Mary Jo Schaffer, Bandera Texas Real Estate, Broker- Sweetheart Realty

The streets of Bandera are just now clearing of visitors and revelers after the start of deer hunting season and the kickoff on Friday with Hunter's Bar-b-que sponsored by the Bandera County Chamber of Commerce.The Show Barn at Mansfield Park was the location of the festivities, food catered by B...

  In my last blog I was concentrating on getting ready for the next big event in Bandera Texas.  I thought it was the Hunter's Bar b que, but I totally forgot about the tastiest festival of all in the county-  The Cajun Festival in Lakehills!!  I don't know how that could have slipped my mind- es...

  The dust has settled, the tourists have gone back to their daily lives, the residents can have their town back and all is happy in Bandera, Texas.  Celebrate Bandera was a huge success, the dollars added to the local economy are still to be counted, but all are in agreement that it was financia...

  Last night fire gutted two businesses in downtown Bandera.  The Shoe Biz women's store and the Trading Post were consummed by fire before the fire department could contain the flames.  The patrons of the OST restaurant ran out, their meals still warm on their tables.  Fortunately, the historic ...

  This coming weekend,  Labor Day Weekend, is one of the biggest tourist weekends on the Bandera calendar.  The events are varied and many, from the running of the Longhorns,  arts and crafts on the courthouse lawn, Native American celebrations, storytelling and facepainting, rock n roll, country...

  Here I am in Downtown Bandera Texas, the Cowboy Capital of the World according to those born and raised, and also the Chamber of Commerce.  Bandera is home to several Dude Ranches, where you can play cowboy for real, not just in a bar on a mechanical horse.  A lot of us are very proud of the do...