Author Archives: SPI Life

Personal Watercraft Club

Posted on September 10, 2016 by SPI Life

The South Padre Island Personal Watercraft Club (SPIPWC) enjoys jet skiing on the Arroyo Colorado River.

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1960 Padre Island

Posted on September 8, 2016 by SPI Life

Travel back to 1960 Padre Island.

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Building SpaceX

Posted on September 3, 2016 by SPI Life

The new Texas SpaceX rocket launch facility being built at Boca Chica beach located directly across the Brazos Santiago Pass shipping channel of South Padre Island.

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USS Ranger

Posted on September 1, 2016 by SPI Life

The arrival of the USS Ranger CV-61 aircraft carrier on her final voyage past South Padre Island to the ship breaker in the Port of Brownsville.

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Lost City Expedition

Posted on August 31, 2016 by SPI Life

The Lost City Expedition sponsored by SPI Life is seeking the site of Santa Cruz de Buena Vista and John Singer ranch on South Padre Island.

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Aerial Tour

Posted on August 27, 2016 by SPI Life

From the air, a sky tour of South Padre Island.

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Colonel Samuel Arthur Robertson, with the backing of some Kansas City capitalists, built the first causeway to the island – the Don Patricio Causeway, which connected Flour Bluff to the island. It was named for the rancher, Pat Dunn. This wooden causeway was three miles long, cost $95,000, had a drawbridge in the center for … Continue reading »