A royal good time

By Margaret Battistelli Gardner on January 25, 2020 Filed Under: Features, Frontpage Leave a Comment

Queen Blayne Fertitta makes a grand entrance to the 2019 Knights of Momus Mardi Gras Coronation Presentation at The Grand 1894 Opera House in Galveston. Photo courtesy of Rhea Hemmings/Rhea’s Photographic Art

Queens, kings and duchesses all are part of the Mardi Gras tradition

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Krewe U

By Coast Staff on January 25, 2020 Filed Under: Features, Frontpage Leave a Comment

Members of the Krewe of Aquarius toss beads to the crowds during the 2016 Fat Tuesday Parade through downtown Galveston. Photo by Jennifer Reynolds

A primer on key groups that keep Mardi Gras rolling

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A time-honored tradition

By Keri Heath on January 25, 2020 Filed Under: Features, Frontpage Leave a Comment

For many young women, being part of a royal court is a rite of passage

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‘We didn’t know what to expect’

By John Wayne Ferguson on January 25, 2020 Filed Under: Features, Frontpage Leave a Comment

V.J. Tramonte holds a Mardi Gras! Galveston poster from 2006, the year he was Momus King. He will receive the 2020 George P. Mitchell Mardi Gras Award. Photo by Stuart Villanueva

Islander honored for his part in Mardi Gras revival

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Throwing a party

By Esther Davis McKenna on January 25, 2020 Filed Under: Features, Frontpage 2 Comments

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

Some are keepers, some are tossers, but beads are an essential part of the Mardi Gras thread

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Coastal caravan

By Sue Mayfield Geiger on January 25, 2020 Filed Under: Features, Frontpage Leave a Comment

Decorated boats parade down Clear Creek Channel by the Kemah Boardwalk during Yachty Gras. Revelers were showered with beads and doubloons in typical Mardi Gras fashion. Photo courtesy of Claire Worthington

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Wild goose chase

By Capt. Nate Skinner on January 25, 2020 Filed Under: Features, Frontpage Leave a Comment

Waterfowl hunts in Alberta, Canada took place over dry, agricultural fields with crops of barley, wheat, soybean, oats and peas. Photo by Capt. Nate Skinner

Every waterfowl fanatic should eventually get to Canada

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Making the most of her reign

By Keri Heath on January 25, 2020 Filed Under: Features, Frontpage Leave a Comment

Libby Hill stands in front of the marshes in her backyard in Galveston. Hill won the title of Miss Earth USA and has been a constant advocate for the environment on the Gulf Coast. Photo by Kelsey Walling