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BY KAMERYN GRIESSER
Cabin and camper rentals are available year-round.
COURTESY GREEN ACRES
The Christmas market opened in early November, selling ornaments, home decor, homemade baked goods and more.
KAMERYN GRIESSER COMMUNITY IMPACT
Family creates Hill Country Christmas wonderland Every holiday season, families from across the state head to the Hill Country for a shopping spree at Green Acres, a 23-acre wonderland o Hwy. 71. The gist Green Acres includes a Christmas market, a playground and glamping spots. While the property has cabin and camper unsuitable, they shifted gears. “Growing up, we’ve always had big Christmases where all the family could come together,” Debbie Munk said. “So we wanted to make a destination like what we had as kids.” With the help of their family, the Munks designed, built and decorated everything.
Raymond and Debbie Munk opened the market in 2017.
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“They are people that can have a vision, work for it and then it comes to life,” Debbie Munk’s niece Cheri Hardin said. The future The Munks, who still work full-time jobs in Houston, plan to make Green Acres a year-round vacation spot, with possible plans to add a wed- ding venue or ice cream shop.
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rentals available year-round, the Christmas market opens in early November, selling everything from ornaments to gifts. How it all started Houston natives Debbie and Raymond Munk purchased the land in 2015 with plans to create a farm, but when the couple realized the land was
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6038 Hwy. 71 E., Spicewood www.greenacresspicewood.com
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