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Uniquely Granbury

Uniquely Granbury

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 Just minutes from the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex is the most charming place in Texas.

Granbury, Texas, has been voted the Best Historic Small Town three years in a row. Renowned for its historic square lined with boutiques, wineries and culinary delights, Granbury boasts theater, music, a thriving arts scene, and a full lineup of fun family events.

This podcast celebrates those events, the incredible venues that host those events and the community’s rich history – not to mention the people that tie it all together.

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Episodes
  • Episode 10: Celebration Capital of Texas

    Episode 10: Celebration Capital of Texas
    Mar 5 2025
    Episode 10: Celebration Capital of Texas

    Featured Guests: Chris Coffman (Granbury City Manager) and Rep. Shelby Slawson

    Excerpt (Rep. Shelby Slawson when asked if it was fun to help Granbury secure its celebratory designation): “So much fun! I mean, behind it is a lot of enthusiasm and energy from the community and from Tammy at Visit Granbury. And these are some of the most exciting things we can work on in the legislature, because it gets our people fired up and it really highlights communities that we know are the best part of the state and inviting others to come and see why."

    Excerpt (Tammy Dooley when asked if she was proud of securing this designation for Granbury): “It's the biggest thing I've ever been a part of, and I'm extremely proud for Granbury, Texas, to be known as the Celebration Capital of Texas. It is something that our entire staff is proud of. I think the city is proud of. More importantly, the people who live here have embraced it and they're proud of it."

    Overview: Locals live here because Granbury is alive with events and activities year-round. Visitors travel to Granbury to Celebrate everything! Festivals, history, patriotism, arts and culture, music, culinary, nature and recreation, lake activities, and even monarch butterflies. Add in girlfriend weekends, family reunions, weddings, conventions, car shows, and more, and that will give you just an idea of what Granbury has to offer. Voted USA Today's Best Historic Small Town in America in 2019, 2020, and 2021, and designated the Celebration Capital of Texas in 2023, we invite YOU to come and celebrate in your own Uniquely Granbury way! #uniquelygranbury

    Other guests include: Tammy Dooley (Director of Visit Granbury)

    Links:


    – City of Granbury: Web Site

    – Visit Granbury: Web Site

    – Granbury Events: Online Calendar

    Uniquely Granbury is spearheaded by Visit Granbury.

    This is a production of the Granbury Convention and Visitors Bureau.
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    34 mins
  • Episode 9: Cowboy Tourism

    Episode 9: Cowboy Tourism
    Jul 15 2024
    Episode 9: Cowboy Tourism

    Featured Guest: Wes Stevenson, Hall of Fame Cowboy

    Excerpt (Tammy Dooley when asked about Cowboy Tourism): “I can already smell the leather ... and see the boots ... and the cuisine is changing. Because it's the craze right now."

    Excerpt (Francie Stevenson when asked about her first impression of Granbury): “I love this community. I love the small-town of it. I love the friendliness of it - the community-feel. The minute we drove around the square, it felt like home."

    Overview: Cowboy Tourism – which celebrates anything and everything Western Heritage – is about to take off in Granbury, Texas. On this episode of Uniquely Granbury, we highlight three passionate people who are spearheading this cultural movement. Francie and Wes Stevenson launched the premiere rodeo event in Granbury - Hood County Stampede. Homer Robertson helped start the Texas Cowboy Symposium and Chuckwagon Cookoff, which now calls Granbury home. Is there more to come? All of our guests - as well as Visit Granbury's Tammy Dooley - have no doubt! #uniquelygranbury

    Other guests include: Francie Stevenon and Homer Robertson

    Links:

    – Hood County Stampede: Web Site

    – Hood County Stampede: Facebook

    – Texas Cowboy Symposium: Facebook

    – Visit Granbury: Web Site

    – Granbury Events: Online Calendar

    Uniquely Granbury is spearheaded by Visit Granbury.

    This is a production of the Granbury Convention and Visitors Bureau.
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    40 mins
  • Episode 8: Granbury Cemetery Tour

    Episode 8: Granbury Cemetery Tour
    Jan 30 2024
    Episode 8: Granbury Cemetery Tour

    Featured Guest: Mary Ella Riley

    Excerpt (Mary Ella Riley, about knowing the history of a community or town): “...it makes you have a little heart and love for some place when you know what happened from the beginning."

    Excerpt (Tammy Dooley, when asked if Jessie James is actually buried in Granbury Cemetery): “Absolutely ... I embrace it. I will never not believe it. You cannot tell somebody in Granbury, Texas, that he is not. So, that's good enough for me."

    Overview: On this episode of Uniquely Granbury, we’re going to address a longtime fascination with … cemetery tours. Yes … this is a thing, and it has been a thing for a long time. People love to visit cemeteries.The million-dollar question: Why? According to author and professor Keith Eggener.“Cemeteries are the coming together of these disparate states of life and death, nature and culture. Cemeteries are the places that those kinds of meetings of the past and the future come to the fore.”
    That actually makes since. And it has to be why Tammy Dooley and her staff at Visit Granbury started to embrace the local cemetery and started promoting its cemetery tour in Granbury. They are kind of like this podcast, which puts an emphasis on the history and the people of this community.

    Other guests include: Ben Holmes, Jack Martin and Aaron McClain

    Links:

    – Preserve Granbury: https://preservegranbury.org

    – Cemetery Tour Brochure: https://assets.simpleviewinc.com/simpleview/image/upload/v1/clients/granburytx/Granbury_Cemetary_Brochure_FINAL_4b9fa7f9-f425-4bb4-b846-28696887f505.pdf

    – Visit Granbury: https://www.visitgranbury.com

    – Granbury Events: https://www.visitgranbury.com/events/calendar/

    Uniquely Granbury is spearheaded by Visit Granbury.

    This is a production of the Granbury Convention and Visitors Bureau.
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    19 mins
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