Babe’s Chicken House
Babe’s Chicken Dinner Home is located at 1456 Belt Line Road. This is a family style restaurant at Belt Line Road and North Garland Avenue; however they do have several other locations. You select your entrée from fried chicken, chicken fried steak, fried chicken tenders, fried catfish, smoked chicken, pot roast and hickory smoked ribs. [...]
Read more »Duck Creek
Duck Creek is 3.1 miles of nature throughout the middle of Garland. There are plenty of trails for walking or riding your bike, picnic tables, gorgeous trees and wildlife.
Read more »Cotton’s Produce Market
If you are blessed to have your Mother or Grandmother around and they still cook fresh vegetables and always keep fresh fruit, you must take them to Cotton’s Produce Market. Cotton’s is owned and operated by Cotton & Rose Messick. They have been providing produce for 34 years. They also carry farm fresh eggs. They [...]
Read more »The Generator
What mom does not love a great cup of coffee or hot tea? The Best Coffee House in Garland is The Generator. Tammy and Chris Long have refurbished The Generator. They wanted a place where teenagers could gather, but it has turned out as a hangout for everyone. The building was constructed in 1901. It [...]
Read more »Firehouse Subs
I try not to do chains for my 365 Things to do around Lake Ray Hubbard, but sometimes it is impossible. Have you tried Firehouse Subs? There are 2 locations in the Lake Ray Hubbard area, 1 in Rowlett and 1 in Garland near Firewheel. I love Firehouse Subs. The atmosphere alone is completely different [...]
Read more »Wynne Park
Park is located off of Glenbrook and Centerville in Garland. It is a gorgeous park with a playground, pavilion and picnic tables. The biggest asset to Lon Wynne Park is that it is very shaded, so you do not need to worry about getting sunburned while the kids are playing at the playground. Also on [...]
Read more »Goodwill
As I have said before, I am a sucker for a bargain! One place that I visit frequently is Goodwill at I30 and Broadway in Garland. With 2 boys in baseball, I freguently purchase baseball pants for them to practice in for less than $2.00 each. My other favorite thing to look for at Goodwill [...]
Read more »Beef Jerky Outlet
Now maybe it is because I live in a house full of the male species, but you can almost always find some beef jerky around our house! So, you could only imagine the excitement there was when we heard about the Beef Jerky Outlet near Lake Ray Hubbard. I must admit, myself, I was not [...]
Read more »Soulman’s Bar-B-Que
Soulman’s Bar-B-Que has always been a favorite to our family. They have been around since 1974 and have proved to be a great bar-b-que restaurant in the Lake Ray Hubbard Area. From their giant portions of meat to the huge baked potatoes, you will not walk away hungry. We have always loved getting the Chuckwagon [...]
Read more »Half Priced Books
Those that know me, know that I am a bargain shopper! There is nothing like getting a great bargain! I was extremely excited last month when Half Priced Books opened in Rockwall, Texas. The line of anxious readers waiting patiently for them to open their doors obviously agreed with me. At Half Priced Books, you [...]
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