YI Y Y FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF: A Community Guide To Southeast Texas

A Community Guide
To Southeast Texas
FALL 2011 An Advertising supplement to the BeAumont enterprise BeAumontenterprise.com
Southeast Texans love
to eat. Andto some, well
many really, it seems we
only love friedfood.
While there is slice of
truthto that, Southeast
Texas restaurants offer a lot
of alternatives. Inkeeping
withlocal taste buds influ-
encedby decades of Cajun
andTexMex cooking,
many restaurants feature
something to spice it up.
More thana fewrestau-
rants become known, as
are most Southeast Texans,
for being big onfamily. Its
not unusual to see mom
anddad, their kids andthe
grandkids all out together
for a meal.
Well likely overlook
someones favorite or two,
but here are a fewof our
observations about dining
out inSoutheast Texas.
For fine dining, The

Grill by Arfeen, Smith
andPayne, 6680 Calder
Ave., Beaumont, is onour
favorites withits casual
cabana bar andpatio, and
live music.
But it all really depends
ongreat foodweve en-
joyedChef Terry Bells reci-
pes for veal, rack of lamb
andbeef tenderloin. His
resume includes executive
chef at Isle of Capri, Delta
Downs andLauberge casi-
nos, HOB(House of Blues)
andwork withWolfgang
Pucks catering andevents
team.
Ambiance canbe im-
portant to a meal. Some-
They know, cater to our spirits, tastes
Local restaurants
cater to how we like
to be wined, dined.
By The Enterprise
times, a little culture helps
as well. Still, its all about
the taste.
Two Magnolias at
the Southeast Texas Art
Museum, 500 MainSt.,
Beaumont, offers a change
of pace for lunch. Sur-
roundedby art canmake a
well preparedlunchmenu
soups, sandwiches and
saladfeel like something
more. After youfinished
your meal, youcanspend
some time withthe art.
Everyone has there

favorite. Sometimes thats
a problem. Take barbecue
restaurants.
We like a lot of them.
Others argue about who
has the best brisket or the
best sandwich, links or
pork. As long as it comes
witha large supply of nap-
kins, were not that fussy.
Most noteworthy about
most of the barbecue res-
taurants here is that every-
thing is freshly preparedin
the restaurant: the meat,
of course, the sides andthe
desert, if youhave room.
Some days, we wishwe
couldtake a barbecue road
trip. Dine at one for lunch,
another for dinner, and
endat another for desert.
We triedto make a list
of our favorites, but almost
wounduprepeating the
list we made of all of them.
Another discussion
about who offers the best
of a particular fare in
Southeast Texas wouldin-
volve Tex-Mex or Mexican
food.
Here is howwe see it: If
the salsa homemade each
day youcantell if it the
level of spice varies each
time youeat it if the
chips are thick andsturdy
to handle large amounts of
guacamole, salsa andque-
so, perhaps all at once and
the tortillas are homemade
to provide a nice base for
whatever your entree is,
well, we knowwell enjoy
our meal.
Andthere are plenty of
options inSoutheast Texas.
If youare hungry for a

taste of Asian-influenced
cuisine, headto 11thand
College streets inBeau-
mont. Withina half mile
of the intersectionthere
are four Chinese restau-
rants andanAsianmarket.
There also is a Vietnamese
restaurant inthe area.
Giventhe number of
cars inthe parking lot,
China Hut appears to have
a strong following. Taste of
China sits ina mint green
compound. China Garden
is housedinthe Gateway
Shopping Center. Szech-
uanChinese Restaurant
stands inhabits anoldTaco
Bell restaurant, but the
orange andblue paint job
gives the restaurant its own
identity.
Szechuans name
indicates the foodtakes
its influence fromSichuan
Province insouthwestern
China, one of the four tra-
ditions of Chinese cuisine.
Szechuanis knownfor
hot andspicy dishes. (And
inSoutheast Texas, spice
makes everything taste
better, right?)
About now, youthink

we forgot Cajuncooking.
Not true. We knowa lot of
youalready have your own
favorite chef inyoufamily
who does a crawfishboil.
Well list three of our
favorites that offer a good
alternative to your Cajun
Continued on next page
David and Lynne Gomez enjoy break-
fast on the patio at Sugas Deep South
Cuisine and Jazz Bar in downtown
Beaumont.
Guiseppe Barranco/The Enterprise
FYI
Heres where
to find lots
of the good
stuff that
Southeast
Texas has
to offer.
ConTEnTS
Dining ............. 2-7
Festivals........8-10
outdoors.....12-15
Museums....18-20
Shopping.....22-23
Lamar ..............24
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We love to eat: We will even cook for and eat at mass charity tasting events
home cooking.
Larrys FrenchMarket &
CajunRestaurant inGroves,
3701AtlanticHwy(FM366),
Groves, always has apacked
parkinglot becausethefood
andentertainment is that
good.
Youenter thebuilding
throughsupermarket-like
doors andstepfirst into
thestore. Themarket sells
fooditems andmemora-
bilialikewoodenCajun
critter-inspiredpaper towel
holders gators, crabs and
lobsters that sit onevery
table.
Towardthebackof the
buildingis abar, eatingarea
anddancefloor.
Larrys has everykindof
Cajunseafoodindulgence
youcanimagine.
ZydecoLouisianaDiner,
270Crockett St., is thenew-
est of our three, but that
doesnt meanthefolks there
arenewtoroux. But they
dotheir rouxabit different:
Theybakeit.
Floyds CajunSeafood&
Texas Steakhouse, 2290In-
terstate10South, alsohas a
wonderful seafoodgumbo.
Weveheardothers praise
thecrabdishes.
Thefolks whorunFloyds
bought it inpart fromlong-
timeBeaumont restaurant
owner thelateAnlowJo-
sephA. J.Leger, anative
of Lafayette, La., co-owed
Dons SeafoodandSteak-
houseat thesamelocation,
anddiedinMay.
Normally, wedskipthe
history, but for Legers influ-
enceonanother, larger food
event.
Leger helpedcookupthe
Tasteof Beaumont in1981,
theforerunner of todays
Tasteof theTriangle,
whichis heldeachspring.
Withofferings tosample
fromrestaurants through-
out Southeast Texas who
aremembers of theSabine
AreaRest, Tasteof theTri-
anglebenefits local charities
includingtheFoodBankof
Southeast Texas, SomeOth-
er Place, Meals onWheels
as well as Lamar University
scholarships andprograms
inthehotel andrestaurant
management andculinary
arts departments.
Other foodfor charity
events arealsopopular in
Southeast Texas.
TheTastingfor Some
Other Placehelps that
nonprofit provideanarray
of services for thoseinneed
inSoutheast Texas. Theyin-
cludeanemergencyservice
program, whichcaninclude
food, clothes andhelpwith
expenses, adaycenter for
thehomeless, local meal
delivery, asoupkitchenand
aback-to-school program.
Thereis alsotheAn-
nual CrawfishFestival for
Boys Haven, thenonprofit
organizationthat offers a
homefor boys whoneeda
safeandnurturingrefuge
whentheir families cant
provideone.
Girls Haven, anonprofit
that does for girls what its
counterpart does for boys,
has its Annual Gumbo
Festival for Girls Haven.
MidandSouthCounty
haveseveral great restau-
rants. Well mentionjust
two.
For auniqueviewof food,
tryJ MartinSeafoodMarket,
3324NederlandAve. Sea-
foodcomes insidepine-
apples, burgers aremadeof
buffalo, andit has tamales
andbarbecuesauce. Add
tothat list avariationon
friedricethat calls itself the
housespecial.
Fishcomprisethemajor-
ityof themenuandoccupy
alargeglass caseinthe
middleof therestaurant.
Themarket alsooffers an
arrayof sauces, somewith
somespice, withwhichto
dress your food, awelcome
featureinSoutheast Texas.
Thehousespecialty is
traditional friedricewith
vegetables andeggs, fin-
ishedoff withpork, chicken,
crawfishandshrimp.
At Sandersons Res-
taurant andBar, 2095U.S.
69North, Nederland, the
atmosphereis low-keyamid
adecidedlyTexandecor,
withplentyof places tosit if
youhavetheneedtowait.
For example, therearerows
of theater seats framedby
walls onwhichhangreplica
historical flags of Texas in
frames.
This is thekindof place
wheretheydont mindif
yousharetheir goodfood,
evenif youhavetoreach
across thetable.
JourneytoOrange,
andalmost everyonewill
recommendyoutrytheOld
OrangeCafe, 914Division
Ave.
Hereyoustepbackin
timetoenjoyafreshday-
timemeal.
Therestaurant, whichis
inits 21thyear of business,
is housedina1940s dairyin
historicdowntownOrange.
Thereis abeautiful
stainedglass roomdivider
that leads intoanother sec-
tionof thediningroom.
Thewalls arelinedwithhis-
toricphotos fromSoutheast
Texas past, remindingyou
howlifeusedtobe.
For someof us, agood

meal andanight out, or at
home, isnt completewith-
out agoodglass of wine.
Therearealot of places that
serveit withmeals, and
morethat will sell it totake
home.
WineStyles, 4008
DowlenRoad, Beaumont,
likes tosurroundedcustom-
ers withaselectionof the
finest wines availablefrom
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wineclub, andmembers get
special tips andoffers.
DVineWineWinery,
6755Phelan, Beaumont,
has pre-bottledwines, wine
tastings, special retail store
events, andof course, the
optiontomakeyour own
winewithyour ownlabels.
