Taku Lake Park, shown here on Oct. 7, 2025, is one of the municipality's many “hidden gems" scattered across the city. The park is over 50-acres and is located along the Campbell Creek Greenbelt. The ...

Gem hunting basics If you're already intrigued by the thought of digging up your own gems — great. You're not the first to hear the call of what lies beneath the dirt. But you may also be wondering ...

Deloris Lindsay, owner of the Lindsay Ranch, in Mason, remembers the days when rock hounds wandered her family’s Hill Country property. They would show up, week after week, hoping to dig up specimens ...