The tarpon was taken to taxidermists Roberts and Brundrett in Port Aransas for mounting, and picked up before their return to DC. That mount is on long-term loan to the FDR Library .

Port Aransas has been around since the late 1800s. Originally called Ropesville, then Tarpon for the large number of fish being caught nearby, finally being renamed to Port Aransas in 1910.

Lee-Roy Hoskins, who has owned the Tarpon Inn since 2008, said the hotel has been around in Port Aransas since before it was a town. In 1862, the inn was first established as military barracks for ...

The Tarpon Inn is one of the oldest buildings still standing in Port Aransas. That's not because it's the strongest structure in the area, but because the owner and community care so deeply about ...

The nearby Port Aransas Museum devotes an exhibit to the tarpon heyday, which lasted from the 1880s to the 1950s. You can sit in the back half of the Manny, the twin sister of the boat from which ...

The Tarpon Inn boasts 24 rooms (no two alike); a fine dining restaurant, Roosevelt’s; the intimate 1886 bar, and the longest veranda in Texas lined with rocking chairs — the perfect place to ...

When a silvery, 5-ft. tarpon takes his hook, ... Two days later, back at Port Aransas, the President advanced his military aide to the rank of full colonel. That night, ...

Shorty’s Place, a small, wood-framed bar that’s been part of Port Aransas for 77 years, lost its lease on Tarpon Street and then closed its doors on November 1, 2022. This past January, owner ...

The victims, Brandon Barboza and Xxavier Marchus, were both chefs at Roosevelt's at the Tarpon Inn in Port Aransas. They will hold a fundraiser this Sunday, May 21, from 12:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m ...

Port Aransas has been around since the late 1800s. Originally called Ropesville, then Tarpon for the large number of fish being caught nearby, finally being renamed to Port Aransas in 1910.

The Tarpon Inn is one of the oldest buildings still standing in Port Aransas, not because it’s the strongest structure in the area but because the owner and community care so deeply about ...