Port Aransas Real Estate

PORT ARANSAS, Texas - Mark your calendar for the Annual MustangFest on Mustang Island.  The event will take place October 1st - 3rd.  The event organizer is working with the community to insure another successful celebration.  For complete details, visit www.mustangfest.org

PORT ARANSAS, Texas - Hurricane Alex made landfall in Mexico hundreds of miles from Mustang Island.  High surf, winds and heavy rain have come and gone.  The weather forecast calls for improving conditions through the weekend.

The July 4th Holiday is traditionally a big weekend on the island and this year promises to be no different.  As an added bonus four tall ships will be coming through the jetties Saturday morning as they make their way to former Naval Station Ingleside.  Details on the festivities can be found here.

At approximately "dark thirty" on Sunday night, the Annual Port Aransas Fireworks Display will take place over the harbor and ship channel.  This is always a great show and people return year after year to enjoy the waterfront show.

Even though the hurricane passed well to our south, some travelers altered their plans.  As a result, hotels and condos are reporting vacancies.  This is a rare opportunity for last minute travel plans as we celebrate in Port Aransas.

PORT ARANSAS, Texas - Hotels, condos and local businesses are reporting that callers are asking if the oil spill has impacted the beach and surrounding waters in Port Aransas.  To quote the TravelTex website, "Currently, there are no impacts to the Texas' 624 miles of coastline.  Our beaches are not affected, and are open for business."

Having said that, I hope they stop the leak ASAP and spare the Gulf Coast States additional damage.

Port Aransas - Memorial Day Weekend 2010 - Great conditions and great crowds

PORT ARANSAS,  Texas - Area condos and hotels are almost completely booked for the 14th Annual Texas SandFest which will get underway in just a few weeks.  Master sand sculptors travel far and wide to compete in the largest event of its kind in the United States.

SandFest provides fun for the whole family with everything from sand sculpting lessons, live music, craft vendors, food and drink on the beach in Port A.  This has become the "don't miss event" of the season and this year promises to be bigger and better than ever.

Visit them online for more information and plan on visiting the island for more fun.  Bring your sunscreen, but leave your worries behind.

Photo: Port Aransas South Jetty              

Texas SandFest In Port Aransas / Mustang Island

PORT ARANSAS, Texas - Mid-March on the Texas Gulf Coast means Spring Break and it is in full swing.  If your work or school schedule doesn't allow you to come get your toes in the sand, you can live vicariously thanks to the Corpus Christi Caller Times.

Caller.com is featuring live webcam broadcasts from Port Aransas and North Padre Island all week.  Visit the Spring Break 2010 Webcam for a virtual beach getaway.

Photo Dan Parker Port Aransas South Jetty 

Port Aransas Spring Break 2010

PORT ARANSAS, Texas - The  Dallas News reported this weekend that the Newport Dunes Golf Course has received yet another accolade.  

Read the complete article here and come enjoy a great round of links golf on the Texas coast.

PORT ARANSAS, Texas - Birders from across the country will flock to Port Aransas this Thursday for the 14th Annual Whooping Crane Festival.  Local birding expert and enthusiast Phyllis Yochem wrote a great story about the festival for the Corpus Christi Caller Times.

Additional details are available at the Port Aransas Whooping Crane Festival website.

PORT ARANSAS, Texas - The Newport Dunes Golf Course has been open for over a year and has been a popular addition to our community.  Cybergolf.com has just published a a great review of the course.

"It's also the perfect spot for a true links-style course, a vision that Arnold Palmer Design Group turned into reality with Newport Dunes Golf Club. Weighing in at 6,821 wind-swept yards from the tips, the par-71 track meanders through sweeping, untamed native dunes and offers spectacular views of both the Gulf of Mexico and Corpus Christi Bay." 

Read the entire review here.

PORT ARANSAS, Texas -   What began as an opportunity presented by the Texas General Land Office in 2002 has finally come to fruition.  The 1,200 acre Nature Preserve at Charlie’s Pasture is open and offers residents and visitors a new way to explore Mustang Island.

“It’s a chance for people to walk into nature,” said Joan Holt, the University of Texas Marine Science Institute’s director of fisheries and mariculture who helped develop the birding sites in the preserve. “People of any age and ability can get a view of an area not a lot of people could get to before. I think it will be used a lot for enjoying nature and sunsets and, of course, bird watching.”

Read the Corpus Christi Caller Times article on the new Port Aransas Nature Preserve.

Photo:  George Gongora - Caller Times

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PORT ARANSAS, Texas - The January 2010 issue of Golf Digest includes the annual review of the best new public and private courses.  The Newport Dunes Golf Course on Mustang Island made the top ten.  This news will not come as a surprise to the many golfers that have enjoyed playing a round on the new seaside links masterpiece.

The Arnold Palmer Signature Course opened in September 2008.  "Being here and seeing this course has aroused some enthusiasm in me I hadn't felt for a while.  I can't tell you that I've enjoyed playing any golf course any more than I did this one.  This is a fantastic setting." ~ Arnold Palmer

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