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Parkway, Bee Creek Park lo
cated off Anderson Street,
Bryan Utilities Lake Park on
Sandy Point Road and Tangle-
wood Park on Carter Creek
Parkway.
For community entertain
ment there are exhibitions
scheduled for the week of spring
break.
On March 12, the Gold Wing
Roadriders Motorcycle organi
zation will sponsor a regional
display of touring interstate
motorcycles. Motorcyles from
more than six states will be on
exhibit at Post Oak Mall.
"Cotton in the Brazos Valley"
will be on exhibit at the Brazos
Valley Museum of Natural Sci
ence each day except Monday.
The display offers a history of
cotton, featuring everything
from planting to spinning and
weaving cotton.
The Brazos Center also offers
several exhibits. On March 11
and 12, The South States Arms
Galveston
Collectors will sponsor a gun
show and sale. On the 19 and 20,
The Home Products Show will
feature products ranging from
carpentry to landscaping aids
from local businesses. The 18
through the 20 will feature an
African Violet Show. Local en
thusiasts will display, show and
sell their plants.
Local 4-H and FFA members
will have their projects on dis
play March 12 through the 15 for
the Brazos County Youth Lives
tock Show. Beef, swine, sheep.
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chicken and rabbit projects will
be on exhibit at the Brazos
County Pavilion throughout the
week and will conclude with an
auction the last night.
And for those students who
stay in town to catch up on stu
dies, Sterling Evans Library will
be open regular hours except for
the 16th through the 19th when
the library will be open from 9
a.m. til 5 p.m.
Sand, surf and seagulls in your own backyard
by Carol Smith
Battalion Staff
So what if all of your friends
are jetting off to the Caribbean
for spring break. So what if the
others are off to the slopes.
Don't worry, you aren't doomed
to the dregs of College Station.
You, too, can have an exciting
spring break without even leav
ing Texas.
Do you know where Galves
ton is? Did you know that there
are a lot of things to do there? No
kidding. Galveston Island. It's
time has come ... again. That's
the motto of the city. And it's
time has come. And it's a good
time. Even better, you can be
entertained without spending a
fortune.
So what goes on in Galves
ton? To begin with there is the
main attraction — the Gulf of
Mexico and the beach.
Galveston Island has 32 miles
of municipally maintained
beaches. The Chamber of Com
merce says that they are the
cleanest on the Texas Gulf
Coast, not to mention the safest.
Lifeguards are on duty, and the
Galveston County Sheriff's De
partment Beach Patrol provides
safety and rescue services.
Automobile traffic is limited to
posted areas from March to Sep
tember.
There are a number of beach
parks including:
• Stewart Beach Park, Galves
ton's principal beach park and
family recreation park.
• Galveston County Beach
Pocket Park #1 and #2, both lo
cated on the west end of the is
land.
• Seven Mile Beach Park, lo
cated at the closest west-end
beach to the end of the Galves
ton seawall.
• R.A. Apffel Park, located at
the east end of the island.
If you are not a beach fanatic
or you get sunburned easily,
never fear, there are plenty of
other things to do.
Galveston is famous for the
Strand, a 40-block historical dis
trict. It was once called the "Wall
Street of the Southwest."
The Strand District has been
restored and is alive again. You
can walk or drive through 40
blocks of Victorian residences,
shops, galleries, restaurants and
apartments.
While you are touring the
Strand, tour some of the great
mansions of Galveston.
Ashton Villa, built in 1859,
has withstood the Civil War, the
hurricane of 1900 and the threat
of demolition. The mansion is
open for public tours.
The Bishop's Palace is the
most widely known architectu
ral attraction in Galveston. It is
ranked among the top 100
homes in the United States for
architectural significance. It was
built in 1887 and was purchased
by the Catholic Church as the
residence of the bishop of the
Galveston-Houston Diocese.
The palace is open for public
totirs.
If you're not tired of the his
torical tours yet, you can tour
the East End Historical District.
This residential community is
listed in the National Register of
Historic places.
If you like the theater or art
galleries, Galveston offers a
variety, including the Galveston
Arts Center on the Strand,
Richard's Gallery, and Studio 4.
The Strand Street Theatre has a
resident staff of 10 who alternate
in acting and production capaci
ties. Presentations include
musicals, comedy, dramatic and
classical works.
When you tire of all of this
and want to go fishing, you can
angle from free and commercial
piers, wade-fish the surf, bays
and inlets, launch your own or
charter a boat, or join a boat par
ty excursion for bay and deep
sea action.
Several golf packages are
available combining accomoda
tions with play on municipal
and country club courses. Ten
nis enthusiasts will find courts
for play — night and day. Water
skiing, wind surfing and small
sailboat rentals are popular on
Offats Bayou at 61st Street. And
on Seawall Boulevard you can
rent bikes, surreys and roller
skates.
Seawolf Park offers a view of
the entrance to the Galveston
harbor and tours of a World War
II submarine and destroyer. The
ark is also a favorite of local
shermen.
If you want to be entertained
by the animals, visit Sea-Arama
Marineworld. There you can see
a performing dolphin revue,
talented sea lions, hundreds of
aquatic species and water ski
shows.
Now doesn't Galveston
sound like fun? Well, there's
even more to do than what is
listed so for more information,
contact the Galveston Conven
tion and Visitors Bureau, 2106
Seawall Blvd., Moody Center,
Galveston, 77550. The phone
number is (713) 763-4311.