PLease see the following list of events taking place in Toledo Bend Lake Country.

Bald Eagle's Nest Hike

South Toledo Bend State Park

Jan 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 at 8:00 a.m.

888-398-4770

 

Nature's Temperature

South Toledo Bend State Park

Jan 1 at 11:00a.m.

888-398-4770

 

Feeding the Birds and Squirrels

South Toledo Bend State Park

Jan 7, 14, 21, 28 at 9:30a.m.

888-398-4770

 

Nature Walk

South Toledo Bend State Park

Jan 7, 14, 21, 28 at 10:00a.m.

888-398-4770

 

Tournament Bayou Outdoors Tournament

Cypress Bend Park

Jan 8

318-256-4118

 

Winter Nature Walk

Hodges Gardens State Park

Jan 8, 9 at 9:30a.m.

800-354-3523

 

Tournament: Fisher's of Men

Cypress Bend Park

Jan 15

Rodney Howard at (337)424-2339

 

Tournament: Bud Light Tournament Trail

Cypress Bend Park

Jan 22

Chris Davis at (214)616-5693

 

Ark-la Music Show

Sabine Theater

Jan 28 at 7:30p.m.

Rodney Hopkins at (3180256-5735

 

Please see the following article about the National Trails - Intermountain Region Mapping and Database Workshop that El Camino Real de los Tejas NHT Association participated in.

http://www.nps.gov/applications/digest/headline.cfm?type=Announcements&id=9797&urlarea=npsnews

Please see the following list of events taking place in Toledo Bend Lake Country.

 

Dr. Susan Boyle and Mike Taylor of the National Park Service’s National Trails System - Intermountain Region Office visited Dimmit County in early November. They were escorted by Camino Real de los Tejas NHT Association Vice-President, Richard G. Santos.  Meeting with the NPS and association representatives were Commissioner, Mike Uriegas; Chamber of Commerce member, Paula Seydle; County Planner, Ernesto Flores; MRGDC, Mario Chavez; and Zeke Romero of El Nacimiento del Camino Real.  They first met to discuss five sites that may be eligible for inclusion in the NPS’ Comprehensive Management Plan.  The sites discussed were: 1) the Presidio Road Crossing at the Nueces River, 2) the Espantosa Creek Crossing on FM 1433, 3) Midway Park and, 5) Carrizo Creek.  The four water-way crossings are documented sites along the Camino Real de los Tejas used from 1690 onward. The Old Dimmit County jail, which is destined to become a museum of local history, was discussed as possibly being designated a Camino Real Interpretive Center.

On October 9, 2010, members of the Comal County Historical Commission (Laura West and Sami Devillier), Comal County Genealogy Society (Michael and Connie Krause), and the Selma Historical Foundation (Jean Heide) toured a section of El Camino Real de los Tejas (FM 482) in Comal County.  This section of El Camino Real de los Tejas includes the old “Comal Settlement,” which contains several historic sites along the route.  Some of the farms have been in the area for over 100 years.  A second trip on Saturday, October 17, took place with Selma Historical Foundation members Jean Heide, and Connie and Devany Lieber.  The purpose of the trips was to “inventory” and “document” some of the historical sites along El Camino Real de los Tejas as new industries have moved to the area since the City of Schertz recently incorporated it into their ETJ.  It has also been rumored that the old road will be widened in the near future to accommodate the heavier truck traffic resulting from the new industrial sites.  Along that route are several historic drainage culverts that date back to 1915 that would be “lost” to a new, wider road; more reason for concern about the local history there.

On October 5, Texas Education Agency - Region 7 sponsored the first ever “Traveling El Camino Real de los Tejas NHT Program,” which brought students, teachers and professionals together via videoconference to present and share their knowledge about the oldest trail in Texas.

The Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance program of the National Park Service has awarded its support to El Camino Real de los Tejas NHT Association for the creation of two miles of non-motorized trailway in Poteet, Texas.  We are excited about this first-ever creation of linear trailway for El Camino Real, and look forward to many similar projects in the future.

Please see the following release for more information.

Please see the following list of El Camino Real Gateway Community Events taking place in Toledo Bend Country.

 

Feeding the Birds and Squirrels

South Toledo Bend State Park/Anacoco, LA

Nov 5, 12, 19, 26 @9:30a.m.

888-398-4770

 

Nature Walk

South Toledo Bend State Park/Anacoco, LA

Nov 5, 12, 19, 26 @10:00a.m.

888-398-4770

 

30th Annual Sabine Free State Festival

Village Square/Florien,LA

Nov 5-6

Margaret Nixon 318-586-3521

 

Natural Fall Arrangements

Hodges Gardens State Park/Florien, LA

Nov 6 @10:30a.m.

800-354-3523

 

Bald Eagle's Nest Hike

South Toledo Bend State park/Anacoco, LA

Nov 6, 13, 20, 27 @8:00a.m.

888-398-4770

 

Pines of Hodges Gardens State Park

Hodges Gardens State Park/Florien, LA

Nov 7 @10:30a.m.

800-354-3523

 

Tree Identification

Hodges Gardens State Park/Forien, LA

Nov 13 @10:30a.m.

800-354-3523

 

Nature Education Day Sabine Parish 4th Grade

Hodges Gardens State Park/Florien, LA

Nov 18

800-354-3523

 

Fall Arts Festival

Hodges Gardens State Park/Florien, LA

Nov 20

800-354-3523

 

Ark-La Music Show A Tribute to Legends

Sabine Theater/ Many

Nov 20 @ 7:30p.m.

Contact Rodney Hopkins 318-256-5735

 

Full Moon in the Garden with Guided Night hike

Hodges Gardens State Park/Florien, LA

Nov 21 @ 9:00p.m.

800-354-3523

Please see the attached press release about the photographic exhibit being hosted in San Augustine, Texas.

Fall Historical Conference at Spirit Inn of Mission Valley, November 19-21, 2010. 

For a list of speakers, please see:  http://www.spiritinnmv.com/graphics/spirit%20inn%20broshure%20schedule_web1.pdf. 

To register, please click here:  http://www.spiritinnmv.com/graphics/2010%20regform_A.pdf