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Texas Hill Country: Fredericksburg

Texas Hill Country: Fredericksburg

as featured in

Automotive Traveler Magazine: Vol 3 Iss 5 Page 16

A beer at the bar in Luckenbach, Texas.
A beer at the bar in Luckenbach, Texas.

Tank-of-Gas Adventure: Texas Hill Country.

Food festivals and markets year round plus local wines and bier… Good thing historic Fredericksburg offers plenty of

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Clear River Pecan Company: An Ice Cream Treat in Fredericksburg, Texas

Looks like gelato but this real Clear River ice cream.
Looks like gelato but this real Clear River ice cream.

Any business that calls itself “the fun place in the middle of a fun town”  sounds like a great place to me. In this case, the lively locale turned out to be the Clear River Pecan Company of Fredericksburg, Texas, in the heart of the Hill Country. German immigrants arrived in 1846 and founded a town which retains many of 1800’s buildings and the layout of the planned settlement. An extra wide Main Street harkens back to the need to turn an ox cart, but works equally well for today’s cars and shoppers.

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Fredericksburg, Texas: Bratwurst and Beer

Das Bier, Fredericksburg Brewing Company
Das Bier, Fredericksburg Brewing Company

I traveled to Texas to photograph wildflowers and taste wine, but ended up into brats and beer. Not to say I didn’t spy a few bluebonnets, even with drought conditions, and sip some vino, but Fredericksburg taps into authentic German food and ale. And das ist gut.

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