Being near fast growing Austin has certainly helped. I live in what was a small town south of Austin. Since I moved here more than 30 years ago, the population has grown from 2000 to over 17000. No more small town.
I have ridden the tourist train mentioned in the video. At that time, it was using a steam engine. However, this engine developed boiler cracks(very dangerous), so now they use an old diesel-electric engine. Another neat town around Austin is Lockhart, this town has a very neat town square and courthouse.
My ex and I moved to Bertram in 2011 and since then I've very much enjoyed living here. Due to my being disabled, I can't go out so it's nice to be able to have a look around and see what's outside my front door. For example, I never knew that one of the memorials was for the Challenger. It makes me happy to know it's there. You even caught our house in one of your shots :)
I’ve been through Bertram many times on the way to and from school in burnet, which is not a good school district from my experiences, definitely has a small town charm & I hope there’s like antique shops & what not, i know that downtown may get revitalized
@@worldsgreatestdude1784 There's the Bertram library store. They have some antiques there. We lost some storefronts a few years ago due to a freak gust of wind in the middle of the night that took their roofs off. One of the oldest buildings in town had to be demolished for safety reasons. I don't get out much due to my being disabled so I'm not too familiar with what businesses still exist here but there are a few places left. Most people treat it as what it is-a quaint little place to pass through while going down the nearby highway.
You travel as much as I did when I was younger. We buried/areal fiber optic cable. I would put more than 60,000 miles year on an old Ford Super Duty 450 with a solid (argh, I could run over a dime and tell you heads or tails) front axle. That was years ago though. Anyway.... you have a really nice show here (seriously, you do). Thank you for posting !! We always look forward to whatever you are putting out next. Be good, be safe.
Hey Wiseguy...if I had known you were gonna be in my state I would've sent you some suggestions on places to visit...theirs a whole bunch of small Texas towns with stories to tell as well as character and charm that are worth your time to visit and share with your audience...
If you move here with kids, don’t forget that you’ll send your kids to Burnet schools, which as someone who went there for 5 years, I wouldn’t recommend. Used to go through there everyday
My home town of Big Sandy, Texas (population around 1100 or so) might make an interesting subject for a video. It was quite famous in the 70’s for its undefeated football team which produced 2 NFL players one of which became a Super Bowl winning coach for the Chicago Bears.
Thank you for taking us with you
Interesting small town and neat buildings.
Keep 'Em Coming! I So Enjoy your videos! Thank You!
Thank you! 😊
Thank you for your work. I really enjoy these vids.
Thank you! They’re fun to put together!
A great way to end the week. Thanks for sharing your travels
Thanks! Cool little town!
Its not very often when a town loses half its population and comes back stronger than before. What an awesome story. TFS
That was what I was thinking. Glad to see at least a few places beat the odds.
Yeah I thought that was a rare part of the story! I see big things ahead because of its proximity to Austin.
@@TravelwithaWiseguy Austin being a tech hub could have some of their workers there work remotely from Bertram if it becomes an exurb
Being near fast growing Austin has certainly helped. I live in what was a small town south of Austin. Since I moved here more than 30 years ago, the population has grown from 2000 to over 17000. No more small town.
I live here! This is so cool that there’s a video made about this tiny unknown town. 😊😊it’s so peaceful and quiet.
I thought it was a really neat town! Hopefully others from Bertram find this video too!
Awesome town! Obviously well cared for! Looks like a great place to live. Enjoyed this one.
Yeah I kind of just found it randomly while driving. Pleasant surprise!
I like this content and this creator.
I have ridden the tourist train mentioned in the video. At that time, it was using a steam engine. However, this engine developed boiler cracks(very dangerous), so now they use an old diesel-electric engine. Another neat town around Austin is Lockhart, this town has a very neat town square and courthouse.
Thanks for the info! I’d love to check out Lockhart!
My ex and I moved to Bertram in 2011 and since then I've very much enjoyed living here. Due to my being disabled, I can't go out so it's nice to be able to have a look around and see what's outside my front door. For example, I never knew that one of the memorials was for the Challenger. It makes me happy to know it's there. You even caught our house in one of your shots :)
That’s great that I caught your house! Great town to visit! Thank you!
I’ve been through Bertram many times on the way to and from school in burnet, which is not a good school district from my experiences, definitely has a small town charm & I hope there’s like antique shops & what not, i know that downtown may get revitalized
@@worldsgreatestdude1784 There's the Bertram library store. They have some antiques there. We lost some storefronts a few years ago due to a freak gust of wind in the middle of the night that took their roofs off. One of the oldest buildings in town had to be demolished for safety reasons. I don't get out much due to my being disabled so I'm not too familiar with what businesses still exist here but there are a few places left. Most people treat it as what it is-a quaint little place to pass through while going down the nearby highway.
@@ZiddersRooFurry I lived in Rio Ancho when that occured. I remember that
thank you for all you do , to past on the history. i love your videos. keep up the great work.
You travel as much as I did when I was younger. We buried/areal fiber optic cable. I would put more than 60,000 miles year on an old Ford Super Duty 450 with a solid (argh, I could run over a dime and tell you heads or tails) front axle. That was years ago though. Anyway.... you have a really nice show here (seriously, you do). Thank you for posting !! We always look forward to whatever you are putting out next. Be good, be safe.
Thank you very much! I’m sure you’ve seen more than me with your travels! I appreciate the nice comment 😊
Hey Wiseguy...if I had known you were gonna be in my state I would've sent you some suggestions on places to visit...theirs a whole bunch of small Texas towns with stories to tell as well as character and charm that are worth your time to visit and share with your audience...
I’ve got 5 more videos about small town Texas coming up in the next couple months! Definitely want to go back again though!
If you move here with kids, don’t forget that you’ll send your kids to Burnet schools, which as someone who went there for 5 years, I wouldn’t recommend. Used to go through there everyday
That's a neat town! ☺️ I've never been there
Yeah I didn’t know about it either and it was just kind of on my path that day. Glad I found it!
My parents live in Bertram Tx Small town. I live in liberty Hill tx you should make a video about it is growing so fast..
Hi john thanks for the tour i would much rather live in a small town than the big city . Cheers mate 🇦🇺
Absolutely agreed! Thanks again for watching!
I’ve never been that far!!!
I need to explore more but no gas!!!
Lol
Texas is huge. You need a lot of gas 😂😂
My home town of Big Sandy, Texas (population around 1100 or so) might make an interesting subject for a video. It was quite famous in the 70’s for its undefeated football team which produced 2 NFL players one of which became a Super Bowl winning coach for the Chicago Bears.
Would love to!
That's 30 mins from me
Lye Lovett was right, you're not from Texas But Texas wants you anyway
Bro I live here and it sucks if you don’t live on land
IN SHIRT SLEEVES AND NO COAT??
BRING THE WEATHER BACK WITH YOU TO NORTHEAST KS PLEASE!!
😂😂