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Click here for digital edition  There's something new to do this summer in Port Aransas: Tour one of only two Idea Houses sponsored by Southern Living magazine. Southern Living's other Idea House is in Georgia. The Port Aransas Idea House is in the Cinnamon Shore development in Port Aransas. More ... Virtual battle stations are among the newest exhibits aboard the USS Lexington Museum on the Bay in Corpus Christi. Installed on the retired aircraft carrier this year, the battle stations are interactive exhibits that thrust visitors into the chase and grit that was World War II. Visitors also will find a flight simulator that seems to launch them into combat. More ... Roberts Point Park, positioned alongside the Corpus Christi Ship Channel, is one of the first sights that greet visitors when they arrive in Port Aransas by ferry. The city's bayside, multi-purpose park facility was jointly developed by civic volunteers (Port Aransas Action Force) and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. 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 Maritime Museum in Rockport is offering camps for kids this summer. And, for adults, a wine and food festival will be held on the museum grounds. While many visitors think of Texas as being made from hide and horn, the Lone Star State has a rich history of seafaring also, and the Texas Maritime Museum celebrates that history. More ... Told house, now home of the Port Aransas Museum, has been moved at least three times originally, and was a kit house that was purchased and shipped to Port Aransas around 1910 when the jetties were first under construction. More ... The Texas State Aquarium opened a new exhibit this spring: Eagle Pass, featuring raptors that were rehabilitated at the aquarium after being found sick or injured in the wild. Perhaps the most regal raptor in the new exhibit will be Grace, a bald eagle that was rehabilitated in Alaska and deemed non-releasable. More ... The Wetlands Education Center helps visitors understand what makes Mustang Island's ecology tick. The center is a man-made salt marsh located between the University of Texas Marine Science Institute (UTMSI) Visitor Center and the Aransas Pass, on the northernmost tip of Mustang Island. More ... One of the Coastal Bend's visitor destinations is the 180-acre South Texas Botanical Gardens and Nature Center. The center showcases nine floral exhibits and gardens, including the acclaimed Orchid House and Plumeria Garden. The Bromeliad Conservatory and Butterfly House are expected to open summer or fall 2009. More ... Visitors and residents looking for original art in a variety of media as well as classes in will find it all at the Art Center for the Islands, 323 N. Alister St. The center features a gallery and gift shop, classes and workshops. More ... |
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