Spotted in the RGV: The Rabb House
By Eryn Reddell Wingert The Rabb House dates back to the late 1890s when Frank Rabb utilized steamboats to haul materials from Louisiana to build…
Step Back in Time with Tours by Welcome Home
Story and photos by Eryn Reddell Wingert The Delta Lake Hotel ruins hold nearly 100 years of stories. The keeper of those stories is Doris…
Tour the Historic, Iconic, Legendary King Ranch
by Eryn Reddell Wingert Just up the road in Kingsville, Texas, sits the vast King Ranch, notorious not only for its size–currently over 800,000 acres–but…
Things I Have Learned: The Garbage Man
A somewhat random and reckless look at life from a fairly old guy by Bill Ward Today’s Wisdom: When I see garbage trucks, I do…
Cross Off Bucket-List Item on South Padre Island
Special to Welcome Home RGV Although South Padre Island places a heavy focus on water sports, we have a variety of activities that can also…
Spotted in the RGV: Butterflies
Photo and Caption by Eryn Reddell WingertSpotted at the Edinburg Scenic and Wetlands World Birding Center–a queen butterfly (left) and a monarch (right). If you…
Spotted in the RGV: Turk’s Cap
by Eryn Reddell Wingert The bright red blooms of the Turk’s Cap attract battling hummingbirds year-round in South Texas. The plant is easy to grow,…
Spotted in the RGV: Rockets
Photo by Eryn Reddell Wingert Rockets and a launch site–in the distance–are relatively new to the Rio Grande Valley landscape. It’s all part of SpaceX,…
A Daughter’s Love
by Alden “Ace” Moore As a working mother in the 1990s, Pam Jablonski couldn’t wait to escape Wisconsin’s icy cold winter and visit her parents…
Spotted in the RGV: Mexican bluewing butterfly
Mission, TX | Photo and blurb by Eryn Reddell Wingert The Mexican bluewing butterfly ranges can be found from South and Central America to Mexico…
