Eagle Country

Take an Eagle Eye View of the Lakes and Small Towns of Rains and Wood Counties By P.A. Geddie Eagles soar throughout the Upper East Side of Texas, but the sightings are more common near and around two large, popular bodies of water — Lake Tawakoni and Lake Fork. The...

Loving Up Historic Homes

Terrell’s Griffith Avenue Comes Back to Life, One Home at a Time By Sharon Harper On Griffith Avenue, the past never feels far away. Along the stretch between Rockwall Street and Ninth Street in Terrell’s historic central district, big porches, towering trees, and...

Mid-Winter Bald Eagle Survey

Eagle enthusiasts are invited to bring cameras and binoculars for the Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey taking place on Lake Tawakoni and Lake Fork from January 9 - 11. Findings are reported to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Lake Tawakoni event takes place from 7:30...

The Majestic Bald Eagle

It is the mighty bald eagle that was chosen for the Great Seal of the United States of America during the Second Continental Congress on June 20, 1782, solidifying its symbolic role for the country. It was not officially declared into law as the U.S. National Bird...

Winter Feeding Feathered Friends

By Ann Bush Tis the season for feeding backyard birds all across America. Last year Texas experienced one of the coldest winters in history with brutal winds and freezing temperatures staying for many days. Birds stash and store seeds during the summer to carry them...

Calling All Citizen Scientists for the Great Backyard Bird Count

By Ann Bush Citizens are invited to join the world in connecting to birds for four days each February, when people of all ages and backgrounds participate in one of the largest global citizen scientist projects in the world — all from the comfort of their backyard....

Upper East Side Texas Annual Events

Mark your calendars and plan your trips to catch these long-standing events in the Upper East Side of Texas this year. Some of them have been around more than 100 years. Others are relatively new as creative community leaders keep raising the bar. Be sure to check out...

Winter Warm & Fuzzy Fun

While things slow down a bit in January, there’s still plenty to choose from to create warm and fuzzy memories. We’ve collected a few highlights here. Be sure to check the visitor pages of our thriving communities to find even more fun and reasons to smile during this...

Pleasant Hill Quilters Demonstrate Undertold Stories

Clad in colorful handmade bonnets and aprons, the Pleasant Hill Quilters of Linden, Texas, work to decode and preserve a cryptic fragment of history, explaining how multitudes of illiterate people escaped slavery. Through meticulous quilting patterns and robust song...

In Pursuit of Happiness

Organizers in Upper East Side Texas are holding special events and sprucing up their annual July 4th celebrations to honor the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Created in 1776, the document declares freedom for the European...

When Compassion Leads the Way

A Walk for Peace by Buddhist monks and their companion dog Aloka is drawing crowds across the country. The 2,300-mile journey began in Fort Worth on October 26 with plans to arrive in Washington DC in February. In a statement by the lead monk, Bhikkhu Pannakara, he...

Love Poems

A Collection of Heartfelt Words From East Texas Writers Bearing All Things By Carol Thompson You missed the blooming of the gardenia. After all the potting and tending, you left too soon to see. You missed my lonesome listening to those songs, my spirit still, unable...