Make a Summer Splash in Sulphur Springs

Make a Summer Splash in Sulphur Springs

By P.A. Geddie Summer in Sulphur Springs, Texas, comes with its own cooling system — a splash pad conveniently located downtown on Celebration Plaza. With a backdrop of the award-winning Romanesque Revival courthouse, the lively plaza —or Town Square Park — is the...
The Older, the Better

The Older, the Better

The Upper East Side of Texas is home to some of the oldest festivals and other special events in Texas. Long-standing car shows, holiday parades and events, rodeos, fishing tournaments, county fairs, and carnivals are too numerous to mention as are farmers’ markets,...
Paris, Texas is Always a Good Idea

Paris, Texas is Always a Good Idea

By P.A. Geddie The second largest Paris in the world doesn’t officially share the same tag line as its “City of Love” sister city in France, but even so, expect a lovely time in Paris, Texas. Radio personality Paul Harvey once said it is a city “where tomorrow fell in...
Nacogdoches: We Have a Nac for That

Nacogdoches: We Have a Nac for That

By P.A. Geddie In the beginning there was Nacogdoches. It is the oldest city in Texas and its rich history is displayed at every turn. A statue trail commemorates the early settlers and founders of not only the town, but the entire state of Texas. Landmarks include...
Women Find Happy Place in the Pines

Women Find Happy Place in the Pines

Theresa Polley of Dallas found her piney woods oasis in Wood County north of Mineola, Texas, in 2004. Not one to claim all the good vibes for herself, that same year she created Retreat in the Pines to give women a safe space to “be their authentic selves without...