LOCATIONS THE ORIGINAL SEEKER REPORT Sweetwater, Texas www.sweetwatertexas.org This is the Chamber of Commerce site. Learn about the many exciting events and attractions, including the annual Rattlesnake Round-up.         Trent Mesa Wind Project www.trentmesa.com The view from I-20 of the entire mesa from Trent to Sweetwater is amazing. Visit the site to learn more about these awesome, energy-generating windmills.       Greystone Castle Sporting Club www.greystonecastle.com Located near Mingus, Texas, just off I-20 at the Thurber exit. It is a hunting lodge and conference center.         "Fifinella" www.wasp-wwii.org/wasp/fifi.htm This sculpture, based on a design by Walt Disney, was cast in honor of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) who were based at Avenger Field in Sweetwater during WWII. It is on display in the Nolan County Courthouse.       WIZARD GHOST TOWN Pictured: The Green Man Pub was the central gathering-place and a featured venue for acts such as the Blarney Brothers, Amberhawke, and more. Hawkwood Medieval Fantasy Fair Hawkwood, located off Highway 114 near I-35W, was a thriving Renaissance festival for several years, but sadly, fell victim to mismanagement and was abandoned in 2001. Most of the structures are gone now.       THE KRUM KNEAZLES QUIDDITCH CLUB Town of Krum, Texas Located on State Hwy. 156 west of I-35, about five miles north of Denton. The Krum Bobcats are a formidable force in state 2-A athletics.     Kneazle www.bigcat.org Actually, it's a serval named Junior, and he was just "on loan" to the International Exotic Feline Sanctuary in Boyd, Texas (just north of Fort Worth). But you may visit their site and admire the tigers, lions, cougars, leopards, jaguars, bobcats, and other big cats that are safely sheltered here.       ARROZ INSTITUTE FOR WIZARDING SCIENCES "Still Life with Portkeys" It is a credit to our state's dedication to eliminating litter along its highways (the "Don't Mess With Texas" campaign) that I had to create this scene with found objects.     Pictured: The great atrium inside Anne and Charles Duncan Hall. Rice University www.rice.edu Located in downtown Houston, Rice University is one of the nation's leading schools for engineering and sciences. While the school does not field a quidditch team, it does have a darn fine baseball team, which won the NCAA championship in 2003. Thanks to fellow seeker Jennifer Boggess Ramon for the idea. (Arroz = "Rice" in Spanish.)       EL MERCADO DE LOS MAGOS / CALLEJÓN DIAGONAL San Antonio www.sanantoniocvb.com This is the real Alamo. It's much smaller than in the movie. By law, no building in downtown San Antonio may cast a shadow on it.     The Riverwalk and Market Square www.thesanantonioriverwalk.com An easy walk from the Alamo, the Riverwalk is just below street level and features hundreds of hotels, restaurants and shops. It's a three-mile walk all the way around. Market Square (El Mercado) is a former farmers' market retooled as a tourist destination. Traditional Mexican culture is showcased, along with dozens of shops and restaurants, including the world-famous Mi Tierra restaurant and bakery.         Blast-ended Skrewt It's a sunspider (Eremobates pallipes). Thanks to fellow seeker Amanda Lewanski, who once encountered one of these unexpectedly, for the idea.   North American Braintree This jumbo seed pod comes from a Texas tree known variously as a hedge-apple,Osage orange, or bodark (bois d'arc) (Maclura pomifera). Return to Beginning