Boogie Woogie Highway

Boogie Woogie Highway

By P.A. Geddie In the late 1800s, trains filled the air with melodic background noise for the families of railway laborers living among the piney woods of the Upper East Side of Texas. The rhythm of the Texas and Pacific Railroad steam engine trains — running parallel...
Boogie Woogie Marshall 2024 Scheduled

Boogie Woogie Marshall 2024 Scheduled

Boogie Woogie Marshall 2024 takes place September 27-29 celebrating the influences of the music that got its start in the piney woods and railroad towns of East Texas. Scheduled are live performances by Asleep at the Wheel, Daryl Davis, Wes Jeans, Sarah Hobbs, Yogoman...
Fall Fun in the Upper East Side of Texas

Fall Fun in the Upper East Side of Texas

East Texans know how to take full advantage of celebrating rural living when the weather starts to cool and people want to get out and soak up the area’s natural beauty and talents. A few highlights are noted here and elsewhere in this publication and find more...
Experience Prehistoric Wonder in McKinney

Experience Prehistoric Wonder in McKinney

Dinosaurs Live is now on exhibition at The Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary in McKinney through February 17, 2025. In its 19th year, it promises to captivate visitors of all ages with life-size animatronic dinosaurs and a prehistoric experience....
Take a Mural Walk in Historic Terrell

Take a Mural Walk in Historic Terrell

The annual Terrell Mural Walk takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. October 5 in historic downtown Terrell. This year’s event celebrates the 125th anniversary of the first automobile drive in Texas. On October 5, 1899, Colonel Green took his new horseless carriage from...