Alex Gonzalez loves entertaining in his outdoor kitchen and experimenting with different cuisines and cooking styles. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
Take it outside
What’s cooking?
Thai turkey burgers cook on the kamado-style grill in Charlie and Nikki Pattillo’s Tiki Island outdoor kitchen. Kamados are popular for their versatility of cooking styles. You can grill, smoke or bake within one unit. File photo by Jennifer Reynolds
On the Texas coast, rustic and tropical themes prevail in outdoor kitchens
Planting the seed
Catherine Chaffee, a volunteer at Seeding Galveston, harvests Swiss chard for the farm-stand market on the urban farm. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Keepers of island garden spread the gospel about locally sourced food
Call of the wild
Photo courtesy of Harry Blair
Galveston coyotes are central to studies of red wolf populations
Panhandle paradise
Watching Canada geese cup into the decoys alone is worth the trip to the Texas Panhandle. Photo by Capt. Nate Skinner
Vast agriculture lands of the state’s northern-most region are a mecca for wing-shooters
Made in the shade
Michelle Edgerly walks along the beach in Galveston with her three sons: Sawyer, 7, Westin, 4, and Hayden, 8. Edgerly’s desire for affordable matching sunglasses for her family inspired her to create her sunglass line, Byrds·i. Photo by Stuart Villanueva
In search of family friendly sunglasses, islander designs her own
Glamorous Galveston
Brothers Sam and Rose Maceo opened the Balinese Room in 1942 on a pier at 21st Street and Seawall Boulevard stretching 600 feet over the Gulf of Mexico. The T-shaped nightclub was perhaps most famous for the casino in its back room, so situated because craps tables and other incriminating evidence could be safely hidden in the time it took a raiding party to reach the doors. Illustration courtesy of Rosenberg Library
Bygone beach clubs made island free-wheeling, fun-loving destination
‘It never gets boring’
Miranda Belansky, left, and Ralph Maines, owners of Sea La Vie Galveston, roast marshmallows for their Ultimate S’more Experience, one of their concierge services for visitors. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds
Making s’mores on the beach or finding fishing gear, concierges are in high demand
Long and short of it
Where you surf and who you are determines the board you need
Au naturel
Mesh bags with oyster shells are used to make a natural barrier and help break any wave action for a living shoreline at Galveston Bay Foundation’s Sweetwater Nature Preserve in Galveston. Photo courtesy of Galveston Bay Foundation
Teams create ‘living shorelines’ to fight coastal erosion and rebuild habitats
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