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Fredericksburg with Friends Part 3

After our tour of the living history farm with Jerry and Lynne, we were all ready for some end-of-day libations, so we headed over to what is essentially Lynne and Jerry’s “local” bar, the Albert Icehouse and Dancehall.

One of the things I like about travel in general is learning new things. When we were in San Antonio, I read about establishments that sounded like bars,  but were called icehouses. It sounded like a Texas version of a dive bar.

I didn’t really think much of it until Lynne and Jerry invited us to join them at the icehouse in Albert, Texas, which is just a hop, skip, and a jump away from their RV site at the state park.

If you’d like to learn more about icehouses in general, check out this article on the Texas Highways website. Basically, they are a kind of dive bar and are typical in this part of Texas.

The icehouse and dancehall as seen from the parking lot. That’s a food truck on the far right of the frame. Note the Live Oak in the yard. That’s one tree.

 

Yard art at the icehouse.

 

This massive Live Oak tree provides the perfect shade.

 

Front door of the icehouse.

 

Side porch of the icehouse as seen from the yard.

 

Looking at the yard from another angle helps demonstrate the massive size of the tree and shelter it provides. The building on the left houses the restrooms.

 

Outside of the dancehall.

 

Dancehall entry.

 

Inside the dancehall.

 

Albert Icehouse (photo credit to Mike)

Imagine how cool it would be to hang out in the yard on a pleasantly warm evening below that massive Live Oak tree that’s hung with strings of outdoor lights. That would definitely be relaxing.

We said goodbye to our friends, Lynne and Jerry, at the Albert Icehouse. We definitely enjoyed our visit with them and are hoping to cross paths again later this year.