Category Views of the Neighborhood
Views of the Neighborhood
Our local paper The Port Aransas South Jetty summed up the amount of alcohol consumed on the island last year. To quote “Drinkers at bars and restaurants in Port Aransas downed $11.4 million worth of adult beverages during the past year. According to the Texas State Comptroller’s Office, that figure is up 1 percent from […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Sand Belt Races
Yes, the headline is correct. Here in Port Aransas, we have sand belt races every second and fourth Saturday. Yesterday was the second Saturday, so I had to go and check it out. Here is where the races are held. Obviously, this is a pirate bar. Here is a shot of the inside. A fun […]
Views of the Neighborhood
There wasn’t much going on this week in Port Aransas. So for the Views of the Neighborhood, I selected some random shots that you might find interesting. I am fascinated by the Corpus Christi ship channel. I was on my way to Rockport for an eye exam (almost TMI John) and was on the ferry. […]
Views of the Neighborhood
Now that we are close to Halloween, I want to bring you in on a contest that has been running for the month of October. Tracy Davis Shaw, the owner of Sirena Outfitters here in Port Aransas, came up with an idea to have a Scarecrow contest. A number of merchants and town’s people joined […]
Views of the Neighborhood
Last weekend was the Harvest Moon Regatta which is a race from Galveston to Port Aransas. Here is some info on the race itself. This is taken from the Harvest Moon Regatta website which you can visit here. The Harvest Moon Regatta ®steadily grew from the 17 yachts of 1987 (The first year) to over […]
Views of the Neighborhood – Plywooden Boat Festival
The sign below says it all. This is the Plywooden (Not plywood. Thank you, autocorrect) Boat Festival. This is an annual event that brings boat builders from all over Texas. The main material in the boats is plywood but since that word gives visions of poor quality the correct term is Plywooden. As you will see […]
Views of the Neighborhood
Yesterday we had two events going on in Port Aransas. There was the Dog Surfing Contest and The Plywood Boat Festival. I would have loved to present both today, but sadly there were just too many things to see for one post. I selected the Dog Surfing Contest for this week and will do the […]
Views of the Neighborhood
Yesterday was the annual Mustangfest here on Mustang Island. No, it was not about horses in the flesh but horses under the hood. Mustang aficionados came from Mustang Oklahoma through San Antonio and then to Mustang Island. The idea is for owners to get together for the weekend to talk about cars, have fun, and to pick up […]
Sunday – Views of the Neighborhood
This week my producer came up with the idea of providing some pictures of a few of the hotels in Port Aransas. One of the most famous is the Tarpon Inn. It was here that President Roosevelt stayed in 1937 and signed a Tarpon scale. Here is the sign in front of the hotel. […]
Views of the Neighborhood
This week I thought I would give you a quick tour of the Port Aransas museum. The first photo is an external shot of the building which is a fine example of a kit house sold in the early 1900’s. A person would buy the home complete in a kit and then put it together […]
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