IT’S TIME FOR THE 81st
PORT ARANSAS
DEEP SEA ROUND-UP
Port Aransas
WHEN: Thurs.- Sun. July 7th/10th
WHAT: Fishing Tournament
WHERE: Port Aransas
TIME: Thurs. 2pm-10pm
Fri. & Sat. 6am-10pm
Fish Fry
Sun. 12pm-1pm
As most historic coastal communities,
Port Aransas was originally home
to savage Indians and pirates but
the years passed and this island city
has now become a fishing, beach,
and resort village, with summer
populations sometimes climbing to
60,000 or more. But the history and
mystery still lingers in this small island
community and more!
Some say pirates still call Port Aransas
home but what we know for a fact
is that this was the favorite haunt
of these scalawags in the early
1900’s. The most notorious of them
all was Capt. Jean Lafitte. He and his
buccaneers spent time on the Texas
coast and Mustang Island was one of
his favorites. Lafitte used Mustang
Island as a place to make camp and,
according to legend, a place to hide
his treasure. Local lore tells of pirate
treasure buried in Port Aransas and
the treasure chest is supposedly
marked by a Spanish silver dagger. It’s
believed the dagger is laid on its side
with a silver spike driven through the
hilt, securing the location.
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