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Summer has arrived and so has the new Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier, bringing a new standard of waterfront fun to the Gulf Coast.
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Galveston.com Presents its Annual Summer Preview

Galveston Island is providing tourists with a passport to adventure and savings with the launch of the new Galveston Island Pass. You can experience multiple attractions on one ticket and save up to 40%.
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The perfect family-friendly event returns Saturday, June 2nd, with Movie Night on The Strand! Grab your lawn chairs and blankets, and head to Saengerfest Park for the ghoulish comedy classic Ghostbusters - a fun evening for all!
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Saturday, June 2nd, the AIA Sandcastle Competition returns to East Beach. For over two decades, teams have taken their tools to East Beach for what is considered one of the world's largest sandcastle competitions.
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June Hails Summer's Return

Galveston Island has much more than the beach this June, including the grand opening of the Pleasure Pier, "Bodies Revealed" at Moody Gardens, and much, much more! And Galveston.com makes it easy for you to keep up with all the fun! Sign up for Text Messages by filling out the form below:



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DINING DIVA: The Waterman
We'd been to Waterman several times before Ike and its closing after that storm was our loss. So we headed out there for dinner as soon as we learned it had reopened. The location is beautiful with a perfect sunset view over the water. Outdoor improvements are obviously coming along and indoors the place is in perfect shape. One would never know that several years have elapsed since the doors last admitted us.

Pier 21 to Host New Suntime Watersports Jet Boat
Who doesn’t have a waterjet boat ride on their bucket list? Suntime Watersports has set up shop at the popular Pier 21 located near downtown Galveston. Families, students, and anyone from ages 4 to 104 are welcomed to try out a new and exciting jet boat experience.

Landry’s Announces Galveston Pleasure Pier Exclusive Sneak Peek
The Pier is Back! Summer has arrived and so has the new Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier, bringing a new standard of waterfront fun to the Gulf Coast. The $60 million destination boasts a theme park of family attractions, with rides, games of chance and skill, entertainment, great food venues and retail shops. 13 of the 16 rides will be operating during the exclusive sneak peek beginning Memorial Day Weekend.

Stolen Passports OMG: Part Dos
Remember “Stolen Passports OMG”? Well I promised to write more about this dilemma – so here’s it!

Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig Museum to Offer Free Admission to Military Personnel and Their Families This Summer
The Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig Museum recently announced the launch of Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense and more than 1,500 museums across America to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2012.

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Galveston's Grand 1894 Opera House is presenting a series of exciting spring performances - sure to have you laughing in the aisles, tapping your feet, and clapping your hands.
 

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The Rosenberg Library presents an assortment of military memorabilia from the late Colonel Marius S. Chataignon (1886-1957) as the May Treasure of the Month. Among Chataignon's military gear is a WWII bed roll, honorary medals, dog tags, and a desk name plate. These artifacts were donated by his sister, Marie Louise Chataignon, in 1968 and by the Overbeck Family in 2008.
 

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Artist Boat is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting awareness and preservation of coastal margins and the marine environment through the disciplines of the sciences and the arts. Check out their fall schedule - online now!
 

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The Park Board of Trustees and the Galveston Island Convention & Visitors Bureau are thrilled to introduce Galveston Island's new "clean beaches" campaign, which will promote recycling and discourage litter on Galveston Island's beaches beginning this summer.
 

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Clean Galveston has been around since 1982 when it was started to help with litter abatement and city beautification. Since then it has spent countless dollars on projects to keep Galveston as clean and beautiful as possible.
 

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