Lakefest in Granger, Texas

Granger, Texas is a town of about 1,200 people in east Williamson County, Texas.   It may be small, but it’s big enough to hold an annual town fundraiser, their Lakefest.   Even though it’s dubbed Lakefest, the actual Granger Lake is about 8-10 miles east of here.   But people still come together for  a parade and BBQ Cook-Off in this quaint, predominately Czech community.   If you saw the remake of “True Grit” a couple years ago, the downtown you’re seeing in the movie is Granger.   They didn’t have to do much to take movie-goers back in time to the 1800s.    The downtown area is separated by railroad tracks and that proved interesting for Saturday’s parade.    Just after the honor guard crossed the rails, a passenger train moseyed into the picture.   The honor guard dutifully stood for the 3 minutes it took for the train to pass, then it was on with the show!   One of my favorite photos from this assignment for the Williamson County Sun was Larry Svehlak, joined by his 17-month-old granddaughter, Brynley Huber as they made their way along Davilla Street on his fully-restored 1955 Oliver tractor, a Super 55.   I made the mistake of telling him how much I liked his John Deere.  Boy, he didn’t like that one bit!   He sure liked that Super 55 though.