Laguna Madre
Alligators
The alligators of South Padre Island.
Sea Ranch Marina
The Sea Ranch Marina of South Padre Island.
Port Isabel Fingers
Port Isabel is the home port of South Padre Island.
USS Ranger
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.
Don Patricio Causeway
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
USS Ranger CV-61
After a 16,000 mile final voyage being towed from her home port of the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Bremerton, Washington, the aircraft carrier USS Ranger CV-61 arrives in South Padre Island her final port of call on July 12, 2015.