{"id":2429,"date":"2025-12-17T17:22:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T17:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitlivingstontexas.com\/?page_id=2429"},"modified":"2026-01-01T17:42:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T17:42:02","slug":"elementor-page-2429","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visitlivingstontexas.com\/?page_id=2429","title":{"rendered":"Livingston Specialty Merchants\u2019 Guild"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Who We Are and What We Do:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Livingston Specialty Merchants\u00a0Guild is a Texas Unincorporated Non-profit Association, whose purpose is to encourage and promote distinctive and extraordinary merchants in a nostalgic atmosphere in and to the Livingston area. The Guild consists of local independent\u00a0merchants, antique dealers, artisans, specialty boutiques,\u00a0restaurants,\u00a0bed and breakfasts,\u00a0activity and entertainment\u00a0providers. The Guild aspires to the restoration of historical downtown and other historical locations in our area, turning the typical and commonplace into the exceptional and unique. It is their deepest desire that visitors have a great personal experience and receive a special impression of the merchants and their services while visiting in Livingston.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\u00a0\u2026with \u201cSam the Fish\u201d, the Guilds\u2019 playful mascot. Just look around and you\u2019ll find Sam hanging out at all the best local spots! Sam knows all the great places to shop, dine, stay, & play! Look for \u201cSam the Fish\u201d decals and you\u2019ll know you\u2019re shopping with local merchants who love & support their community! Make a Splash in Livingston and have a Blast on Lake Livingston!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Guild annually produces 140,000 full color Visitor Guides for Livingston that are circulated through local businesses as well as Statewide Tourist Centers. In partnership with the City of Livingston, these guides are distributed during Livingston\u2019s\u00a0Trade Days\u00a0<\/a>and along the Interstate 45 and US 59 corridors. Well designed and user friendly, these Visitor Guides provide listings for business members, a calendar for Livingston Trade Days, a list of tourist events, public boat launches on Lake Livingston, hiking and bird watching information, as well as a general map of the area.<\/p>

VisitLivingstonTexas.com\u00a0is the official website for the Livingston Specialty Merchants\u2019 Guild, designed for promoting our members, our town, and the Lake Livingston area to the world. This newly redesigned site presents a more complete version of what the Livingston area has to offer visitors. We also\u00a0 invite people to follow us and like us on Facebook to keep up to date on local attractions, events, and specials.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Who We Are and What We Do: The Livingston Specialty Merchants\u00a0Guild is a Texas Unincorporated Non-profit Association, whose purpose is to encourage and promote distinctive and extraordinary merchants in a nostalgic atmosphere in and to the Livingston area. The Guild consists of local independent\u00a0merchants, antique dealers, artisans, specialty boutiques,\u00a0restaurants,\u00a0bed and breakfasts,\u00a0activity and entertainment\u00a0providers. The Guild […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2429","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitlivingstontexas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitlivingstontexas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitlivingstontexas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitlivingstontexas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitlivingstontexas.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2429"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/visitlivingstontexas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2429\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2775,"href":"https:\/\/visitlivingstontexas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2429\/revisions\/2775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitlivingstontexas.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}