PaintingwithaTwist,
229DowlenRoad, Suite
11A, Beaumont, pairs in-
structional art withfriends,
wineandaninstructor.
Bruno&GeorgeWin-
ery, 400MessinaRoad, Sour
Lake, has its roots inSicily.
It cameintobeingwhen
brothers ShawnandRocky
Brunosuccessfullylobbied
theTexas Legislaturetore-
moveddriedgrapes, dried
fruit or berries fromthelist
of prohibiteditems inthe
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Where to eat
in Beaumont
AmericAn
Applebees
4375 Dowlen road, (409) 347-0199
Bandos Restaurant
215 north 11th St., (409) 212-8445
Big Johns Grill
1465 Gladys St., (409) 838-1585
Black-Eyed Pea Restaurant
6455 Phelan Blvd., (409) 866-2617
Buffalo Wild Wings B&G
3939 Dowlen road, (409) 924-8646
The Caf
730 Liberty St., (409) 835-9652
Casual Entrees
6205 Phelan Blvd., (409) 861.4247
Cheddars Casual Cafe
3815 interstate 10 South,
(409) 840-5333
Chilis
(409) 832-1253
Chuck E. Cheeses
4180 Dowlen road, (409) 347-0693
Cracker Barrel
5390 Walden road, (409) 842-5420
Fuddruckers
4545 Dowlen road,
(409) 898-8973
Hamburger Depot
1652 West cardinal Drive,
(409) 898-8973
790 neches, (409) 898-8973
Hemingways Cafe
2355 interstate 10 South in the mcm
elegante, (409) 842-3600
Homestyle Cafe
18746 Fm 365, (409) 794-2300
Honey Bee Ham Company
6385 calder Ave., (409) 860-3151
Hooters
850 interstate 10 West,
(409) 892-9464
IHOP
3830 college St., (409) 833-5510
5875 eastex Freeway, (409) 899-3117
Iron Skillet
5405 Walden road,
(409) 842-9606
Jasons Deli
112 Gateway Shopping center,
(409) 866-9015
535 north Dowlen road,
(409) 866-9015
Kolache Factory
6475 Phelan, (409) 860-5000
Larrys French Market & Cajun
Restaurant
3701 Fm 366, Groves,
(409) 962-3381
Logon Caf
3805 calder Ave., (409) 832-1529
Madisons on Dowlen
4020 Dowlen road,
(409) 924-9777
MacKenzies Pub
299 Dowlen road, (409) 866-2288
McAlisters Deli
3050 Dowlen road, (409) 861-3354
Major League Grill
4430 Dowlen road, (409) 898-7500
Novrozskys Hamburgers Etc.
3925 Dowlen road
(409) 899-4076
Quiznos Subs
3775 college,
(409) 212-1457
Raos Bakery and Cafe
4440 Dowlen road, (409) 347-3400
2596 calder Ave., (409) 832-4342
Richards Cafe
1087 magnolia, (409) 835-7063
Rockin A Cafe
3520 West cardinal Drive
(409) 842-0010
Starvin Marvins Bar & Grill
2310 north 11th St., (409) 347-0058
Schlotzskys Deli
4080 north Dowlen road,
(409) 924-9991
Sertinos Cafe
5657 eastex Freeway, (409) 892-0600
The West Bar and Grill
6445 calder Ave., (409) 866-4733
Two Magnolias at the Art
Museum of Southeast Texas
500 main St.,
(409) 833-5913
Waffle House
2760 interstate 10 east,
(409) 892-6562
(409) 842-0860
3989 college St.,
(409) 842-5212
5875 Texas 105,
(409) 347-0590
Wings to Go
4275 Dowlen road,
(409) 898-1600
iTALiAn
Carrabbas Italian Grill
(409) 842-5561
Frankies Italian Grill
105 interstate 10 north,
(409) 835-9200
Ginos Pizza & Pasta
4318 Dowlen road, (409) 899-1640
Johnny Carinos
(409) 842-1919
New York Pizza & Pasta
4405 calder Ave., (409) 892-6535
790 neches St., (409) 832-7032
The Olive Garden
585 i-10 n., (409) 832-9058
meDiTerrAneAn
Abbies Imports and Deli
5335 Fannett road, (409) 842-2895
mexicAn/Tex-mex
Caf Del Rio
2830 interstate 10 east,
(409) 347-0250
Carlitos
890 Amarillo St., (409) 839-8011
Carmelas
3925 calder Ave., (409) 898-4745
Casa Ol
5898 eastex Freeway, (409) 899-2646
335 interstate 10 north,
(409) 832-5004
Chula Vista
1135 n. 11th St., (409) 898-8855
Crazy Joses
6420 Phelan, (409) 866-7760
Elenas Mexican Restaurant
6290 Phelan, (409) 861-2800
1865 college St., (409) 832-1203
El Potrillo Mexican
Restaurant
5920 eastex Freeway, (409) 896-5995
Guadalajara
4414 Dowlen road, (409) 924-7718
Geo Burritos
4230 calder Ave., (409) 898-8688
La Cantina
4555 Dowlen road, (409) 899-9393
2050 interstate 10 South, (409)
840-9840
Monterey House
1090 South 11th St., (409) 832-0310
3015 north Dowlen road, (409)
861-4905
Tacos La Bamba
2005 calder Ave., (409) 838-6222
Taqueria El Paraiso
1880 college St., (409) 832-9209
Uncle Henrys Tamales
3901 calder Ave., (409) 892-4999
4358 east Lucas, (409) 924-0302
ASiAn
Chaba Thai Cuisine
4340 east Lucas, (409) 899-4500
6434 Phelan Blvd, (409) 866-6588
China Garden
3871 Stagg Drive, (409) 838-6686
China Hut
3675 college St., (409) 832-3663
General Wok
260 Dowlen road, (409) 866-6588
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We love to eat: Barbecue restaurants outnumber those that are steak joints
Golden Dragon
6420 Eastex Freeway, (409) 924-7331
Great China
3135 Calder Ave., (409) 833-0537
K-Asian Kitchen
5540 College St., (409) 842-9531
King Palace
4328 Dowlen Road, (409) 898-3338
Pei Wei Asian Diner
3050 Dowlen Road, (409) 866-0620
Pho Four Seasons
3690 College St., (409) 212-9755
Taste of China
955 Interstate 10 South,
(409) 838-1688
Tokyo Japanese Steak House
& Sushi Bar
4438 Dowlen Road, (409) 896-2400
(409) 840-4255
SEAFooD
Baytown Seafood
3825 College St., (409) 832-4999
Floyds Cajun Seafood & Texas
Steakhouse
2290 Interstate 10 South, (409)
842-0686
Joes Crab Shack
(409) 842-4433
Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen
(409) 842-1339
Red Lobster
2820 Interstate 10 East,
(409) 892-7821
Sartins West
(409) 861-3474
Taste of Orleans
at Gator Country
21159 FM 365, (409) 794-3663
Vautrots Cajun Cuisine
13350 Texas 105, (409) 753-2015
Zydeco Louisiana Diner
270 Crockett St., (409) 835-4455
STEAkS
Brazos Cattle Company
5055 Eastex Freeway, (409) 895-0099
Logans Roadhouse
4185 North Dowlen Road,
(409) 347.2977
Outback Steak House
(409) 842-6699
Saltgrass Steak House
25 Interstate 10 North,
(409) 813-8138
BARBECuE
Boomtown BBQ
5555 Calder Ave., (409) 892-8600
Broussards Links Plus Ribs
2930 South 11th St., (409) 842-1221
Gerads Barbecue Diner
3730 Fannett Road, (409) 842-5069
Patillos Bar-B-Q
610 North 11th St., (409) 832-2572
Tonys Barbecue
and Steakhouse
3375 Calder Ave., (409) 838-2162
5860 Eastex Freeway, (409) 892-3100
Willy Rays Bar-B-Que
145 Interstate 10 North,
(409) 832-7770
CAFETERIAS
Golden Corral
(409) 842-2441
Lubys Cafeteria
2695 Interstate 10, (409) 838-5566
Ryans
4260 N. Dowlen, (409) 924-0331
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FINE DININg
Continental Bistro LeMonde
3199 Dowlen Road, (409) 860-5800
Bryans 797
797 North Fifth St., (409) 832-3900
Goodfellas
3350 Dowlen Road, (409) 861-2500
The Grill by Arfeen,
Smith & Payne
6680 Calder Ave., (409) 866-0039
Katharine & Company
1495 Calder Ave., (409) 833-9919
Sugas Deep South Cuisine &
Jazz Bar
461 Bowie St., (409) 813-1808
BRIDgE CITy
California Corn Dog, 765 Texas Ave.
Chicken Express, 2250 Texas Ave.
Empire Buffet, 715 Texas Ave.
Pinehurst Barbecue, 2100 Texas Ave.
Sun Wok Chinese, 2429 Texas Ave.
Tequilas Mexican, 1085 Texas Ave.
Ticos Cuban Cafe, 1145 Texas Ave.
BuNA
Chat & Chew Bar-B-Que, 413 CR 833
Fausto Fried Chicken, 34074 u.S. 96
South
our Place Cafe, 34331 u.S. 96 South
Senor Toros, 34947 u.S. 96 South
ChINA
Diamond S Diner, 190 West u.S. 90
CRySTAl BEACh
Coconuts Restaurant & Pub, 1021
Texas 87
Stingaree Restaurant, 1295 North
Stingaree Road
Tiki Beach Bar & grill, 1639 Texas 87
EvADAlE
Chucks Barbecue, 268 FM 105 at u.S.
