Small Town Summit

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What is the Small Town Summit?

What if your small town has more potential than you realize?

Featuring Sara McDaniel of Simply Southern Cottage

January 11, 2027 | 10:30 AM–1:00 PM
Brazos Belle | Burton, Texas
Lunch included

2:00 PM Book Signing
The Pink Door on Main

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BIG IDEAS FOR SMALL TOWNS

The Small Town Summit brings together business owners, community leaders, dreamers and doers who believe rural communities can thrive.

Our first speaker, Amanda Killen, showed us what was possible—and helped inspire the creation of Destination Burton.

Jennifer Eckermann reminded us that visitors are looking for something real. Our culture doesn't need to be reinvented. It needs to be revealed.

Now we're continuing that conversation with Sara McDaniel of Simply Southern Cottage.

MEET SARA McDANIEL

Sara is an author, entrepreneur, preservationist and the creative force behind Simply Southern Cottage.

Through restoring historic properties and investing in her community of Minden, Louisiana, Sara has built a story around something we understand here in Burton:

Seeing potential where others may overlook it.

Her book, The Bright Side of the Other Side, is a story of resilience, reinvention and believing something beautiful can come next.

RESERVE YOUR SEAT

COME FOR THE SUMMIT. EXPERIENCE BURTON.

Experience the Summit and lunch. Walk across the street at 2 PM for Sara's book signing at The Pink Door on Main.

Then shop, sip, explore—or stay the night.

Because we believe the best way to understand the potential of a small town is to experience one.