Upcoming Events:





LIGHTHOUSE ESTABLISHMENT CINEMA
"Pirates of the Caribbean" May 9th @ 8p on the
Port Isabel Lighthouse
Grounds. FREE.


Port Isabel Chamber's
Spotlight on Business!
Experience historic Port Isabel . . . from museums featuring local history, to the Lighthouse where the view from the top extends to the Laguna Madre and beyond to the Gulf of Mexico.

The Point Isabel Lighthouse was authorized by the U.S.
Port Isabel, Texas once known as the Shrimping Capitol of the World, caught and shipped more shrimp from it's packing sheds and port than any other community. Congress, first lit in 1853 and is open to the public. On the same grounds is the Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage which houses the Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce and a display of lighthouse related historical items.
Within walking distance are the City's other Museums. Treasures of the Gulf and the Port Isabel Historical Museum. Both state-of-the-art facilities, the Historical Museum is housed in the Champion Building, known for the fish mural painted in 1906 by a local fisherman.
It has two exhibit levels and a gift shop. Treasures of the Gulf Museum focuses on three Spanish shipwrecks which met their fate in 1554, just 30 miles north of Port Isabel.

Experience the enchantment of life by the bay... fishing
The Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce hosts the First National Bank of SPI's Longest Causeway Run & Wellness Walk each January. Runners from Mexico and the United States participate in the 10K race that goes over the Queen Isabella Causeway.
from the pier or by private charter, or wading into the bay can produce trophy Speckled Trout, Redfish, Drum, Sheepshead, Sand Trout or Snook and is a lure for the experienced and novice alike.
Each November, the Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce hosts their annual World's Championship Shrimp Cook-Off attracting dozens of chefs and shrimp lovers!
Or enjoy the abundant wildlife. Pelicans, Egrets, Roseate Spoonbills, Kestrel, Osprey and many migrating species invite the spectator to while away the day.
Or spend time with the marine life aboard one of the many nature charters as the dolphins dance along the surface of the sparkling waters of the Laguna Madre Bay.
Port Isabel offers it all. Accommodations, full service boat-yards and marinas, RV parks, golf courses, restaurants, antique and specialty shops . . . whatever you need to get the most out of your Port Isabel Experience!

Port Isabel boasts many specialty shops where you can find items from postcards to paintings to gifts and collectibles of all kinds!
This skyline photo of Port Isabel along Highway shows the Treasures of the Gulf Museum, the Port Isabel Historic Museum, the Port Isabel Lighthouse & the Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage, home of the Port Isabel Chamber of Commerce



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