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Summer in the Hill Country Begins Now
Junction river outfitters, summer business math, fresh events, and Rhea.
Katie Milton Jordan
May 28, 2026
The Townie
Know the backroads. Use the front door.
After the Ceremony
Monday we remembered. Now the kids are out, the river is running clear in Junction, and the long Hill Country summer begins.
In the full edition: Junction's river outfitters, the summer business math nobody can ignore, Hill Country events through August, Hazel Mae & Fern on fence diplomacy, readings for the heat, and Rhea still waiting at Second Chance Mason.
What’s waiting in the full edition
The Summer People: How Junction River Outfitters Make a Whole Year in a Hundred Days
Spring-fed water, shuttles, kayaks, and the kind of seasonal math every Hill Country business understands by July.
The Calendar & the Hill Country Briefing
Bri Bagwell in Llano, the 90th Llano Open Pro Rodeo, River Rat Fest, Mason Roundup, Junction’s Summer Classic — plus weather, ag, market, grant, and tourism intel.
Summer Hours, Summer Cash Flow
How to adjust operations without losing revenue, and why the median small business cash buffer should make every slow-season operator sit up straighter.
When Your Neighbor’s Fence Is Your Problem Too
A reader has goats in the garden, a leaning fence, and no appetite for a feud. Hazel Mae brings T-post diplomacy. Fern brings the boundary sermon.
What the Heat Reveals
All twelve signs, for the ones sweating out the truth and the ones pretending they are fine in ninety-degree weather.
Still Here: Rhea
Rhea is still waiting at Second Chance Mason: 11 months old, spayed, vaccinated, heartworm negative, kid-friendly, and ready for an active home.
Read the whole thing — the feature, every event, and the rest.
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