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Galveston’s Avenue O Bed & Breakfast

Galveston’s Avenue O Bed & Breakfast
With room names like The South Pacific Room, The Safari Room, and The Rainforest Room … you just know that you’re going to have a good time at the Avenue O Bed & Breakfast in Galveston, Texas.  Centrally located in the historic Silk Stocking District just blocks from the beach and minutes...
April 11th, 2010 | Gulf Coast Travel | Read More

Caribiana Sea Skiffs

Beauty on the Water Curt Morse grew up in true Huck Finn style, playing on the banks of the Mississippi River in Greenville, Mississippi. And, as did Mark Twain, Curt grew up with boats, something that served both of them well later on in life. After graduating from the University of Southern Mississippi,...
March 21st, 2010 | Uncategorized | Read More

Mitzi Skiffs

You can’t fly fish from just any boat. The typical fishing boat’s structures make it hard to cast a fly line without getting your line wrapped around a boat part. So flats boats, with little structure to get in the way, are a good choice for the fly angler. And Mitzi Skiffs are a good choice for...
March 20th, 2010 | Uncategorized | Read More

Hell’s Bay Boatworks Skiffs

Professional Class Fishing Boats If you’re a REAL flats fishermen, you need a REAL flats fishing boat. And that’s exactly what you’ll get from the fine folks at Hell’s Bay Boatworks. They’re fishermen who make boats that work. And they recognize that different kinds of flats fishermen need...
March 20th, 2010 | Uncategorized | Read More

Hell’s Bay Boatworks, 1520 Chaffee Drive, Titusville, FL 32780

Professional Class Fishing Boats If you’re a REAL flats fishermen, you need a REAL flats fishing boat. And that’s exactly what you’ll get from the fine folks at Hell’s Bay Boatworks. They’re fishermen who make boats that work. And they recognize that different kinds of flats fishermen need...
February 15th, 2010 | Uncategorized | Read More

History of Mardi Gras

History of Mardi Gras
Who knew? Who knew that Mardi Gras, which most people know only as a one day parade on Fat Tuesday, actually is a centuries old tradition that is celebrated for weeks each year, not just one day? Who knew that some cities’ social calendars are shaped by Mardi Gras balls and dances? Who knew entire...
January 19th, 2010 | Gulf Coast Travel | Read More

Louisiana Mardi Gras

Louisiana Mardi Gras
As you would probably guess, almost everyone in Louisiana celebrates Mardi Gras. Lake Charles and Southwest Louisiana certainly do. Lake Charles is celebrating its 31st Annual Mardi Gras this year with parades, dances, trail rides, cook-offs and balls. According to Angie Manning-Istre, Communications...
January 19th, 2010 | Gulf Coast Travel | Read More

Pensacola, Fl Mardi Gras

Pensacola, Fl Mardi Gras
Unlike New Orleans and Mobile, Pensacola was not founded by the French, the original exporters of the Mardi Gras tradition to the U.S. Instead, Pensacola was founded by the Spanish. This led to a delayed adoption of Mardi Gras, which isn’t documented in Pensacola until 1874. After a slow period during...
January 19th, 2010 | Gulf Coast Travel | Read More

2010 Mardi Gras in Alabama

2010 Mardi Gras in Alabama
The towns of Orange Beach and Gulf Shores on the southeast coast of Alabama each have Mardi Gras parades and societies. Gulf Shores’ city parade will start at 10 a.m. on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 16, and Orange Beach will follow with a City parade at 1:30 p.m. Steve Jones, Director of Real Estate Sales at...
January 19th, 2010 | Gulf Coast Travel | Read More

Kim Erwin, New Orleans

Kim Erwin, New Orleans
So how does a nice girl from small-town Nebraska end up prancing around on a float during a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans? I mean, New Orleans during Mardi Gras and Nebraska are about as completely opposite as two places can get, right? “I had dreamed of riding on a Mardi Gras float since I was...
January 19th, 2010 | Gulf Coast Travel | Read More
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