posted by admin on Jun 26
Bikini Contest on Galveston’s East Beach. Memorial Day Weekend – Saturday May 24, 2008.
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Archive for June, 2009
posted by admin on Jun 26
Le port de peche de Galveston
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posted by admin on Jun 26
Yes, but be prepared to empty your pockets. It's pretty expensive. You can also try calling Galveston Limousine (not so much a limousine as a little shuttle bus). They have rates to and from Hobby as well. But, I think it's like $35-$50 per person.
posted by admin on Jun 24
Hi, does anyone know of any fireworks show in for the 4th of July in Galveston. We're going on that weekend and staying at the San Luis and was hoping we could catch fireworks on the beach or something.
I checked with the Galveston Fire Marshal and they said yes there would be firework July 4th at 38th s
posted by admin on Jun 23
From 1817 to 1821 The French-born Pirate, Jean Laffitte and his crew of privateers and mercinaries raided shipping from what would later be known as, Galveston, Texas. Tales of his buried treasure in the Houston – Galveston area have intrigued treasure hunters and historians for years. No one knows for sure what happened to LaFitte or if his vast pirate booty was ever recoverd.
Duration : 0:1:5
posted by admin on Jun 23
In this video by the U.S. Coast Guard, Cmdr. James Elliot, commanding officer of Marine Safety Unit Galveston, discusses the response to the grounding of the tank ship Yasa Golden Dardanelles, Feb. 26, 2009.
The Yasa Golden Dardanelles had 26 crewmembers on board, and was carrying 621,000 barrels of low-sulphur fuel oil when it became grounded Feb. 20, 2009.
The 800-foot tank ship Yasa Golden Dardanelles was successfully refloated at 12:08 a.m., Feb. 24, 2009.
Coast Guard personnel from Marine Safety Unit Galveston oversaw the lightering operation, which began Feb. 23, 2009. The operation was successful in transferring more than 80,000 barrels of oil to the lightering vessel SPT Crusader. The transfer was conducted safely, ensuring personnel were not harmed, no pollution was released into the environment, and no damage sustained to either vessel.
(U.S. Coast Guard video/ Petty Officer Patrick D. Kelley)
Duration : 0:2:13
klposted by admin on Jun 23
2007 Harvest Moon Regatta from Galveston to port Aransas Texas aboard s/v Barefoot Babe ww.sailgalvestonbay.com
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posted by admin on Jun 23
Walking Historic Galveston: A Guide to its Neighborhoods is the city’s first practical, comprehensive walking guide of the Island’s most concentrated historic areas with interesting anecdotes about the people of their past. Written in a very readable voice, the book is designed for the “Everyman” who wanders the city streets and wonders about the inside human stories of those who lived, loved, and worked in the unusual buildings that survived them. Fifth generation Galvestonian JAN JOHNSON has been seriously studying the Island’s rich history as a Tour Guide since 1982. Based on her driving tours, Walking Historic Galveston: A Guide to Its Neighborhoods offers walker-friendly routes of portions of nine distinct districts recognized as historical on the Island.