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Click here for digital edition  T he people in the know about Port Aransas are the staff members at the Chamber of Commerce-Tourist Bureau. The bureau is located at 403 W. Cotter, about a block east of the ferry landing in the sunny yellow building trimmed in white. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The office is closed on Sunday. More ... D espite repeated attacks during World War II, the USS Lexington never sank, prompting Japanese propagandist Tokyo Rose to dub the aircraft carrier "The Blue Ghost." The carrier today is known as the USS Lexington Museum on the Bay, and,illuminated at night with ghostly blue lighting, it is a National Historic Landmark permanently docked at 2914 N. Shoreline Blvd. More ... Bayside Fennessey Ranch Highway 2678, Bayside (361) 529-6600 www.fennesseyranch.com Custom birding trips, photography seminars, photo blinds for day leases, Russian boar hunting, country hayrides, hummingbird tours, More ... The Texas Department of Transportation offers a unique way to get from the mainland to Port Aransas. TxDOT operates six free access ferries that provide a link from Port Aransas to the mainland and Aransas Pass across the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. More ... V isitors who are fond of camping on the beach near the south jetty will be pleased to find a new, multi-purpose office headquarters at I.B. Magee Beach Park. The park was named in memory of I.B. Magee Jr., a Port Aransas resident who was widely known for his community support. More ... O ne of the Coastal Bend's visitor destinations is the 180- acre South Texas Botanical Gardens and Nature Center that showcases nine floral exhibits and gardens, including the acclaimed Orchid House and Plumeria Garden. The Bromeliad Conservatory and Butterfly House is expected to open in early 2009. More ... V isitors and residents looking for original art in a variety of media as well as classes in many of those mediums will find it all at the Art Center for the Islands, 323 N. Alister St. The center, a nonprofit organization, is in its 13th year of serving Mustang and Padre islands. More ... |
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