Johnny Lidstone, one of the founding members of Mystic Krewe of Aquarius, has collected beads and other Mardi Gras memorabilia over the years. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Throwing a party
‘The Free State of Galveston’
The Balinese Room has long symbolized the island’s glamorous, outlaw past
Eating family style
Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Three generations have a hand in creating this Chinese garlic crab dish
Guardians of the Gulf
Boatswain’s Mate Second Class Kailea Blankenship steps off a U.S. Coast Guard vessel while inspecting boats on base in Galveston. Blankenship was Officer of the Day and was responsible for carrying out day-to-day operations on base while other mates were in the field. Photo by Kelsey Walling
Tragedies and triumphs are all part of the Coast Guard life
‘We live outside’
John and Pam Drewry have created their own backyard oasis at their Sea Isle home on Galveston’s West End featuring a 36-by-16-foot kidney-shaped pool surrounded by Mexican pottery filled with flowers and plants and sweeping views of Galveston Bay. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
West End couple enjoys unobstructed views of bay
Treasure hunter
Clyde Longworth looks for lost items with his metal detector on the beach near the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier. Longworth searches the beaches with his metal detector almost every day. Photo by Kelsey Walling
On some days, this beach scavenger strikes gold, other days debris
‘About the waves’
Australian embraces the island life and the surf
Smoke ring
Tim Goggans, chief cook of the Noisy Boys, shows off some of the meat members prepared for the World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. The group has participated in the cook-off for 20 years. Photo by Kim Christensen
A love of barbecue has kept an exclusive Texas club alive for decades
Growing up Galveston
Zane Seigel paddles in his kayak with his dog, Bodhi, at the Galveston Island State Park. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Islander learned respect for coastal conservation at an early age
Here comes Hanukkah
Rabbi Matt Cohen lights the Menorah with his wife, Erin, and Shelley Nussenblatt Kessler at the Congregation B’nai Israel in Galveston. This menorah was a gift from Matt Cohen’s past congregation in Jacksonville, Florida. It’s customary for each member of the Jewish household to have their own menorah. Photo by Stuart Villanueva