96, Evadale, (409) 276-1100
FANNETT
Bar h Country Store and BBQ, 17498
Interstate 10
Fannett Country Caf, 16567 Texas 124
homestyle Caf and Catering, 18746
FM 365
Taste of orleans at gator Country,
21159 FM 365
JASPER
Billys Bar B Que, 1601 North Main St.
Casseddys Restaurant & Club, 249
East gibson St.
Catfish Cabin, 2957 u.S. 96, 302 lake
Drive
Chateau Steak house, 610 West gibson
Chinese kitchen, 760 South Wheeler
St.
El Taco Amigo, 400 South Main St.
Elijahs Cafe
490 live oak Road
201 West gibson St.
hamburger Depot, 282 South Wheeler
St.
Jason Sub Station, 639 East Milam St.
Jasper Roadhouse, 4108 u.S. 96 North
lone Star Buffet, 500 South Wheeler
St.
Martins Mexican Restaurant, 410
North Wheeler St.
Marys Tamales, 1660 Bevil loop
Novrozskys hamburgers, 610 West
gibson St.
R&E grocery & Cafe, 12183 Texas 63
West
Restaurants in Wings over, 4108
u.S.96 North
Stump Restaurant, Piney Point Plaza
Super China Buffet, 315 South Wheeler
St.
Ta Mollies Mexican Restaurant, 1275
South Wheeler St.
The Catfish hut, 133 Private Road
6180
Thump Restaurant, FM 255
Tammy McKinley/The Enterprise
Phuongs Restaurant in Port Arthur offers this sampler.
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Kirbyville
Daves Java Cafe, 1902 South Margaret
elijahs Cafe, 505 North Margaret
Hamburger Depot, 1211 North
Margaret
Jennys Fried Chicken, 901 South
Margaret
lazy H Smoke House of Texas, 811
North
Margaret Mamas Kountry Kitchen, 266
FM 363
Pizza Pro, 1100 North Margaret Ave.
Tom Jrs Meat Market, 1117 South
Margaret
KouNTze
back 40 bar b Q, 2655 Colonial Drive
Carolines Quality and Quantity bbQ,
320 Third
Dee Dees Chicken Shack, 340 North
Pine St.
Mama Jacks restaurant, 215 South
Pine St.
luMberToN
Catered Cuisine, 250 West Candlestick
Catfish Cabin Too, 192 u.S. 96
Crazy Joses, 900 South Main St.
Dippitys, 815 South Main St., lumber-
ton, (409) 755-3632
Grand China buffet, 1320 u.S. 96
South
Hot Wok, 76 North lHS Drive
Kotoyama, 215 South Main St.
Napolis italian restaurant, 835 South
Main St.
Peggy Kyles Catfish Kitchen, 835 North
Main St.
r&N Seafood, 118 North Main St.
rafaels Mexican restaurant, 351
South Main St.
richards Cafe, 625 North lHS Drive
MAuriCeville
Tuffys eatery, 11261 Texas 12, Mau-
riceville, (409) 745-3170
NeDerlAND
J Martin Seafood Market
3324 Nederland Ave., (409) 729-8899.
Sandersons restaurant and bar
2095 u.S. 69 North, Nederland,
(409) 722-8900
orANGe
la Cantina, 2709 Macarthur Drive
Avilas Mexican restaurant, 2615
Western Ave.
barking Dog Coffee lounge, 109 Fifth
St.
bojangles, 2486 Martin luther King
Jr. Drive
burger Town, 210 Spooner
Casa ole, 1717 North 16th St.
Chilis, 292 Strickland Drive
Crazy Joses, 180 Strickland Drive
Dennys, 7112 interstate 10 West
Docs Place, 8920 Texas 12
Garys Cafe, 2650 lutcher Drive
Guadalajara, 95 Strickland Drive
Jv Seafood, 1102 West Park Ave.
Jbs barbeque, 5750 old u.S. 90
Jumping bean Coffee & Gift Co, 7174
Texas 87
Kam Hwa buffet, 150 Strickland Drive
Kotoyama, 14601 South Main St.
la Salsita, 1501 Green Ave.
lucys, 2488 Martin luther King Jr.
Drive
luigis italian Grill, 3105 edgar brown
Drive
Mauris Diner, 10930 Texas 12
Novrozskys Hamburgers, 501 North
16th St.
old orange Caf, 914 West Division,
orange, (409) 883-2233
orange Seafood & Steak House, 3104
edgar brown Drive
Peggys on The bayou Cajun Caf,
2682 east roundbunch road
Pinehurst bbQ, 100 Strickland Drive
PKs Grill, 1629 Strickland Drive
richard s Cafeteria, 304 Widgeon
roberts Meat Market & Steakhouse,
3720 West Park Ave., orange,
(409) 883-8966
romanos 8 31 italian, 1201 North
16th St.
Senor Toros, 3130 North 16th St.
Shirleys Cafe, 408 Schley Ave.
Shrimpboat Seafood & Chuckwagon,
18606 Texas 62 South
Spankys bar & Grill, 1703 North
16th St.
Star & Crescent Moon Caf at Shangri
la, 2001 West Park Ave.
Taste of orange, 2610 interstate 10
West
PorT NeCHeS
billy Joe barbecue, 2029 Magnolia
Carlas Cupboard , 2117 Magnolia
Celestes Tamales, 3102 Saba lane
Fred C Gregory Pizza, 1501 Magnolia
Joes Pizza, 2839 Nall St.
la Fiesta, 2337 Nederland Ave.
Neches Cafe, 2401 Port Neches Ave.
Pizza inn, 1501 Magnolia.
Sea ranch Cafe, 1305 Magnolia
The Diner, 301 Grigsby Ave.
SilSbee
bird Nest, 510 Texas 327 West
Cajun Kitchen, 302 Hendricks Drive
Chef Chens Chinese Seafood restau-
rant, 900 u.S. 96 South
Joes Pizza & Pasta, 205 Texas 327
Mi Pueblo, 980 Texas 327 east
Novrozskys Hamburgers, 1170 Texas
327 east
Munchies ole inc, 1194 North Fifth St.
West Texas-Style barbecue, 3078 u.S.
96 North, Silsbee, (409) 385-0957
viDor
bar b Que Depot, 1030 Forest lane
Fays Catfish Connection, 1215 Texas
12
Great Wall Chinese, 345 North Main St.
Hamburger Place, 4795 North Main St.
Hush Puppy restaurant, 1202 North
Main St.
Mings buffet, 840 North Main St.
New york Pizza & Pasta, 500 South St.
Novrozskys Hamburgers, 1035 North
Main St.
Pauls Seafood, 7226 Texas 12
red Wagon Cafe, 445 West Freeway
blvd.
Schnitzel, 920 South Main St.
Senor Toro, 1298 North Main St.
Wrights bar-b-Que, 1096 North Main
St.
WiNNie
Al-Ts, 244 Texas 124, Winnie,
(409) 296-9818
burrito express, 1406 Texas 124
Hunan Caf, 43628 interstate 10
lercys Diner, 2122 South Texas 124
Nutty Jerrys Steak House, 18291
englin road
Pappas restaurant, 2626 South Texas
124
Taqueria los Sombreros, 510 Texas
124
WooDville
Dogwood Cafe, 419 South Magnolia St.
elijahs Cafe, 810 South Magnolia St.
Fajita Mexican restaurant, 1856 u.S.
69 South
la enchilada Mexican restaurant,
1127 South Magnolia St.
Magnolia Cafe, 1010 South Magnolia St.
Pickett House, Heritage village, u.S.
190 West, Woodville, (409) 283-3371
Tampicos Tacos, 418 South Magnolia
St.
The Tree restaurant, 7503 u.S. 69
South
zs Fillin Station, 307 North Magnolia,
(409) 283-5300
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Southeast Texans love to
celebrate what makes their
communities unique. As a
result, they gather through-
out the year to participate
infestivals that feature fun,
foodandanassortment
of family-friendly activi-
ties that drawvisitors from
throughout the region.
Families andfriends
enjoy the excitement and
local flair that eachSouth-
east Texas festival canoffer.
The Texas Rice Festi-

val Wednesday-Oct. 1
inWinnie-Stowell Park
has beencelebratedmore
than40 years as anannual
harvest celebration.
The festival includes a
carnival, entertainment,
parades, livestock and
horse shows, nightly street
dances, anantique car
show, pageants, karaoke
anddelicious cuisine fea-
turing foodmade withrice
andCajunflavors. (409)
296-4404 or
www.texasricefestival.org
The OrchidFestival
Oct. 1-8 inShangri La
Botanical Gardens and
Nature Center honors
Frances AnnLutcher.
Shangri La is a perfect,
imaginary landborninthe
mindof a novelist inthe
1930s.
Southeast Texas has a
real Shangri La inOrange,
the dream-come-true
of timber magnate and
philanthropist H.J. Lutcher
Stark. His wife Francis was
also knownas The Orchid
Lady of Orange whenshe
beganto give orchids to
troops ontheir way to fight
inWorldWar I. Lutchers
passionfor the tropical
blooms was the heart of
Shangri La.
Thoughthe majority
of these plants growin
the tropics, Shangri Las
Epiphyte House features
several spectacular va-
rieties. Daily tours of the
ExhibitionGreenhouses
will showcase a variety of
orchids including Dendro-
bium, Phalaenopsis, Lady
Slippers andmany others.
The OrchidFestival at
Shangri La features guest
speakers andother pre-
senters to cultivate interest
andeducate the public.
