The Agnew Family aboard the "Dog House"

Fredericksburg was originally settled by people of German decent and still maintains a lot of the German heritage. One of the big festivals celebrated here is Oktoberfest and many restaurants feature German food. The main street has attracted a lot of antique dealers, gift shops, unique boutiques and wineries. Yup, Texas has a wine region and it’s right here in hill country. I didn’t know that, and was pleasantly surprised at the quality of some of the local wines we tasted.

A lot of care has been taken in renovating and maintaining the buildings in the downtown area. For example, one building that had been a hardware store and is now an antique shop still has the original floor to ceiling shelving down one side of the store, now displaying antiques instead of nuts and bolts.

There’s a type of 5th trailer that is called a “Toy Hauler”. The front section of the trailer has the normal living area while the back section is left mostly empty and the back flips down and acts like a ramp. Most people use toy haulers to carry a golf cart or an ATV. One fellow at this campground uses it to carry his tractor.


These were some of the unique items for sale.


One of the antique buildings on the main street of Fredericksburg


I'm not sure why a building in Fredericksburg would have an elephant on it.


Flowers in the park


A statue in the park depicting the treaty between the locals and the natives


This poster was displayed in one of the wineries.


The toyhauler and tractor.