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Learn About Port A History On Our YouTube Channels

Learn About Port A History On Our YouTube Channels

Did you know that the Port Aransas Museum has two YouTube channels with videos that showcase the incredible history of Port Aransas? Each channel has hours and hours of fascinating information that you won't find anywhere else!Port Aransas Museum Archives Port Aransas...

Charles Lewis Ferguson (1947-2023)

Charles Lewis Ferguson (1947-2023)

Farley Boat Works lost a treasured volunteer last week. Charles Ferguson, age 75, transitioned to the spirit world in the arms of loved ones on May 5, 2023. Charles, a longtime resident of Port Aransas, Texas, was a bold, gentle, and heroic figure. His kind...

Cliff Strain Receives the Daniel E. Kilgore Local History Award

Cliff Strain Receives the Daniel E. Kilgore Local History Award

Congratulations to Cliff Strain, Director of the Port Aransas Preservation and Historical Association, for being awarded the 2022-2023 Daniel E. Kilgore Local History Award by the Nueces County Historical Society. He received the award at the society’s annual banquet...

View the Ship Channel With The Preserve’s New Webcam

View the Ship Channel With The Preserve’s New Webcam

Get a live look at ships and ferries in the ship channel with the newest webcam in town. Located on the lookout tower at The Preserve at Farley Boat Works, the webcam looks north toward the channel.The Preserve at Farley Boat Works The Port Aransas Preservation and...

Winners of 2020 Chapel on the Dunes Poetry Contest Announced

Winners of 2020 Chapel on the Dunes Poetry Contest Announced

The theme of this year's competition was The Natural Coast. Poems were judged by two Poet Laureates and a published local poet. The Port Aransas Museum appreciates all the students who submitted poetry, their teachers and their principals. The judges had a difficult...