Falls claimed victory over Lake Travis amidst the fervor of homecoming at Mustang Stadium on October 9. Photos by Martelle Luedecke
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Music lovers at The Ragtime Oriole, 202 Main Street in Marble Falls, enjoyed folk, bluegrass, and Dixieland jazz on September 8.
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Veteran Lori Greco organized the For God and Country American Patriotic Rally in Burnet on Friday, September 11, the 19th anniversary of terrorist attacks against the United States. The rally was held to show support for first responders and remember those killed in the 2001 attacks. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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Burnet High School volleyball fans observed COVID-19 restrictions as the Lady Dawgs hosted Fredericksburg and Blanco high schools on August 11 at The Doghouse. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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Fans flocked to the Burnet High School Bulldogs football scrimmage against Lake Belton on August 20 at Bulldog Field. Visit DailyTrib.com for more on the 2020 high school football season. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography
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The car show must go on, and it did at Hamilton Creek Park in Burnet on June 27. Master hot rod and boat restorer Rick Hartley’s children and grandchildren drove five of his masterpieces from Kingsland to the Burnet show.
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Masks and social distancing to slow the spread of COVID-19 did not dampen spirits at the AquaBoom boat parade on Lake LBJ in Kingsland on July 3. Some did drop their masks for photos but quickly returned to celebrating the holiday safely. Staff photos by Jennifer Fierro
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Social distancing shoppers visited Old Oak Square on Main Street during the Marble Falls Open Air Market, now a weekly event held from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays through August 29.
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Boogie at the Bay bounced back June 17 at Quail Point in Horseshoe Bay to the tunes of 3 Chord Rodeo. The series continued through July 1. Staff photos by Jennifer Fierro
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The Highland Lakes community has responded to the coronavirus pandemic, with many residents helping family, friends, and neighbors during these difficult times. Here are some of the people helping us all get through this together.
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First United Methodist Church of Marble Falls' Mission Outreach cooked and delivered meals meals to those in need
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Highland Lakes United Methodist Church of Buchanan Dam hosted Lambda Nu’s annual Afternoon Tea at the Casino on March 5. Money raised supports St. Jude Children's Research Hospital as well as local scholarships and charities. Staff photos by Alex Copeland
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The Llano Earth Art Fest stacked up the visitors and rocks March 13-16 in Grenwelge Park in Llano. Staff photos by Alex Copeland
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