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    No Passport Required

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

    CultureMap Create
    Oct 5, 2022 | 1:24 pm

    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.

    St. Somewhere Spa

    Photo courtesy of Margaritaville Lake Resort

    Relax and renew with discounts on several spa treatments during Happy Hour.

    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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    REVIVING THE ALAMO

    Texas landmark the Alamo reclaims historic cannon from private ownership

    Brandon Watson
    Jan 19, 2026 | 2:00 pm
    The Alamo
    Photo by Gower Brown/ Unsplash
    A 90-pound cannon used in the Battle of the Alamo is returning to its San Antonio home.

    It turns out the Alamo's original 1836 cannons are good for more than just defense — they also make a sturdy birdbath. After serving as a garden ornament for Samuel Maverick’s descendants, an authentic piece of San Antonio history is finally returning home to the revered mission.

    According to an Alamo announcement, the swivel cannon weighs 90 pounds and is approximately three feet long. The relic was originally found in 1852 when Maverick built a home near the northwest corner of the battle’s site.

    The lawyer and land baron was saved from death when he was urged by William Barret Travis to ride to the Texas Declaration of Independence convention in Washington-on-the-Brazos to send reinforcements. Returning to the Alamo’s grounds, he found a cache of cannons buried where the Hotel Gibbs sits today.

    From there, the cannon wound up at the Maverick family’s Sunshine Ranch on the Northwest Side, where it was eventually incorporated into the garden DIY project. In 1955, the cannon was removed from the ranch, and the current location remained a mystery until the Alamo received a call from a Maverick relative in Corpus Christi.

    Alamo cannon This Alamo artifact gives an idea of what the cannon will look like once restoration is complete.Photo courtesy of the Alamo.

    “The relative graciously donated the cannon to the Alamo,” wrote a rep from the mission. “Alamo Senior Researcher and Historian Kolby Lanham and Head Conservator Pam Jary Rosser drove down the very next day to take this piece of history home to the Alamo.”

    Although the artillery is mostly intact, it is missing its trunnions (the pivot-point protrusions on the sides of the barrel) and cascabel (the knob and neck assembly at the rear of historic muzzle-loading cannons). The parts were removed by the Mexican army to make the cannon inoperable.

    Once preservation is complete, this cannon and the Alamo Collection’s other battle cannons will make their way to the upcoming Visitor Center and Museum, where they will be joined by rocker Phil Collins' collection of Alamo artifacts. The Alamo is in the midst of a $550 million preservation project, which includes conserving the Alamo Church, Long Barrack, and the mission’s original footprint. The museum is on track to debut in late 2027.

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