Texas Travel Log, January 1993 Page: Inside Front Cover
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Around the
A budding Country-Western balladeer, Bobby Hitt,
recently visited our Texas Travel Information Center
at Texarkana and chatted awhile with counselor
Dawn Bartholemew. Hitt was returning to his home
in New Braunfels after taping his first video in
Nashville.
Our TIC at Waskom reports that hordes of visitors
stopped by during December on their way to view
the spectacular Christmas lights display at Marshall.
Several of the center managers visited the Austin
office in December. In addition to consultations with
our Travel Services staff, they also had an
opportunity to discuss what is coming up in the field
of travel literature during the next few months.
Included were Skip Birkner, Anthony; Reva Keltner
subbing for Dale Sowder, Gainesville; Neal Billings,
Langtry; Ann Dean, Texarkana; Melissa Heard,
Waskom; Leo Garza, Laredo; Sam Martinez, the
Valley; and Rosemary Eaves, Amarillo.
Folks from the Beaumont C&VB served a Christmas
lunch for the staff of our Texas Travel Information
Center at Orange, reports manager Pam Crew.
"They sure do take good care of us," she laughed.
Our visitor information booth at the State Capitol has
been temporarily moved to the west wing in order to
accommodate renovation construction, reports
counselor Mary Ulrich.
And when a couple from Germany wrote to Texas
Highways requesting travel information for their
forthcoming trip to Texas, editor Jack Lowry
forwarded it to our Capitol Information Center.
There, Mary compiled a letter to the couple, mapping
out an itinerary for them to follow on their drive
from Houston to Amarillo, pointing out various
attractions, and suggesting several short side trips
along the way. This soon blossomed into an ongoing
correspondence, and Mary is looking forward to
meeting the couple as they pass through Austin this
spring.CINEMA BUFFS AND TREKKIES alike will enjoy
a visit to the newly opened "Prop Shop" at the
Palace of Wax Museum in Grand Prairie. Featured
are original exhibits such as costumes donated by
Roy Rogers and Charlie Chaplin, as well as props
used in the original "Star Trek" series. At 601 E.
Safari Parkway in Grand Prairie. Call 214/263-2391
for more details.
WINTER TEXANS HEADING FOR THE VALLEY
will want to pick up a copy of The Park Book, a
comprehensive guide to RV and motor home parks in
the Texas Rio Grande Valley. It contains listings for
some 515 RV and MH parks encompassing more than
66,000 sites, 43 RV dealers, and service and supply
outlets. Available free at our Valley TIC, at any
Valley chamber of Commerce, or by mail for $2 from
Les Johnson, Data File, Rt. 7, Box 508, Harlingen,
TX 78552. For information or to order, call
210/425-3978.
SPANISH CONQUISTADORS wrote a colorful
chapter in the history of the Southwest, with their
conquest of Mexico and their far-ranging
explorations. Now they are the focus of "God, Gold,
and Glory: Conquistadors in the Americas," a
quincentenary exhibit at the Corpus Christi Museum
of Science and History. More than 35 objects are on
display, ranging from an authentic reproduction of a
16th-Century suit of armor, to historic Zuni pottery,
to Spanish Colonial religious objects. January 15 to
May 2 at 1900 N. Chaparral in Corpus Christi. Call
512/883-2863 for more details.
VISITORS CAN PLAY with various interactive
exhibits to learn about the nature of light, sound, and
machines in the new Discovery Place at the Houston
Museum of Natural Science. The 6,000-sq.-ft.
"exploratorium" in the lower level of the museum is
divided into three learning areas: Light and Sight,
Sound and Hearing, and Mechanical Advantage.
Another planned exhibit, Toys in Space, scheduled to
open this month, is a joint project between the
museum and NASA that teaches how zero gravity
affects such things as a spinning top or a paddle ball.
For all the details, call 713/6394600.
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