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War Comes to Point Isabel-The Burning of The Victoria
Posted on May 6, 2012 | No Comments©2012 Steve Hathcock Jim Lee sent me the following email awhile back: “Hi Steve, I have heard of a ship called the Louzon, that was deliberately sunk right off... -
Texas Coast Quarantined; travelers forbidden to go ashore at (South) Padre Island Texas
Posted on April 13, 2012 | No Comments© 2012 Steve Hathcock Bill Keller of Monterey California wrote me; “I bought an old Padre Island postcard on Ebay recently that shows a building called the Quarantine station.... -
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... -
Button It!
Posted on March 24, 2012 | No Comments© Steve Hathcock It’s surprising how we take for granted some of the most mundane inventions, such as the common button. But the button has not always been so common... -
A Tale of Spring Break on South Padre Island
Posted on March 9, 2012 | No CommentsWell. He’s a “Wanker,” that’s for sure! © 2012 Steve Hathcock A Tale of Spring Break on South Padre Island “Now don’t screw me. I waited for an hour... -
Attack of the 450 Pound Jellyfish
Posted on March 2, 2012 | 2 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... -
The Great Padre Island Coyote Hunt
Posted on February 13, 2012 | No Comments©Steve Hathcock 2012 He stood still, whiffing at the wind. Dogs! And the scent of men drifted upon the breeze…. Now he could feel the heavy drum of hooves as... -
Hunting Fossils on Padre Island
Posted on February 6, 2012 | No Comments© 2012 Steve Hathcock “What caught my eye was the unusual coloring, at first I thought it was a rock,” said Lynn Pottebaum of McHenry, Illinois, as... -
Port Isabel’s Classic Shell Shops
Posted on January 19, 2012 | No Comments© Rod Bates 2012 As a young boy, I loved our weekend trips to Port Isabel. We lived in Mercedes, Texas, but our hearts were here at the coast. ... -
Tear Down That Wall!
Posted on January 13, 2012 | No CommentsAny kind of enclosure that served to hide a person’s activity potentially holds a secret hidey hole. It could be as simple as a loose brick covering a cranny hiding...
