Sattler - Texas

We house our RV at Canyon Lake in the town of SATTLER, TEXAS. Sattler, ten miles northwest of New Braunfels in the hills of east central Comal County, has also been known as Mountain Valley, for the local school, and as Walhalla, for the Walhalla Singing Club organized there in 1877. The post office was named for William Sattler when it opened in his home in 1856. Sattler had settled in Comal Town in 1846 and at Mountain Valley in 1853. Later the post office was moved to a general store, which became a business and social center for area farmers and ranchers. Part of the Sattler community extended into Hidden Valley, which was settled in 1863. The valley comprised more than 1,000 acres of farmland on the west bank of a bend in the Guadalupe River. Sattler had an estimated twenty-five residents until shortly after World War II. Records suggest it was virtually deserted by the 1950s; its revival in the mid-1960s followed the completion of nearby Canyon Dam and the inundation of the valley above Sattler. Thereafter Sattler served residents and tourists of the Canyon Lake area. Its population was estimated at thirty in 1990. The population remained the same in 2000.

Following is the Sattler Christmas Parade.  It was a wet day but this did not deter the locals who brought along their easy chairs to view the parade. 

The parade started with the flag bearers.

 Everyone knows everyone in small towns so the Constable is well known and was well received.

 The young ladies all enjoyed the opportunity to entertain the crowd.

 It would not be a country parade without the horses.

 There were many old cars in the parade but nothing compares to the Model T.

Next week we are off to St John's, Newfoundland, Canada for Christmas so expect some pictures of lots of snow.

Best wishes,  Beverley and Ross