Corpus Christi Skyline

Some beach!

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January 25th 2009
This is what it's all about! Yesterday we took the jetty boat over to St. Jo Island for an afternoon of relaxing and shelling. The island is privately owned, unoccupied, undeveloped and offers miles of beach. We had a nice sunny day but the ocean breeze kept the air pretty cool. The boat runs hourly until noon, then every 2 hours until the last boat back to the mainland leaves at 6:00 pm. Wit ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more