Lago Vista

Lago Fest and Austin Yacht Club’s Turnback Canyon Regatta: Great Fun at Bar-K Park

Written by Sandra Spicher | June 1, 2016

If you happened to glance at Lake Travis on Saturday or Sunday, you might have wondered what was going on. Sure, it was Memorial Day weekend. Makes sense for people to flock to the lake. But why all the sailboats?

For the first time in years, the weather cooperated enough to hold a two-day race the Austin Yacht Club calls the Turnback Canyon Regatta. One sailor, whose team came in fourth in his division Saturday, explained that there has to be enough water in the cove at Bar-K Park to allow the sailboats to tie up overnight.

You may recall the Memorial Day weekend of 2015, when there was too much water (not to mention debris) to hold the race.

Lost in Spicewood, Found across Lake Travis in Lago Vista: The Story of Lisha

Written by Sandra Spicher | March 10, 2016

Spicewood residents David and Beverly Leonard were walking Lisha, their rescued Black Mouth Cur mix, when she bolted into the brush after a deer. Four-year-old Lisha didn’t come back right away, so the Leonards took action.

They made flyers and put them up all over the neighborhood and at local businesses like Lee’s Almost By the Lake. Over the next few days they probably logged “about a thousand miles,” Beverly says, searching on foot and on the road — desperate to find the youngest member of their family.

Lago Vista Farmers Market: A Friday Afternoon on Lake Travis’ North Shore

Written by Sandra Spicher | February 24, 2016

Fridays from 2:30 to 6:30, the parking lot in front of Lago Vista Village Shopping Center at 20900 FM 1431 transforms into a vibrant space for growers and crafters to sell their goods.

You never know what you might find at Lago Vista Farmers Market. New vendors join and others might take a week off to replenish supplies, but there are a few stalwarts.

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