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Isaac and His Contraption
Posted on April 19, 2013 | No CommentsBy Steve Hathcock © 2013 We’ve all heard stories or have personal experience of not buying something when the price was right; and there are many of us here on... -
And Then There Were Two. How North and South Padre Island got their names
Posted on March 16, 2013 | No CommentsAnd Then There Were Two © 2013 Steve Hathcock Arlis Kivistad emailed to ask, “Can you tell me a little bit of the history of the Mansfield Channel?” In 1930,... -
The Straight Arrows of Padre Island
Posted on January 3, 2013 | No Comments© 2012 Steve Hathcock Stone scrapers are found in a wide range of sizes, shapes and forms. Depending upon its function, the scraping edge can be on either end... -
Beachcombing on Padre Island
Posted on December 31, 2012 | No Comments© 2012 Steve Hathcock When is the best time to go treasure hunting or beachcombing? If I had an Indian Head penny for every time I have been asked that... -
Taking A Dive
Posted on November 8, 2012 | No Comments© 2012 Steve Hathcock It was a FABULOUS age when gods, long since forgotten, ruled the destiny of man. In those days, few people dared sail very far from land,... -
Treasure Hunters, Heed my Advice and Take a Hike!
Posted on November 1, 2012 | 1 CommentTreasure Hunters, Heed my Advice and Take a Hike! © 2012 Steve Hathcock For centuries smugglers, pirates and ruffians of all sorts have hidden their treasures under the sands of Padre... -
Ambregris the “Floating Gold of the Sea”
Posted on September 2, 2012 | No Comments© 2012 Kay Lay Those who know me are aware of my twenty-five year passion for whales. Living on South Padre Island and walking the beaches regularly, I am... -
Treasure Hunting on Padre Island
Posted on July 28, 2012 | 1 Comment© 2012 Steve Hathcock You don’t have to be an expert to find treasure on the beaches of Padre Island. The key is simply knowing where to search and having... -
Hunting the Devil Fish of Padre Island
Posted on March 25, 2012 | No Comments© 2012 Steve Hathcock Manta rays were once called devil fish by sailors who saw large “horns” extending forward from their heads. These horns turned out to be ingenuous scoopers... -
Attack of the 450 Pound Jellyfish
Posted on March 2, 2012 | 4 Comments© 2012 Steve Hathcock In a previous post, I wrote about how beachcomber’s were startled to find the shores of South Padre Island covered in a vast carpet...