There will be discus-
sions of The Orchid
Thief by SusanOrlean
the true case of a groupof
menarrestedfor stealing
wildorchids, andthe in-
tersectionof horticulture,
protectionof endangered
species, economics, art,
cultural history andsocial
issues.
Also, various orchids will
be onsale at the Shangri La
GardenStore.
Space is limited. RSVP
by calling (409) 6709799.
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rouler Let the good
times roll yall. South-
east Texas Mardi Gras
Feb. 16-19 is indown-
townPort Arthur.
This family-style
celebrationis full of fun,
colorful beads, extravagant
parades, nationally-recog-
nizedentertainment and
attractions.
It all ends withFat
Tuesday, Feb. 21. Along the
way, make certainyoutry
some king cake fromany
number of local bakeries.
(409) 721-8717 or
mardigras.portarthur.com
The NederlandHeri-
tage Festival March
13-18 heldinthe heart
of Nederland, features a
carnival, pageants, golf and
softball tournaments, a
chili cook-off, a craft show,
If you want to celebrate, we have a festival for you
SE Texans love
family-friendly fun.
By The Enterprise
Mardi Gras fans reach for beads along Proctor Street
during the festivals final parade March 6. Although that
event closed Mardi Gras, the opening of the Nederland
Heritage Festival, which began March 8, wasnt far be-
hind, and the South Texas State Fair started March 24
and ran through April. 3.
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For the largest and

longest regional concen-
trationof fair food, carnival
games andrides, and
livestock competitions, the
SouthTexas State Fair
March22-April 1 cant
be beat.
Hostedby the YMBLand
heldat FordPark onInter-
state 10 onBeaumonts far
westerncity limit, the fair
features dozens of vendor
booths, the 4HandFFA
livestock shows andlive-
stock auctions. (409) 832-
9991 or www.ymbl.org
As one of Beaumonts
biggest celebrations, the
Neches River Festival and
Parade is inearly April
indowntownBeau-
mont.
There are several days of
merriment that starts with
the kings arrival April 9 at
Riverfront Park andends
withthe Queens Ball and
Coronation. (409) 835-
2443.
The Village CreekFes-

tival April hostedby
the LumbertonChamber
of Commerce is a celebra-
tionfull of carnival rides,
games, food, live enter-
tainment, the Miss Village
Creek Pageant, a classic car
showandthe Village Creek
Parade. (409) 755-0554.
Hispanic andLatino
culture is celebratedin
MercadoDays inmid-
April indowntownPort
Arthur withpresentations
that celebrates the His-
panic andLatino presence
inSoutheast Texas.
Music, dancing, food
andpiata events for the
kids. (409) 960-1699.
The Port Neches Riv-

erFest takes its festival to
the water May 3-6, 2012
andone better.
This four day festival
brings together carnival
rides, arts andcrafts, food,
fireworks, a classic car
show, a battle of the bands,
fishing tournament, talent
show, beauty pageant, pet
show, mother-of-the-year
presentation, a treasure
hunt andthe Thunder on
the Neches, high-speed
tunnel boat races with
competitors fromacross
the nation. (409) 722-9154
or www.portnechescham-
ber.com
Everyone who has a

festival has food, andmost
have some barbeque.
Vidor focuses itself onan
annual barbecue cook-
off, its dubbedthe Texas
Bar-B-QFestival April
27-29, 2012.
The competitionat Clai-
borne Park to see who has
the best brisket, chicken
andspare ribrecipes also
has the side orders of car-
nival rides, musical perfor-
mances andanassortment
of retail andfoodvendors.
(409) 769-6339.
Texans love pickup

trucks. If they cantake
them, or some other ve-
hicle, off road, so muchthe
better.
InSoutheast Texas, you
go to the HardinCounty
Muddin MusicFest
May 4-5, 2012 in
Kountze.
Racers in a heat take off from the pit during Thunder on the Neches in May 2008.
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We have them in the
mud to eating mud bugs
The off-roadmuddin
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Beyondthat, it has its
ownbarbecue cook-off, a
bike rally, a KidsFest and
helicopter rides. Arts and
crafts vendors anda myri-
adof foodvendors pepper
the oldpecanorchardin
Kountze. (409) 673-9803.
DowntownPort Arthurs
Procter Street Pavilion
hosts the Zachary Breaux
Jazz Festival June 10-11,
2011. (409) 982-8394 or
(409) 985-9977.
We talk a lot inSouth-

east Texas about alliga-
Price Elementary School students Prince Jordan Smith and
Princess Madison Bowser toss candy April 9to spectators at
the Neches River Festival parade in downtown Beaumont.
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Nederlands Heritage Festival brings out hundreds of Southeast Texans to enjoy the festivities on the citys streets.
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You can get a close to a gator
at the annual Texas Gatorfest.
tors. They celebrate them
inAnahuac, ineastern
Chambers County at Texas
Gatorfest inmid-Sep-
tember.
Knownas Texas Ga-
tor Capital because the
Americanalligator is said
to outnumber the local
population3-1, the festival
is knowfor great live music
withwell-knownmusi-
cians andcarnival rides
andtwo unique features
airboat rides andthe
star feature, analligator
roundup. (409) 267-4190
Groves Texas Pecan

Festival September
2012 features funac-
tivities, live entertainment
anda variety of flavors
fromlocal vendors, includ-
ing some of the best pecan
pies youcanfind.
Have some funand
a taste of Texas that will
bring youback to Groves
eachSeptember. (800)
876-3631.
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Fri 11am - 10pm Sat 5pm - 10pm
Live and Boiled Crawfsh(seasonal)
Boiled Shrimp and Crab
All You Can Eat Seafood Buffet, Thurs 5-9PM, Fri & Sat 5-10PM
Largest Variety of Fresh Gulf Seafood Cajun Steaks & Grilled Chicken
Live Bands: Dance to the Music of
Cajun, Zydeco, & Swamp Pop (Thursday, Friday and Saturday)
Buu Mon Buddhist Temple
Services in English and Vietnamese
Sundays 2:00-3:00p.m.
Pali Class 3:00-3:30p.m.
Buddhism Class 3:30-4:00p.m.
Meditation Class in English
Wednesdays 7:00-8:30p.m.
Guided Garden Tours
Call the temple for appointments.
Annual Special Events
Tet Nguyen Dan
Lunar NewYear Celebration
January-February
Le Ram Thuong Nguyen
Magha Puja Ceremony
February
Le Phat Dan
Vesak Ceremony-Sakyamuni
Buddhas Birthday
June
Le Hoi Vuon Sen
Lotus Garden & Bamboo Festival
June
Le Vu Lan
Ullambana Ceremony
August
Hoi Tet Nhi Dong
Mid Autumn Festival/Lantern Festival
September
Le Dang Y Ca Sa - Kathina Ceremony
October
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businessmen gathered to discuss ways to forge
progress in Port Arthur. They knew it would take
a broadly based coalition of business and in-
dustry to support economic growth and a better
way of life for residents. Their community pride
created the Port Arthur Board of Trade.
Through a couple of name changes, that
group is now known as the Greater Port Arthur
Chamber of Commerce, one of the oldest
chambers in the United States. The forward
thinking of that group of seven continues today
in the group of approximately 680 businesses,
organizations and individuals that make up the
Greater Port Arthur Chamber of
Commerce.
Like all of Southeast Texas,
Port Arthur is a prominent com-
ponent of the oil and petrochemi-
cal business. Home to facilities
of the nations leaders in those
elds, many area businesses
thrive on service to those giants
of commerce. While planning for
the future, the area is diversify-
ing its economic base, seeking
new industries such as manufac-
turing opportunities.
Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce
The city of Groves is a quiet
community located 20 minutes
south of Beaumont. Residents
enjoy the exemplary school
district, a variety of churches
and the small town atmosphere.
Residents also enjoy Sabine
Lake, one of Texas best salt water
shing destinations, located just
5 minutes away. Groves is known
for the abundant pecan trees
that are located throughout the
community.
Groves Chamber of Commerce
InSoutheast Texas, the
outdoors is atreasure. We
enjoyour outdoor sports
golf almost year roundand
highschool football cometo
mindaswell asrecreation
amongnature.
Wehavestretches of
beaches, lakefronts andvast
expanses of wilderness that
canflourishwithhundreds
of species of birds, freshand
saltwater fishandahealthy
populationof reptiles,
especiallyalligators. All of
that amongtall pines, bald
cypress, willowtrees, hard-
woods andmoreamongthe
200species of trees.
Birdwatchers fromfar
andwidecongregateto
observethemigrating
waterfowl that stopandrest
intheBigThicket National
Preserve, theMcFaddinand
AnahuacNational Wildlife
Refuges andShangri LaBo-
tanical Gardenduringtheir
journeys south.
Birdwatchingis inits
primebetweenOctober and
March. Snowgeesefeed
here. Warblers andother
songbirds rest hereduring
springandfall migrations.
Throughout theyear
roseatespoonbills, great and
snowyegrets, white-faced
ibis andmottledducks
maketheir homeinSouth-
east Texas parks, preserves
andrefuges.
Port Arthurs Pleasure
Islandseparates theIn-
tracoastal Waterwayfrom
SabineLakeandits long
levees areaperfect place
towatchthewaterfowl that
flockhere.
Southof Port Arthur, Sea
RimStateParkserves as a
rest stopfor several species
of migratorybirds traveling
theCentral Flyway. Picka
spot alongTaylor Bayoufor
aquiet birdingadventure.
Thewaterwaystarts 16
miles west of Port Arthur
andflows east for 18miles to
its mouthonthePort Arthur
Canal at Port Arthur.
