Port Aransas Community Stories
First-person stories from the Port Aransas community — neighbors, fishermen, shop owners, surfers, and lifelong Mustang Island locals. Real names, real people, reviewed by the newsroom before publication.
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This page is for stories submitted by locals and visitors, not by the newsroom. As soon as the first one comes in and we've talked to the author, it goes up here.
Not sure what to write about?
A few prompts that tend to make good Port A stories. Pick one or write your own.
How you ended up here
The day you decided to stay, the summer that hooked you, the fishing trip that turned into a move.
A perfect Port A day
Where you'd take a first-time visitor — beach to coffee to sunset to dinner — in the order you'd actually do it.
An island moment
A storm, a wedding on the beach, a turtle nest, a kindness from a neighbor — the small things that stick.