The Hill Country Mermaid

07/28/2024

07/05/2024

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🇺🇸🎊 Happy Fourth of July! We hope you have a fun and safe Independence Day, New Braunfels!

06/09/2024

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Excitement reigns! New Braunfels received word from the U.S. Department of the Interior that the Comal River has been named a National Water Trail. The Comal River Water Trail adds

06/07/2024

📞CALLING ALL LOCALS - BIG ANNOUNCEMENT🚨

The river is ✨your✨ place and New Braunfels residents receive a special offer:

🛟 $25 Tube Packages!° With your ID at check-in!
🛟MEMBERS: $25 Tube Packages° for your guests as well! *All membership levels

All Day - Every Day!
No blackout dates

The only spot on the Comal to hangout all day, float as many times as you like, & keep your whole crew together while having a great time!

°$25 Mon-Thur; $30 Fri-Sun & Holidays

🪪 Present your ID upon arrival showing your New Braunfels address. Valid in-person only, for the applicable individuals.

05/11/2024

Northern lights in NBTX pt 1 ✨🤍✝️

05/09/2024

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TUBERS, BE AWARE:
Despite recent social media posts warning tubers about a shark being caught in “the Guadalupe River,” there have been no reports of sharks in the relatively shallow fresh water of the Guadalupe River in New Braunfels.

The Guadalupe River is actually about 230 miles long, stretching from Kerr County to the Gulf of Mexico and there are 6 hydroelectric dams along the river between New Braunfels and the coast.

Although it is “technically” possible for bull sharks to swim in fresh water, there are very likely no sharks in the rivers in New Braunfels…probably…

02/07/2024

So pretty!

01/14/2024

Have you ever noticed the dent on the side of the water tower and wondered how it happened? 👀

Thankfully, this beloved landmark was saved with mere minutes to spare (with the dent being the only lasting damage) when a developer in the late 1970s had plans to remove it.

Can you imagine Gruene without it? 🤠

01/14/2024

Currently me with my “insulation” 🥰

12/31/2023

The Germans who founded New Braunfels called December 31 "Sylvester's Abend," which translates to "Wild Man Evening." Looking at this 1899 photo of NYE at Matzdorf Hall in New Braunfels, we can see why.

Learn more about NYE traditions around the world: https://pulse.ly/izjizwcpo0

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