Tothenorthat Big
Thicket National Preserve,
start your trekintothepiney
woods at theBigThicket
Visitor Center andenjoy
hands-onactivities, exhibits
andtheinteractivediscov-
erycenter.
Thepreserveis onthe
Central andMississippi
migratoryflyways andbird
watchingis excellent from
mid-April tomid-May. Al-
most 186kinds of birds live
hereor migratethrough.
Or youcanset upcamp
at VillageCreekStatePark.
Youreboundtoseesomeof
themorethan200species
of birdsnativetothisareain-
cludingwoodducks, egrets
andherons.
Youwant swamps and
thewildlifetheycontain?
Wehaveplenty.
Headtothe55,000-acre
McFaddinNational Wildlife
Refuges andexplorebayous
andtrails alongoneof the
largest remainingfreshwater
marshes ontheTexas coast.
Fiveboat ramps provide
access toinlandlakes and
waterways, but inmost
places thewater is veryshal-
low, sothinkcanoe.
J.D. MurphreeWildlife
Management Areahas more
than24,000acres of fresh,
intermediateandbrackish
water intheprairie-marsh
regionalongthecoast.
Hereyoucanseebrown
pelicans, pipingplovers,
ducks, geese, seaturtles,
and, of course, alligators.
Almost 300flocks of
species that travel Central
Flywaygeese, ducks, song
birds andsemi-tropical
fowl seekapermanent or
temporaryrefugeinSouth-
east Texas.
As wesaid, someof
us lovetohunt andfish.
Opportunities for bothare
availableintheregionas are
guideservices.
SabineLake, SamRay-
burnandToledoBendall
havegoodreputations for
fishing, thoughwater levels
inthelast twomight not be
as highas anormal until the
normal rainpatternreturns
toaparchedregion.
Offshorefishingis also
availableandthefishing
seasonlasts amuchlonger
timethroughout most of the
Texas Gulf Coast. What you
fishfor is your choice.
Redfishcanbecaught on
avarietyof natural andarti-
ficial baits. Livebait suchas
shrimp, mudminnows, or
small baitfishlikemullet or
menhadenshadalsowork.
Theygenerallyarein
plentiful schools, sowhen
youfindone, youvefounda
Outdoors is a varied treasure easily enjoyed
nWe walk, hunt,
fish and race in it,
and we dont have
far to travel to do so.
By The Enterprise
Jason Rao checks his line on McFaddin Beach.
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Great outdoors: Youre never far from nature here
lot. Youcancatchmorethan
onethat will weighbetween
10and20pounds.
Thereis flounder., drum,
Spanishmackerel, tarpon,
redsnapper, dorado, amber-
jack, kingmackerel, sharkas
well as speckledtrout.
For thecompetitive
fishermanSamRayburn
andToledoBendbothhost
multipletournaments, and
Port Neches RiverFest hosts
anannual fishingtourna-
ment.
If yourelookingfor the
best fishingspot inthe
region, askalocal. Every
fishermanintheseparts has
his ownfavoritespot.
Hunting on refuges
Asfor hunting, theU.S.
Fish&WildlifeService
recentlyannouncedthat
portionsof theAnahuac,
McFaddinandTexasPoint
National WildlifeRef-
ugeswill beopentopublic
waterfowl huntingduring
theupcoming2011-2012
waterfowl season.
Theregular waterfowl
seasonintheTexasSouth
DuckZonerunsisNov. 5-27;
Dec. 10-Jan. 29. Theyouth-
onlyseason, for huntersage
15or younger, isOct. 29-30.
GooseseasonintheEast-
ernGooseZone, Nov. 5-Jan.
29for light geeseandCanada
geese, andNov. 5-Jan. 15for
white-frontedgeese. Scout-
ingisavailableOct. 22-28
from7:30a.m. to4p.m.
Thoseinterestedininfor-
mationonpublicwaterfowl
huntingopportunitiesin
southeast Texascanattend
oneor bothopenhouses.
Thefirst isat 5p.m. on
Oct. 12at Gander Moun-
tain, 5855EastexFreeway,
Beaumont; andthesecond
isat 10a.m. onOct. 15at the
AnahuacNational Wildlife
RefugeVisitor Center, at
4017FM563, Anahuac.
Hereisabrief rundown
of what youll findandwhat
youcandoif youventure
outdoorsinSoutheast Texas.
shangri La Botanical
Gardens and Nature Center
Shangri Laisaperfect,
imaginarylandborninthe
mindof anovelist inthe
1930s.
Southeast Texashasa
real Shangri La, thedream-
come-trueof timber mag-
nateandphilanthropist H.J.
Lutcher Stark. Heisgone,
but hisShangri Laliveson
throughthefoundationhe
created.
Shangri LaBotanical
GardensandNatureCenter
inOrangewww.shang-
rilagardens.org. ismore
than250acresof aunique
wetlandecosystemoffering
sanctuarytoplants, animals
andvisitinghumans.
Start your tour inthe
OrientationCenter that
includesanexhibit hall,
atheater andexhibition
greenhouses.
Theinteractivechildrens
gardendrawsthelittleones
inwheretheycantouch, see
andsmell andlearnto
careabout nature. Nowthat
youhaveadeeper under-
standingof thepreserve, its
timetostart your journey
intotheoasis.
Wander thepathways
encirclingthenineformal
gardenswithmorethan300
plant species.
Followthetrail tothe
largebirdblindfor aglimpse
throughtelescopesof the
birds, mostlywaterfowl.
NavigateAdamsBayou
onapontoonboat or usethe
boardwalktoarriveat oneof
threenaturecenter outposts.
Shangri Laoffersatranquil
refugeof natural beauty.
H.J. Lutcher Starktook
nineyearstoplanandthen
completehisShangri La,
dredginglakes, building
roadsandpaths, bringingin
awidevarietyof plants.
Startingin1946, he
periodicallyopenedhis
privateShangri Latothe
public. Soon, visitorscame
fromfar andwidetoviewthe
paradiseStarkhadcreated.
It sometimeshadthousands
of visitorsinaday, andmore
than30,000touredthegar-
densin1952.
That changeinJanuary
1958. Asnowstormand
killingfreeze, unusual for
Southeast Texas, reached
Orange. Almost all of the
importedplantswerekilled.
Starkclosedthegardens
tothepublic. Hediedin
1965.
Inthelast decade, a
decisionwasmadebythe
NeldaC. andH.J. Lutcher
StarkFoundationtoreopen
Shangri La.
Thefoundationinvested
$15milliontorestoreit. The
effort wasnot without chal-
lenges.
WhenHurricaneRitahit
Southeast TexasinSeptem-
ber 2005, it knockeddownat
least 30,000treesinShangri
La, most alongtheswampy
bottomsliningAdams
Bayou.
Still, Shangri Lareopened
inMarch2008.
ThenHurricaneIkehit in
September 2008threeyears
after Rita.
Ikeonlydownedabout
100trees. But Ikebrought a
This regionoffers a
number of beautiful and
remarkably affordable
public andprivate golf
courses. Withthe mild
weather, the courses are
oftenopenyear-round.
Eachare set inserene
settings andoffer profes-
sional service andfacili-
ties to helpyour game as
well as tournaments and
benefit events. Several
also offer great dining.
Babe Zaharias Golf Course
3500 Jimmy Johnson
Blvd., Port Arthur, (409)
722.8286
aquilagolf.com
Bayou din Golf Club
8537 Labelle Road, Beau-
mont, (409) 796.1327
aquilagolf.com
Beaumont Country Club
5355 Pine St., Beaumont,
(409) 898.7011
beaumontcountryclub.com
Brentwood Country Club
4201 South Major
Drive, Beaumont, (409)
840.9010
brentwoodcc
beaumont.com
Belle oaks Golf Club
15075 Country Club
796.1311
golflink.com
Henry Homberg Municipal
Golf Course
5940 Babe Zaharias
842.3220
cityofbeaumont.com
Idylwild Golf Club
1100 Pine Shadows
Drive, Sour Lake, (409)
753.2521
idlywildcmaaccess.com
Iron oaks Golf Club
Iron Oaks Drive, Beau-
mont, (409) 866.9191
Patch Golf Course
5721 Monroe St., Groves,
(409) 963.3763
golflink.com
silsbee Country Club
Country Club Drive, Sils-
bee, (409)385-7337
silsbeecountryclub.com
Wildwood Golf Course
2200 Button Willow Drive,
Village Mills, (409) 834-
2940
wildwoodresortcity.com
Golf is year-roundgame
onSoutheast Texas links
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Great outdoors: Most federal, state, local outdoor areas are free or low cost
stormsurgetoShangri La
that Ritadidnot. Therising
waterIkebrought blanketed
most of Shangri La.
Alot of plantsdrowned
astheywereunderwaterfor
morethanaday. Buildings
wereinundatedwithwater.
Shangri Lahasrecovered.
Todaytoursandclassesfor
youngandoldalikewerefea-
turesamongthegardensand
thenatural habitat. It features
acafe, gift shot, theater, ex-
hibit hall, greenhousesanda
childrensgarden.
Upcomingeventsinclude:
TheOrchidFestival, Oct.
1-8. (SeethelistinginFYIs
festival section.);
Sept. 24, andOct. 1-Nov.
5, SaturdayAdventureSeries
programsat Shangri;
September24-30, 2011
TakeAChildOutsideWeek;
Oct. 18-Nov. 12Scare-
crowFestival;
Nov. 12AutumnFair.
