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Fall into fun this autumn at Margaritaville Lake Resort in Lake Conroe

Just because summer is winding down doesn’t mean the fun has to stop. The calendar at the Margaritaville Lake Resort, Lake Conroe is jam-packed with plenty of events and activities this fall that will keep the good times rolling.

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Every hour is happy hour at Margaritaville Lake Resort.

Receive a $100 resort credit per day at all the restaurants and bars the resort offers. You can also receive 25 percent off at St. Somewhere Spa, 25 percent off on a round of golf, and 25 percent off a boat rental with the resort’s special promotion “No Passport Required.”

Below are a few of the events and activities on tap at Margaritaville Lake Resort this fall:

Wine Pairing Dinner
Raise a glass to fall on October 19 with wines from Bernhardt Winery paired with tantalizing Margaritaville-inspired dishes. The fixed menu includes Ahi tuna tostada, burrata caprese salad, steak au poivre, and tiramisu. Special Margaritaville-branded wines also will be available. The cost is $90 per person. Call 1-877-286-9590 to reserve your spot today.

Halloween at Margaritaville Lake Resort
Pack up your costumes and treat your family to a Halloween like no other. It’s not a trick — with two heated pools, two hot tubs, and a variety of Halloween activities planned, there’s no end to the frightening fun. Make a weekend out of it and have a scary good time all weekend long. On October 29, there will be trick-or-treating throughout the resort for the kids, a family costume contest, and so much more.

Margaritaville 5K
Lace up your sneakers and escape to paradise on November 19 from 8-11 am. Boasting more than 20,000 acres of glassy waters surrounded by lush, green golf courses, Lake Conroe is the perfect setting for a gorgeous run. For more information and to register, visit here.

LandShark Bar & Grill and Boathouse Bar & Lounge Happy Hours
Every hour is happy hour at Margaritaville Lake Resort. Check out this variety of food and drink specials, available four nights a week from 4-7 pm:

Margaritaville Mondays
Taco Tuesday
Ladies Happy Hour (Wednesdays)
Texan Night (Thursdays)

Sing your heart out every Thursday night from 8-11 pm in the LandShark Bar & Grill. Enjoy refreshing cocktails and beers on tap plus a variety of bar bites. To learn more, visit the website.

Golf and Spa Happy Hours
From 11 am-2 pm, Tuesdays through Thursdays, The Club at Margaritaville Lake Resort offers golfing Happy Hour, which includes a golf cart and greens fees for $45. The friendly resort course meanders through a landscape of tall pines, sandy beaches, and cascading waterfalls that create one of the most enjoyable golfing experiences in Montgomery County.

If golfing isn’t your kind of margarita, spend happy hour at St. Somewhere Spa. Relax and renew with discounts on several spa treatments booked between 12 pm and 3:59 pm, Sunday through Thursday. Find more details on the website.

Football and playoff baseball in Boathouse and LandShark
Watch as your favorite baseball team makes a bid for the World Series or your favorite football team runs for the end zone. Gather your friends and settle in for an afternoon of fall sports at Boathouse Bar & Lounge or LandShark Bar & Grill all season long.

Thanksgiving 2022
This year, let Margaritaville Lake Resort do the cooking. Make plans to join the resort for Thanksgiving and bask in tranquil views of Lake Conroe as you enjoy some of your traditional favorites. Refreshing fall cocktails, Blood Marys, and mimosas are on the menu for $19-plus. Adults are $69 and up, children are $30 and up, and children 5 and under are complimentary. Members receive a 20 percent discount, and reservations are highly encouraged — please call 1-877-286-9590.

For these events and more activities happening this fall at Margaritaville Lake Resort, visit here.

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Tiny West Texas town tops Airbnb's 'off-the-map' destinations to visit

Matador, Texas, Airbnb, best rural destinations

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Welcome to Matador, Texas.

More Texas travelers are shying away from tourist traps for their vacations and instead embracing the calming roadside with increasing interest in rural areas of the state, according to Airbnb, and one tiny Texas city in the Panhandle is generating buzz atop a brand-new list of under-the-radar rural destinations in America.

The vacation rental marketplace's inaugural "Off-the-Map" list features 20 rural destinations across the country where short-term rentals are bringing in "new opportunities for local tourism."

"From coastal fishing villages to Cajun bayou towns and alpine mountain escapes, America Off-the-Map invites travelers to discover something new and helps support local economies and communities across the country," the report said.

Matador, a small town about 80 miles northeast of Lubbock and 530 miles from Houston, was named the No. 1 hidden gem vacation destination in Texas. The report described Matador as a part of Texas that tourists "haven’t found" yet, which is what makes it all the more rewarding as an undiscovered treasure.

"Welcome to the seat of Motley County – where the wind is constant, the skies are enormous, and the history is deeper than the caprock beneath your boots," the report said.

Visitors can explore the Motley County Historical Museum, which explores the building's history as the Traweek Hospital that was originally built nearly a century ago. The museum also sheds light on Native American history, the life of ranchers, and other historical facts about the town and county.

Local restaurants like Chelle's Garden or TC's Ponderosa in nearby Dickens are good spots for travelers to eat like a local, while the Coffee Mill and Mercantile in Quitaque is the place to be for breakfast, lunch, and a cup of joe.

Matador is also less than an hour away from the newly expanded Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway, a popular Texas state park known for its roaming bison herd and bat colony.

According to Airbnb's website, there are over 130 short-term rentals in Matador and the surrounding Motley County area, with some homes available for $172 for an overnight stay in April 2026.

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