Following the Guadalupe River and its tributaries through its 10-county statutory district, the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) drew upon the culture of local communities to develop a River Heritage Tour. This week, the public is invited to each local ribbon cutting unveiling a River Heritage Tour kiosk in 10 communities throughout the district.
The schedule for the public ribbon-cutting at each kiosk is as follows:
WEDNESDAY
- Oct. 14, 9 a.m. Cuero, TX (124 E. Church St.) GBRA Director Will Carbonara
- Oct. 14, 2 p.m. Gonzales, TX (414 St. Lawrence) GBRA Director Darel McClain
THURSDAY
- Oct. 15, 11:30 a.m. Port Lavaca, TX (Bauer Cmty. Ctr.) GBRA Director Kenneth Motl
- Oct. 15, 11 a.m. San Marcos, TX (Tourist Info Ctr.) GBRA Rep. Teresa Van Booven
- Oct. 15, 5:30 p.m. Refugio, TX (Chamber of Comm.) GBRA Rep. Tommy Schulte
The GBRA River Heritage Tour consists of three components that tell the story of that community as it pertains to history, economic development, tourism and recreation, and identify points of interest.
The website will be accessible through the QR codes you see on the kiosk design, or can be accessed from GBRA’s website, www.gbra.org. The website will house the Intro video and each community video along with direct links to the Chamber and/or Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) of each individual community for current information.
“The GBRA River Heritage Tour will be a resource for each of these 10 communities by providing local residents, as well as visitors, current and historical information, along with points of interest to help them appreciate each location,” explained GBRA’s Executive Manager of Business Development and Resource Management David Welsch. “At the same time, the tour highlights the Guadalupe River and other tributaries that assist in sustaining these communities,” he added.
The GBRA was established by the Texas Legislature in 1933 as a water conservation and reclamation district. GBRA provides stewardship for the water resources in its 10-county statutory district, which begins near the headwaters of the Guadalupe and Blanco rivers, ends at San Antonio Bay, and includes Kendall, Comal, Hays, Caldwell, Guadalupe, Gonzales, DeWitt, Victoria, Calhoun, and Refugio counties.