Dec. 3WreathWork-
shop.
Dec. 10Dreamingof a
GreenChristmas.
Shangri LaBotanical
GardensandNatureCenter
2111West ParkAve., Orange
(409)670-9113;
shangrilagardens.org
Big thicket
National Preserve
Consideredimpenetrable
bytheearliest Spanishset-
tlers, thethicket that then
coveredSoutheast Texas
containedblackbears and
panthers.
Today, thereareneatly
carvedtrails tofollowand
youneednot worryabout
bears or panthers, but you
will seeanamazingdiversity
of plant andwildlife.
Oncespreadacross 3.5
millionacres, todays Big
Thicket is nowless than
300,000acres, withless than
85,000protectedas ana-
tional preserve, authorized
byCongress in1974.
Bythe1970s, settlement,
development, lumbering
andtransportationhad
madeinroads throughthe
region, andthus theBig
Thicket National Preserve
is not onelarge, singlearea,
but brokenintoparcels, or-
ganizedas units throughout
sevencounties of Southeast
Texas.
Therearenoentranceor
programfees. Freepermits
arerequiredfor backcoun-
trycamping, huntingand
trapping.
Thevisitor information
stationonFM420, seven
miles northof Kountzeis
opensevendays aweek
from9a.m. to5p.m. (409)
246-2337. It handles the
requiredpermits.
Thepreserveheadquar-
ters is locatedat 3785Milam
inBeaumont. Officehours
arefrom8a.m. to4:30p.m.,
MondaythroughFriday.
(409) 839-2690. nps.gov/
bith
TheInformationStation,
SundewTrail, andPitcher
Plant Trail arewheelchair
accessible. Dayuseareas
havewheelchair accessible
picnictables andrestrooms.
TheLakeviewSandbar
intheBeaumont Unit is a
popular swimmingbeach.
Inall other areas, swimonly
inquiet water awayfrom
strongcurrents. Never dive
without checkingthedepth
of thewater andfor under-
water obstructions.
Huntingis authorized
fromOctober tomid-
Januaryindesignatedunits.
Permits arerequiredandare
issuedonafirst comefirst
servebasis eachJuly.
Fishingis allowedwitha
Texas fishinglicense. State
laws apply. Favoritefishing
areas, accessiblewithout a
boat, include: FranklinLake,
thepondat thebeginningof
theWoodlands Trail, bridges
alongthesouthernedgeof
theBigSandyUnit, beaver
ponds ontheBeaver Slide
Trail, andthebridgeacross
LittlePineIslandBayouin
theLanceRosier Unit.
Beaumont Unit: Anis-
landlocatedontheNeches
River. Oneof thehunting
units, winter only. Avariety
of birdspecies, includingthe
orange-crownedwarbler,
red-shoulderedhawk, and
thered-belliedwoodpecker
canbeseenthroughout.
BeechCreekUnit: An
interestingstudyinhow
natural populations change
becauseof infestations.
Amid-1970s epidemicof
southernpinebeetles deci-
matedloblollypines here.
BigSandyCreekUnit:
This unit offers theonly
horsebackridinginthepre-
serve, an18-mileround-trip
ride. Beech, magnoliaand
loblollypinedescendinto
densestands of hardwoods
intheBigSandyCreek
floodplain. Threemajor hik-
ingtrails.
HickoryCreekSavan-
nahUnit: Drysandyup-
lands andwetter lowlands
result indiverseflowers and
grasses here. Longleaf pine
forest andwetlands mingle.
LanceRosierUnit:
Largest unit offeringbest
opportunityfor fall hunt-
ingof whitetail deer, wild
boar, squirrel andrabbit. By
permit only.
LoblollyUnit: Thesmall-
est unit inthepreserve.
Originallydesignatedfor the
loblollybut abeetleinfesta-
tiontookthemout. Offers
opportunitytoobservethe
progress of anatural com-
munityfollowingamajor
disturbance.
MenardCreekCor-
ridorUnit: Hollygrovehas
traditional swimminghole.
At theconfluenceof Menard
CreekandTrinityRiver of-
fers anexceptional opportu-
nityfor birding.
NechesBottomandJack
GoreBaygall Unit: Bothare
opentohuntinginwinter by
permit; Neches Bottomonly
accessiblebywater. Jack
GoreBaygall has oneof the
longer roads of thepreserve,
Timber Slough, considered
oneof theprettiest drives in
thepark.
Village Creek state Park
LocatedinHardin
County a fewmiles north
of Beaumont, Village Creek
State Park is namedfor the
creek that runs throughit.
Designatedas a Texas
Paddling Trail by the Texas
Parks andWildlife Depart-
ment, the 21-mile Village
Creek Paddling Trail is per-
fect for flat-water canoeing
andkayaking as the stream
meanders southeast to-
wardthe Neches River.
It is the 19thsuchtrail
launchedas part of the
Texas Paddling Trail pro-
gramsince 1998.
The entire trail is too
long to paddle inone day.
Starting at FM418, it can
be access at several points.
Individual segments of the
trail canbe paddledintwo
to five hours.
Rental of canoes andre-
latedequipment as well as
shuttle service is available
fromlocal outfitters.
Theparkis at 8854Park
Road74, off Alma, inLum-
berton. (409) 755-7322
tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/
findest/parks/village_creek
Martin dies Jr. state Park
MartinDies Jr. StatePark,
U.S. 190, Jasper is openyear
round8a.m. to10p.m. for
dayuse. Overnight accom-
modations available. $2per
person; children12and
younger free. 384-5231.
Theparkoffers sum-
mer seasonandoff-season
rates. Weeklyandmonthly
discounts areavailable.
Camping, hiking, nature
study, birdandwildlife
watching, boating, fishing,
swimming, grouptours,
educationandspecial events
programs, bicycling, canoe-
ing.
Beaumont Botanical
Gardens
TheBeaumont Botanical
Gardens, 6088BabeZahari-
as Drive, is a24-acregarden
developedandmaintained
3015 N. Dowlen Rd, Ste.250 Beaumont,TX 77606
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bytheBeaumont Council
of GardenClubs. Hours: 10
a.m. to2p.m. Wednesday
throughFriday, 10a.m. to
5p.m. Saturday, 1to5p.m.
Sunday. (409) 842-3135.
beaumontbotanical
gardens.com
Somefeatures of the
gardens includeadisplay
garden, herbgarden, a
Japanesegarden, abird-
ingtrail apondwithducks
andgeese. TheBert and
JackBinks Horticultural
Center is alsolocatedinthe
garden.
The WarrenLoose
Conservatory hours are 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday
throughFriday, 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Saturdays. 1 to 5 p.m.
Sundays. (409) 842-3135.
The 10,500-square-foot
facility, the secondlargest
of its kindinTexas, dis-
plays tropical plants from
throughout the world.
sea rim state Park
Sea RimState Park with
about 5 miles of Gulf of
Mexico shoreline is an
ideal location to fish, day-
camp, kayak, swimand
crab. The rebuilt Gam-
busia Nature Boardwalk
provides a stunning three-
quarter-mile trek into the
densely lush marsh.(409)
971-2559
tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/
findadest/parks/sea_rim/
Pleasure Island
Extendingfromthe
mouthof theNechesRiver
totheSabineCauseway,
PleasureIslandisman-
madehubthat ishometo
sailing, fishing, boating,
crabbing, hiking, biking,
birding, campingand
picnicking. 520Pleasure
Pier Blvd. Port Arthur, (409)
982-4675; pleasureislandtx.
com; andWalter Umphrey
StatePark, PleasureIsland.
(409) 736-2851.
sabine Lake
Some 14 miles long and
seven miles wide, Sabine
Lake boasts one of the
most productive marine
ecosystems in Texas.
Speckled trout, redfish,
flounder, red snapper,
kings and other species
inhabit these waters,
offering a one-of-a-kind
angling adventure.
Gator Country
Gator Country Adven-
ture park is home to about
300 Americanalligators,
including Big al, the big-
gest alligator incaptivity
inTexas a fact certified
by the Texas parks and
Wildlife Department. Hes
about 70 years old, more
than13 feet long andclose
to 1,000 pounds.
The park also includes
crocodiles, turtles and
snakes.
Built fromanabandoned
alligator breedingfarm
off Interstate10, seven
ponds interlinkedbypiers,
elevatedwalkways and
paths offer up-closeviews of
thereptiles. Gator Country,
21159FM365, Beaumont.
(409) 794-9453; gatorrescue.
com
also on the water
For thebuzzof catching
someair, SETxWakeboard
Lakeisdedicatedtothe
sport andofferslessons. It
alsohostsatournament.
Fitness events
Thousands participate
intwo fitness events that
take place inBeaumont.
EachJune, the Jefferson
County Bar Association
Foundationwill host the
6thAnnual Spindletop
Spin, a bicycle marathon.
Starting onCrockett
Street inBeaumont, the
ride offers alternate start
times andvarying route
lengths of 100, 52, 30 and
16 miles. (spindletopspin.
com)
Beaumonts annual
marathon, The Gusher,
takes place eachMarch.
The event includes a
marathon, half-marathon
and5Kfor runners and
walkers.
