Partner Event Reservation(s)

Texas Tropical Trail is hosting its next Partner Event on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Aransas Pass. Here is the latest agenda (subject to change):

9 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. – Welcome at Third Coast Squadron Museum

9:30 a.m. – Tour Third Coast Squadron Museum

Officially the Maxine Flournoy Third Coast Squadron Museum & Hangar, this museum features the heritage of naval and army aviation members and veterans of Aransas Pass. Artifacts include airplanes used during World War II and Korean and Vietnam wars. A tour of the airplanes and exhibits will be led by a volunteer docent.

10:30 a.m. – VFW Helicopter

In 2017, the city of Aransas Pass was devasted by Hurricane Harvey. The VFW Post 2932 lost its UH-1 Iroquois helicopter which was donated by the Corpus Christi Army Depot. However, it was able to receive a replacement, through rigorous funding, from the Army Aviation Museum in Fort Novosel, Alabama. Vietnam veteran Tom Diaz de Leon will provide more details on the restoration efforts of the helicopter.

11:15 a.m. – Seaman’s Memorial Tower

12 p.m. – Lunch at Bakery Café

1 p.m. – Rialto Theater

The Rialto Theater in Aransas Pass opened its door in 1937 as a movie theater but closed 54 years later. The last 20 years, the new owners, the Martins, have spent efforts in restoring and renovating the theater into a space where thespians and musicians can gather.

2 p.m. – Board Meeting at the Aransas Pass Chamber of Commerce