June 2019

The Best of the Coast
Published: June 1, 2019 at 8:00 am

Written by | Updated: July 16, 2019 | Filed Under: 2019

Vol. 66, No. 7

Features

An Epic 367-Mile Road Trip Reveals the Best of the Texas Coast

10 Can’t-Miss Beach Eats of the Gulf Coast

Escape to the Mother Lagoon for a Quiet Coastal Getaway

Departments

Editor’s Note

Texas Highways Editors Share Their Favorite Coastal Destinations

Sightseer

Photo: Clouds Loom Over Follett’s Island

My Hometown

My Hometown: Luther Hotel Innkeeper Jack Findley Talks History and Having Fun on Tres Palacios Bay

Open Road

A Relative of German Settlers Retraces Her Ancestors’ Arduous Path to the Texas Hill Country

Getaway

Aransas Pass Makes a Perfect Summer Weekend Getaway

Speaking of Texas

How Sweden-born Artist Kent Ullberg Found His Muse Along the Texas Gulf Coast

Drive / Detour

Sailors Test Their Endurance on the Annual Texas 200

Drive / Texas Ticket

Alamo Drafthouse’s Live Comedy Show Roasts the Stars of the Silver Screen

Drive / Wild

Visitors from a Distant Sea Bring Tiny Treasures to Texas Beaches

Plates

Agave Festival Marfa Dives Into the Plant’s Historical and Cultural Significances

Plates

5 Craft Breweries to Visit in Corpus Christi

Plates

How Chef Mary Bass Gives Back to Galveston

Texana

Retrace the Life and Legacy of World-Champion Boxer Jack Johnson in Galveston

Daytripper

The Daytripper’s Top 5 in Port Aransas

Vintage

Photo: Vintage Postcard Depicts Galveston’s Seawall Boulevard in the 1940s

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