FANTHORP INN TOURS: Experience frontier life at Fanthorp 
Inn ... we'll tell you how on Passport to Texas ... 
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Passport to Texas from Texas Parks and Wildlife

Cathy Nolte, superintendent of Fanthorp Inn State Historic 
site in Anderson, near Bryan/College Station, says it never 
fails ... after visitors tour Fanthorp Inn, they have a new 
appreciation for 21st Century conveniences.

"Most people are extremely appreciative of the life that they 
lead today when they look at the living arrangements and 
realize the way people had to struggle to survive back then. 
Absolutely everything was work."

Such was life on the Texas frontier when Englishman, 
Henry Fanthorp bought the property and built his home, 
which later evolved into a stagecoach inn.

"This was an important place for the entire community because 
it brought the news here to the community, and local people 
would come here to get that news, to visit with the travelers, 
to dine here, to experience life here."

Each weekend in December, Fanthorp Inn opens for tours, 
which includes a chance to climb aboard their replica 
stagecoach.
 
"We rock the coach some so they have an idea of the feel. 
And, most folks get off the coach and the enjoy the 
opportunity to ride it and the novelty of it, but they 
certainly do appreciate their own vehicle quite a bit more."

You'll find times and fees for this and other park events 
on the Texas Parks and Wildlife Web site.

That's our show for today ... for Texas Parks and 
Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti.