Ennis Convention & Visitors Bureau

This is the second time we’ve stopped by the Ennis visitor center. Both times, the lady in the front room appeared harassed and was just a tad short with us and the other lady waiting for a map. As an educator, I know the feeling of being overwhelmed, but a deep breath, smile, and pretending to be calm works wonders, particularly when you’re working with the public. The lady behind the counter in the second room was friendly, patient and southern sweet, however, so that made up for the bit of an attitude from the first lady. This is a lovely little town with a great bluebonnet trail and tons of beautiful horses around the area. There’s a great Mexican restaurant down the street with outside dining and we’ve always had great service there. It was recommended by the lady in the second room the first time we came and we much appreciated the tip.

It is a pretty drive through Ennis for the bluebonnet festival, and the town square part is nice (the bluegrass band was really good). I guess I was a little less than thrilled with the bluebonnets as I drove past a bunch of cars parked in the middle of the road and on people’s property so they could take pictures. I think I’ll just look at the ones on 380 between McKinney and Farmersville (right in front of my house basically) and save the hour plus drive to Ennis.

We stopped in here trying to find some information for the Ennis Bluebonnet Trails and almost started looking for real estate for our future retirement home. So nice to be back and experience genuine Southern Hospitality (not the subtly sarcastic kind), the staff is friendly and helped us figure out how to best see the bluebonnets. We picked up a couple of packets of seeds for us to take with us to our next home, and the lady helping us thankfully informed us that we needed to plant them in October and water them well, and that they may not even bloom the first year so be patient…
There’s not a whole lot to Ennis, but the visitor center was professional and courteous!
There is a decent selection of Texas swag for sale, mainly focusing on the bluebonnets.

It poured down rain this weekend for the annual bluebonnet festival. However, the flowers got a good drink all weekend so they’ll still be gorgeous next week. Go frolic in the flowers while you can and pack some bug spray, your digital camera, water and snacks. Stop in at the Visitor’s Center to get your map, the route has changed from last year. You’ll be out frolicking for a good 3 – 4 hours and get amazing pictures. To me, going to Ennis for bluebonnets is as exciting as Christmas because the flowers are that surreal magical beautiful insanely gorgeous etc etc.
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its only an hour south of Dallas but a world away. Great daytrip. Pack some wine and woo your woman in the huge flower field on the second leg of the route. You’ll definitely get some when you get home.