Jim and Ann Montz made Horseshoe Bay their primary residence in 1995 after owning a town home first and then purchasing a residence off of The Cape.  Ann is my second mother after my first mother died of cancer; who we have grown to love her deeply also.  After a few years they purchased the empty lot next door and built a beautiful, 4600 sq. foot home which could be featured in Architectural Digest.

The Horseshoe Bay Resort community is built on the Colorado River between the dams Inks and Wirtz where the water level is kept at a constant height to supply the Ferguson Power Plant with water.  Homes along the 27 miles of water have boat garages built right in.  The name Horseshoe came from the peninsula of land bisecting part of the river to form an intake and outtake of water supplying the dam.  At the end of the peninsula is a beautiful light house which chimes on the hour and sends a light beacon at night.  Jim and Ann Montz's house looks directly at the light house along with the Wirtz dam in the distance.

The Horseshoe Bay Resort community also has several golf courses, club houses, tennis courts, hotels and more.  The club houses have man made beaches, black bottom swimming pools and fine dining.  The above link is the club house located within walking distance to Jim and Ann's home.

Over the years, my family has taken many a vacation there with or without my parents being there.  As my parents travel many weeks during the year, their house has been open for us to go and enjoy a weekend or week.  Additionally, Dad and Ann have taken our children two or three times a year for a week to enjoy Horseshoe Bay.  During the summers, our children have enjoyed summer camps, tennis camps, and swimming there.