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Port Aransas Preservation and Historical Association Nov. Newsletter
John Fucik was named the 2009 Citizen of the Year Thursday, Nov. 12. He and his late wife Naomi were the founders of our Port Aransas Preservation & Historical Association. In addition to serving as PAPHA President from the inception until 2008. He now serves as Secretary. more

A Seaside Treasure
Unknown by many, Newport Dunes brings Irish golf to the Texas Gulf Coast
by Pat Pugh
Summer 2009 - Even though this graceful and challenging seaside course opened six months ago, it already looks like it has been around for ages. Credit the Arnold Palmer design team shaping this stellar links layout complete with broad fairways, sassy contours and scraggy knolls that hide errant balls. more

Looking for low key? Head to Port Aransas
By KRISTIN FINAN Copyright 2009 Houston Chronicle
If you're looking for a laid-back place to spend a weekend by the waves, look no further than Port Aransas. more

Golf Goes Green
By Rob McCorkle
Wind-whipped ocean waves slap the shore just beyond the sand dunes. A squadron of Brown Pelicans hovers overhead as if suspended from the clouds by invisible strings. Eco-conscious golfers teeing it up for 18 holes at Newport Dunes Golf Club, a privately owned course open daily to the public, are enjoying a round at Texas' latest golf course designed to provide a unique golfing challenge with a nod to the environment. more

The New Hamptons ‚ Top Five Beach Towns Of The Year
by MUDASSIR
The vast area on the tip of Long Island is place where old money yachters and nouveau riche Ralph Lauren mannequins love to come. They flaunt their money there throughout clam bakes and polo events. more

OLD DOG NEW TRICKS: SURFING
Tackling the Texas breaks
I have a sore right nipple. I also have grazes on my knees. And on my elbows. Oh, and my entire body aches. more

On the beaches by Port Aransas, Tony Amos keeps track of animals
Late one night this summer, Tony Amos got a call that shook him from his sleep. A sea turtle had been hooked by a fishing line, a police dispatcher in Aransas County told him. Could he help? more

Leaving the Ark
Follow the Documentary about ARK and Tony Amos by Austin filmmaker Daniel DeLoach. more

An ode to the Scottish links land - in Texas
We were met at our morning tee time by a ferocious summer sun and a muted tuft of wind from the west. The flagstick stood as still as a shadow. more

Chron Travel Texas - Looking for low key? Head to Port Aransas
If you're looking for a laid-back place to spend a weekend by the waves, look no further than Port Aransas. more

Newport Dunes brings Irish golf to the Texas Gulf Coast
Summer 2009 - Even though this graceful and challenging seaside course opened six months ago, it already looks like it has been around for ages. Credit the Arnold Palmer design team shaping this stellar links layout complete with broad fairways, sassy contours and scraggy knolls that hide errant balls. more

Anchored ships level playing field vs. king mackerel
Fishing offers few guarantees. Still, if there is a single Texas angling scenario that’s close to automatic, it’s fishing for king mackerel in the shadows of ships anchored out of Port Aransas come summertime. more

Sandfest 2009
Corpus Christi accountant Mark Landrum swapped his calculator and spreadsheets for sand sculpting tools five years ago after being dubbed The Sand Castle Guy by Port Aransas tourism gurus. more
Sandfest Video 2009