The Conroe Cajun Catfish Festival occurs in mid-October each year, with a carnival, kids activities, vendors, and cajon food court.
The largest home in Conroe is currently for sale asking $900K. It is unfinished, but when completed, it will be 13,450 sq ft.
In the 1930s because of oil profits, Conroe boasted more millionaires per capita than any other U.S. city.
U-Haul ranks Conroe among the “top 25 growing cities in the US”.
Completed in 1973, Lake Conroe is a 21-mile-long man-made draught- prevention reservoir. It is known to be one of the most “dangerous” lakes in Texas due to alcohol consumption, inexperienced boaters, shallow waters, alligators, and alleged criminal dumping.
The most expensive home for sale is 6971 sq. Ft. On 61+ acres, listed at $7M.
Graduates of Conroe High School include country singer Parker McCollum, former NFL player Rock Cartwright, and Larry Brantley, the voice of Wishbone the dog from PBS.
On Oct. 16, 1881, a retired Civil War Illinois Calvary captain came into Montgomery County from Houston looking for a place to make his mark. His name was Isaac Conroe. Sitting 40 miles north of Houston, the area started as Conroe Lumber Company, and then railway stop called “Conroe’s Switch”.
Infamous outlaws Bonnie & Clyde often visited cousins in Conroe during the early 1930s. A bridge built in 1910 served as the meeting place for Clyde Burrow’s family during their visits. It collapsed in January 2024 due to severe flooding.
Conroe is the Official Gateway to the Texas Renaissance Festival, providing hotels, restaurants, and additional activities.
Elvis Presley performed at the football stadium of the high school in Conroe (then Davy Crockett High) on August 24, 1955. On his way up the stairs to the flatbed truck (used as a stage), he tripped, hitting his head. He arrived to the venue in his pink & black Cadillac.
The Crighton Theater, built in 1934, offers shows from the local youth theater, to Broadway performances. Showing Feb 6-22 is Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck.
Despite being only 70 miles from the Gulf Coast, Conroe is very low risk for hurricanes, with only 50 recorded in the last 90 years.
Perfect for local families during the hot summer, the Conroe Aquatic Center opened in 2020.
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