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Port Isabel Shrimp BoatExperience historic Port Isabel . . . from museums featuring local history, to the Lighthouse where the view from the top extends to the Laguna Madre and beyond to the Gulf of Mexico.
 
The Point Isabel Lighthouse was authorized by the U.S. Congress, first lit in 1853 and is open to the public. On the same grounds is the Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage which houses the Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce and a display of lighthouse related historical items. Within walking distance are the City's other Museums. Treasures of the Gulf and the Port Isabel Historical Museum. Both state-of-the-art facilities, the Historical Museum is housed in the Champion Building, known for the fish mural painted in 1906 by a local fisherman. It has two exhibit levels and a gift shop. Treasures of the Gulf Museum focuses on three Spanish shipwrecks which met their fate in 1554, just 30 miles north of Port Isabel.
 
Queen Isabella Causeway
Experience the enchantment of life by the bay... fishing from the pier or by private charter, or wading into the bay can produce trophy Speckled Trout, Redfish, Drum, Sheepshead, Sand Trout or Snook and is a lure for the experienced and novice alike.
 

Or enjoy the abundant wildlife. Pelicans, Egrets, RoseatePort Isabel Shrimp Feast Spoonbills, Kestrel, Osprey and many migrating species invite the spectator to while away the day.
 Or spend time with the marine life aboard one of the many nature charters as the dolphins dance along the surface of the sparkling waters of the Laguna Madre Bay.


Quaint shops in Port Isabel Port Isabel offers it all. Accommodations, full service boat-yards and marinas, RV parks, golf courses, restaurants, antique and specialty shops . . . whatever you need to get the most out of your Port Isabel Experience!

 

 

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