The Gusher route is a flat
course because South-
east Texas has no hills
that serves as a qualifier
for the prestigious Boston
Marathon. thegusherma-
rathon.com
Local parks, marinas
Colliers Ferry Park,
5390 Pine St., Beaumont
Riverfront Park (to reopen
fall 2011), 801 Main St.,
Beaumont, (409) 838-3435
Port Neches River Park,
600 Grigsby, Port Neches
(409) 727-2182
Marinas Ancelets Marina
Texas 73, Port Arthur (under
Rainbow Bridge)
(409) 962-5098
Sabine Pass Port Authority
Marina
5960 South First Ave.
Sabine Pass,
(409) 971-2411
state, federal contacts
Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department for hunting,
fishing licenses, dates:
(800) 895-4248
tpwd.state.tx.us. Where to
Boat: tpwd.state.tx.us/
fishboat/boat/where
J.D. Murphree Wildlife Man-
agement Area, 10 Parks &
Wildlife Drive, Port Arthur.
(409) 736-2551; tpwd.
state.tx.us/huntwild/hunt/
wma/find_a_wma
McFaddin and Texas Point
National Wildlife Refuges
7950 S. Gulfway Drive,
Sabine Pass. (409) 971-
2909. fws.gov/southwest/
refuges/texas/mcfaddin
Anahuac National Wildlife
Refuge, 4017 FM 563 Ana-
huac. (409) 267-3337; fws.
gov/southwest/refuges/
texas/anahuac
tours, guides
Louisiana Airboat
108 East Lutcher Drive,
Orange. (409) 883-0318
louisianaairboatinc.com
Neches River Adventures
5390 Pine St., Beaumont.
(Call or check website for
location, departure times.)
(409) 880-8907
nechesriveradventures.org
Coastal Paddler
(409) 899-4397
coastalpaddler.com
Eastex Canoe Trails
Turtle Creek Drive at Busi-
ness U.S. 96, Silsbee.
(409) 385-4700.
eastexcanoes.com
Piney Woods Outfitters
921 S. Main, Lumberton.
(409) 751-0911
Captain Randys Sabine Lake
Guide Service
(409) 719-6067
fishsabine.com
Chucks Guide Service
(409) 697-6111
chucksguideservice.net
Coastal Outfitters Guide
Service
(409) 460-1220
coastaloutfitters
guideservice.com
Colburns Sabine
Connection
(409) 883-0723
sabineconnection.com
Golden Hook Guide Service
(409) 673-3100
goldenhookguide.com
Have Boat Will Travel Guide
Service
(409) 786-2018 or (409)
673-9211
fishsabinelake.com
Sabine Lake Guide Service
(409) 718-8782
sabinelakefishing.com
Sabine Outdoors Fishing
Charters
(409) 719-7166
sabineoutdoors.com
3480 Fannin St. Bmt
833-7538
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Personal,
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Specializing in Consignments Infants,
Children & Jr. Clothing, Furniture,
Bedding, Toys Maternity
409-729-2889
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Bicycles Trimmers Chain Saws
Lawn Mowers Small Engine Parts
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409-722-9321
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409.239.7822
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Lunch will be provided.
For More Information on these events, please call the
Nederland Chamber of Commerce at 409-722-0279
NEDERLAND
Monthly Coffees & After Hours Mixers
October - Annual Golf Tournament
October - Trunk-R-Treat
December - Annual Lighted Christmas Parade
Nederland Heritage Festival
March 13 18, 2012
For More Details, Call 409-724-2269
Spindletop Rod &
Classic Car Show
March 23, 24, & 25, 2012
Nederland offers numerous
activities and places to visit. One
main point of interest is Neder-
lands downtown Boston Avenue.
With six blocks of shopping avail-
able it allows anyone to soak up
local avor. Old-fashioned shops
sell antiques, clothing and home
interior items. There even is a
homemade candle shop and a o-
rist. Everyone will enjoy strolling
down the brick-lined sidewalks to
soak up the view that includes
1800-era, cast-iron light posts
and benches.
Every spring, spectators from
the surrounding area come
out for the Nederland Heritage
Festival, also attracting revelers
from all over. The family oriented
festival has been held for more
than 30 years and aims to pro-
vide wholesome, fun community
entertainment. The festival has
delighted crowds with its week-
long events that include a chili
cook-off, treasure hunt, motor-
cycle show, carnival rides, games,
food and concerts.
The Annual Nederland Lighted
Christmas Parade is held the
second Tuesday in December with
over 100 entries. This night pa-
rade is one of the most unusual
and spectacular holiday events in
the region.
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Store Hours:
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Expert Vendors in all areas: Event Planning, Styling, Invitations, Linens, Photography, Floral Design,
Video Keepsakes, Photo/Video Booths, Venues, Rentals, Consignment, Gifts and more.
1126 Boston Ave.
Nederland, TX 77627
Shop: 409-721-WHub
Cell: 409-548-2860
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boutique clothing, shoes & accessories custom orders always welcome
Your one stop shop for personalized
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409.722.6255
1344 Boston Ave.
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1217 Boston Avenue
Nederland, TX 77627
409-313-0686
409-330-3454
Home Dcor, Tutus, Hairbows,
Antiques, Holiday Signs, Jewelry
and much more!
Everything is Homemade
Wedding Cakes
Cookie Bouquet & Fudge Baskets
Photo & Sugar Free Cakes
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Pasteles de bodas
Quincefera - 3Leches
y para diabeticos
912 S. Twin City Hwy.
Nederland, TX. 77627
Gourmet Bakery Pasteleria
(409) 722-1268 (409) 866-4015
We Sign
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~ All Occasion Event Decor
~ A/V Presentation Services
~ Graphic Design & Print Services
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Port Neches, Texas
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Sewing Machine Sales
Quilt Machine Rentals
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1605 S. Hwy 69, Nederland,
TX 77627
(409) 729-5288
Video and Photo Booth Rentals
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Inanodetoof Southeast
Texas development, the
Museumof theGulf Coast
hasanimpressiveperma-
nent collectionof thehistory
andcultureof theregion.
Eachexhibit tellsatale.
nParkedinsidethemu-
seumlikeatimetravelers
groovyrideof theGulf Coast
isapsychedelic-painted
1965Porsche356CCabriolet
completewithday-gloflow-
ers, cartoonbutterfliesand
rainbows.
Thisiconiccar ispart
of thememorabiliafrom
theeraof JanisJoplin, an
outspokensinger whomade
her wayfromPort Arthur
tostardomwithboldsocial
statementsandsoulful rock
ballads.
Othershonoredinclude
BigBopper, GeorgeJones
andEdgar andJohnny
Winters.
nThemuseumalso
featuresamural entwining
thehistoryof theregionfrom
prehistorytothediscoveryof
oil, aswell asaccomplished
local athletesspanonewall
JimmyJohnson, Charles
BubbaSmith, R.C. Slocum,
BumPhillipsandothers.
nAbstract collages
paintedbynativesonRobert
Rauschenbergcapture
vibrant momentsinpop
culture, andadecorativearts
collectionisfeaturedinthe
JohnandGraceSnell Room.
MuseumOf TheGulf
Coast, 701FourthSt. at
Beaumont Avenue, Port
Arthur, (409) 982-7000, or
www.
museumofthegulfcoast.org
n
Youcant missit if youre
indowntownBeaumont: A
giant whitefirehydrant with
blackspots. Amovieprop
for thevideoreleaseof 101
Dalmatiansdonatedbythe
Walt DisneyCo. marksthe
spot of theFireMuseumof
Texas, 400Walnut, Beau-
mont, (409) 880-3927.
Dedicatedtopreserving
thehistoryof thefirefight-
ingserviceandeducating
newgenerationsabout fire
preventionandsafety, the
museumishousedinthe
headquartersbuildingof the
Beaumont FireDepartment,
whichisinafirestationbuilt
in1927. Viewvintagefire
engines, equipment and
memorabilia.
Tour highlightsinclude
the1909Aerial ladder truck,
the1856HoweHandDrawn
Pumper, the1931Light
TruckandtheGamewell
Call BoxAlarmSystemused
prior totelephones. Free.
n
Youcandiscover thestart
of theTexasoil industryat
theTexasEnergyMuseum.
Interactiveexhibitsshare
thehistoryof oil exploration,
productionandrefining.
Pushabuttonandrobots
representinghistorical
characterscometolifetotell
their storiesof theoil boom
inBeaumont. TexasEnergy
Museum600MainSt., Beau-
mont, (409) 833-5100.
n
If youreinascien-
tificmood, visit theEdison
Museumwher interactive
exhibitsdedicatedtothe
brilliant Americaninven-
tor ThomasAlvaEdison
arepackedintothislittle
museum.
It islocatedinthehis-
torical TravisStreet electrical
substationof EntergyCorp.,
next toEdisonPlaza, 350
PineSt., Beaumont, (409)
981-3089.
n
Spindletop/GladysCity
BoomtownMuseum, U.S. 69
at UniversityDrive, Beau-
mont, isamodernreproduc-
tionof theearlySpindletop
oil boomtownandhomeof
theLucasGusher Monu-
ment.
OpenTuesdaytoSatur-
day, 10a.m. to5p.m. and
Sunday1p.m. to5p.m.
Closedmajor holidays.
Admissionis$3for adults, $2
for seniors, and$1for chil-
dren6-12. (409) 835-0823.
n
At theArt Museumof
Southeast Texas, youcan
explorethecollectionof
paintings, sculptures, prints,
photographsandfolkand
decorativeartsof the19th,
20thand21st centuries.
Themuseumhasanem-
phasisonAmericanart, with
agrowingcollectionof re-
gional folkart. Art Museum
of Southeast Texas, 500Main
St., Beaumont, (409) 832-
3432or www.amset.org
n
TheDishmanArt
Museumonthecampusof
Lamar University, servesas
ateachingfacilityandcan
exhibit students work.
