Why Rockport?

This season's has the reason. A to Z:

• Art galleries, the Rockport Art Center, antique shops, coastal architecture, and amberjack (fish).
• Birding along Water Street and Church Street (Connie Hagar Sanctuary) and the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (for whooping cranes); Blue Wave beach (one of nation’s cleanest) at harborfront
• Commercial fishing and shrimping nearby in Conn Harbor in Aransas Pass.
• Deep-sea fishing.
• Expeditions to San Antonio and South Padre Island.
• Fishing charters from harbors in Rockport, Fulton, or Port Aransas; free ferry to Port Aransas; and Fulton Mansion; and Fiesta de la Playa.
• Guides for fishing, bird-watching, and hunting.
• Harbors close by: Rockport, Fulton, Aransas Pass, and Port Aransas; hummingbird expo.
• Intracoastal Waterway nearby for watching big ships.
• Jetties for pier fishing; Jalisco Mexican seafood; and javelinas at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge.
• Key Allegro development for bayside drives and for lunch.
• Live oak trees along Fulton Beach Road, bent and twisted by the wind over decades, including Lamar’s Big Tree.
• Mustang Island nearby with beach access to the Gulf of Mexico; and mottes of tangled and bent live oaks.
• No-stress relaxation by the sea.
• Open-air restaurants abound; try Snoopy’s under JFK bridge in Corpus Christi.
• Piers for surfing and fishing in Fulton and Port Aransas; outdoor pavilions at Fulton Beach.
• Quaint shops selling fishing lures, tropical furnishings, and arts and crafts.
• Rockport Pilot, the local newspaper, published on Wednesdays and Saturdays, also free quarterly Visitor’s Guide (obtainable at Chamber of Commerce).
• Seafood restaurants all along the coast to Corpus Christi; sea shells on San Jose Island; Seafair.
• Tropical landscaping: palms, hibiscus, bougainvillea, ginger lilies, and shrimp plants; and turtles.
• Ultra-fine service from the staff and management.
• Very good time, for a weekend, a week, or a month.
• Wet sports in Little Bay: jet skiing, water skiing, and wind surfing; wine festival on Memorial Day weekend.
• Xtra special pampering from staff and management!
• Yacht races from Corpus Christi to Rockport; great You Tube videos of all your adventures.
• Zbieszkowski—Capt. Bill can take you fishing!

CALL: 361-729-3961 or 361-523-9230