Salty Stories
The island town of Port Aransas has a personality all its own. The clock ticks a bit slower, the seaworn wood you see isn’t artificial, and the people you meet aren’t reading from a script. The locals call this convergence of authentic Port A character and culture “salty.
The Owens Family
How love at first sight grew into one of Port Aransas’ most successful stories.
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“Like they always say, behind every successful man there’s an equally successful woman. I couldn’t have done this without my wife.”
Farley Boats
How a simplified boat design laid the cornerstone for the entire town of Port Aransas.
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“The Farley brothers were a very big part of the Port Aransas history. They came in 1915… saw the need for boat building, and they may have been the very first commercially-built, powered fishing boat; maybe in the U.S.”
Winton’s Candy
How glimmering candy wrappers and tempered chocolates brings nostalgia to thousands of visitors.
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“When I first moved to Port Aransas, the one thing that really hit home with me was how friendly everybody was...the nicest people of any place I’d ever been.”
Podcasts
The island town of Port Aransas has a personality all its own. The locals call it “salty," and there’s no better word to describe the seaside authenticity you can only find in Port A. Now you can hear straight from the people who have made this island what it is today. This is who we are and these are our stories, our “Salty Stories.”