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Page 2 of 4 We were lucky enough to be in Galveston during the AIA Sandcastle Competition. Held on East Beach each year, architectural and design firms, as well as many colleges, take part. Awards were given for everything from Most Hilarious to Most Complicated Design. Team members and their creations are judged on originality of concept, artistic execution, technical difficulty, carving technique and utilization of site. For more information on next year’s event, visit www.aiasandcastle.com Located adjacent to Scholes Intl. Airport, the Lone Star Flight Museum houses an extensive collection of working aircraft spanning the history of flight. Designated as the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame, an exhibit hall honors people as varied as Gene Autry to Herb Kellerher of Southwest Airlines. Admission is $8.00 and includes an impressive collection of aircraft paintings. www.lonestarflight.org Going harborside, we toured the 1877 Tall Ship Elissa and the Seaport Museum associated with this era in Galveston. For $6 per person, we crawled all over and below deck on this beautiful ship. Tall ships are classified by the configuration of their sailing rig. In Elissa’s case, she is a 'barque' because she carries square and fore-and-af t sails on her fore and mainmasts, but only fore-and-aft sails on her mizzenmast. This ship is also all about ropes. Ropes were everywhere. The Seaport Museum has many interesting exhibits pertaining to life along Galveston harbor, the shrimping industry and immigration to Galveston. Click on www.galvestonhistory.org to find out about the Elissa and more.
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