It holdsanimpressivecol-
lectionof paintings, prints,
photographs, sculpturesand
furniture. TheDishmanis
at 4400SouthMartinLuther
KingJr. ParkwayandLavaca
Street. (409) 880-8959or
www.lamar.edu
n
For sportsfansandhis-
torybuffs, theBabeDid-
riksonZahariasMuseum
paystributewithphotos
andmemorabilia, it tothe
hometownlegendwhowon
Olympicgoldandco-found-
edtheLadiesProfessional
Golf Association.
Locatedat 1750Interstate
10East, admissionisfree.
Hours: Sun.-Sat., 9a.m.-5
p.m., closedChristmasDay.
(409) 833-4622.
n
ThehistoricMcFaddin-
WardHouseandCarriage
Housewasthe1906Beaux
ArtsColonial stylehome
of W.P.H. andIdaCaldwell
McFaddin.
Thefamilyhadconsider-
ablewealthfromthecattle
business, ricefarmingand
milling, commercial real
estateandfur trapping.
McFaddinalsoownedpart
interest inlandwhereoil was
discovered.
TheMcFaddinhomewas
oneof anumber of grand
residencesbuilt bylocal ar-
chitect HenryConradMauer
intheearly20thcentury. It
featuredthemost advanced
electrical, water, heating,
andindoor plumbingsys-
temsof thetime.
In1919, theMcFaddins
daughter Mamiemarried
Carroll Ward, andthecouple
movedintothishousewith
her parents. Theylivedtheir
entirelivesthere, making
fewchangestothehouseor
itsdecor after 1950.
Thehistorichomeis
fullyrestoredwithoriginal
furnishings. Visitorscantour
twofloorsof this1906Beaux
ArtsColonial homeand
thegrounds, whichcover a
cityblockat 1906McFad-
dinAve., Calder Avenueat
ThirdStreet. Tolearnmore
or for reservations, call (409)
832-2134or www.mcfaddin
ward.org.
Themuseumalsofea-
turesmovienightsinAugust,
alectureseries, aspecial
Christmasexhibit, anda
summer daycampfor kids.
Guidedtoursof thehouse
arebyreservation10a.m. to
3p.m. TuesdaythroughSat-
urday. 1to3p.m. Sundays.
TheCarriageHouseisopen
for self-guidedtoursthe
samehours. Minimumage
for housetoursis8. Nomini-
mumfor CarriageHouse
tours. Full tour $3. Carriage
Houseonly$1. Activitiesat
theMcFaddin-WardHouse
arefree.
n
TheJohnJayFrench
Housewasbuilt bythe
leather tradesmanandearly
pioneer in1845. Thehouse
nowisamuseummain-
tainedbytheBeaumont
HeritageSociety. Featuring
GreekRevival architecture,
it was thefirst homebuilt
withmilledlumber instead
of logs.
Displayshowthedaily
pioneer lifeof theFrench
familyfromthetimeof the
Texas Republicthroughthe
Civil War, 1845-1865. The
Museums chronicle SETexas life, people, arts, artifacts
By The Enterprise
The Fire Museums fire
hydrant was part of a Walt
Disney Co. promotion.
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Located inside the Art Museum of Southeast Texas
Hot lunches served daily
MuseuMs: Houses, parks, churches all contain bits of regions history, culture
museumhas aChristmas
Candlelight tour, anEthnic
FoodFair, step-onguides
for citytours, asummer
childrens camp, andother
events.
It is locatedat 3025
FrenchRoad. (409) 898-
4986or www.jjfrench.com.
OpenTuesdaytoSaturday,
10a.m. to4p.m. Closed
major holidays. Reserva-
tions requiredfor groupand
school tours.
n
Tyrrell Historical Library,
695Pearl St., Beaumont.
833-2759. 8:30a.m. to5:30
p.m. TuesdaythroughSat-
urday. Free.
Therestored, theRich-
ardsonion-Romanescue
buildinghouses animpres-
siveresearchcollection, in-
cludingU.S. Census records
datingto1790, historicpho-
tographs, oldcitydirecto-
ries, yearbooks, scrapbooks,
newspapers onmicrofilm,
aTexanacollection, historic
documents, etc.
n
Gates Memorial Library
was enteredintheNational
Register of Historical Places
andrecordedas aTexas
HistoricLandmarkin1981
after its restoration.
JohnW. Bet-A-Million
Gates, notedfinancier and
philanthropist, set asidethe
landfor apubliclibrary. In
1917withtheefforts of his
widow, Dellora, theclassical
revival librarywas complet-
edanddedicatedtoGates
andtheir son, Charles.
Deededtothecityof Port
Arthur in1918, thefacilityis
nowtheLamar University-
Port Arthur library, 317
Stilwell Blvd., Port Arthur.
984-6222. Hours through
May: 7:30a.m. to9p.m.
MondaythroughThursday;
7:30a.m. to5p.m. Fridays;
9a.m. to3p.m. Saturdays;
closedSundays andholi-
days.
n
Oneof theoldest land-
marks inPort Arthur, Rose
Hill Manor/ TheWood-
worthHousewas built in
1906as asecondhomefor
R.H. Woodworth, anearly
mayor of thecity.
Atwo-storyclassical
revival structureof wood
construction, theinterior is
furnishedandrefurbished
bytheRoseHill Com-
mittee. It is locatedat 100
WoodworthBlvd. Its open
8:30a.m. to5p.m. Tuesday
throughFriday. 8:30a.m. to
noonSaturday. Tours byap-
pointment for largegroups.
Walk-ins welcome. Free.
985-7292.
n
LaMaisonBeausoleil, or
Houseof Beautiful Sun-
shine, was built intheearly
1800s. It is anauthentic
VermilionParishArcadian
homewithmudandmoss
walls mortisedandpegged
withsquarenails.
It was transportedby
bargedowntheVermilion
BayoutotheIntercoastal
Canal andintotheNeches
River toPort Neches Park.
Les Arcadians DuTexas
restoredthehome, whichis
furnishedintheearly1800s
style. It is locatedat 701Rue
Beausoleil inPort Neches
Park. It is open1to5p.m.
SaturdayandSunday. Will
openonrequest. Free. 832-
6733or 722-1688.
n
SabinePass Battleground
StateParkandHistoric
Site, 15miles southof Port
Arthur bywayof Texas 87
or 1miles southof Sabine
Pass onFM3322.
The57.5-acrepark, also
knownas DickDowling
Park, chronicles thehistory
of Confederatesoldiers
ledbyLt. RichardDick
Dowling whostoppedthe
U.S. Navyfrominvadingthe
Sabine-Neches Waterway
duringtheCivil War. (409)
971-2559or www.tpwd.
state.tx.us/park/sabine/
tolearnmore. Opendaily
8:30a.m. to10p.m. $2per
personadmissionfee; 12
andunder arefree.
n
IceHouseMuseum,
Earnest andFourthstreets
inSilsbee. 385-2444. 9a.m.
to5p.m. Mondaythrough
Friday. 1to4p.m. Sunday.
Themuseumhas ahis-
torical designationfromthe
Stateof Texas andfeatures
works byareaartists in
shows. TheHardinCounty
Genealogical Societyis lo-
catedintheMuseum. Free.
n
TheStarkMuseumof Art,
812GreenAve., Orange, has
arenownedcollectionof
AmericanWesternart dat-
ingtotheearlynineteenth
century. For instance, it
owns aset of JohnJames
Audobons books Birds of
America.
Therewereoriginally
200copies of this book
made, museumdirector
SarahBoehmetoldTheEn-
terpriseinJanuary. There
aremaybearound100
knowntoexist now.
Thetypical editionof
this bookcontains 435
prints of birds boundin
four volumes. TheStark
Museumhas 435prints, and
anadditional 13composite
plates knowntoexist inonly
oneother edition, Boehme
said. Free. (409) 886-2787.
www.stark
museum.org
Todayis Smithsonian
MuseumDayat theStark
Museumof Art.
Oct. 22, 3-DFamilyDay
at StarkMuseumof Art.
Nov. 20, 2011Special
Hours for aGalleryTalkat
StarkMuseumof Art.
Dec. 13and15, 2011
HolidayExhibit Celebration
at StarkMuseumof Art.
n
W.H. StarkHouse, 610
MainSt., Orange. Tours:
10a.m. to3p.m. Tuesday
throughSaturday. Admis-
sion$2. Entrancethrough
thecarriagehouse. Admis-
sionlimitedtoadults and
children14andolder if
accompaniedbyanadult.
Stairs areanessential part
of thetour. Reservations
requested. (409) 883-0871.
www.whstarkhouse.org
TheW.H. StarkHouseis
acareful restorationof an
1894Victorianhometypi-
cal of awealthySoutheast
Texas family. The15-room,
three-storiedstructurewith
its manygables, galler-
ies andwindowedturrets
shows theinfluenceof sev-
eral architectural styles.
nTodayis Smithsonian
MuseumDay.
nOct. 29, ThirdAnnual
Peel Out Car ClubShowco-
hostedbyTheW.H. Stark
HouseandLutcher Theater.
nNov. 230, Thanksgiv-
ingDcor at TheW.H. Stark
House.
nNov. 14, TheQuiet
Man lectureonWilliam
HenryStark.
n
Lutcher Memorial
ChurchBuildingFirst Pres-
byterianChurch, 902Green
Ave., Orange. Tours onlyby
appointment at 9:30to11
a.m. or 1:30to3p.m. Mon-
daythroughFriday. Free.
(409) 883-2097.
Frances AnnLutcher
planned, erectedandpaid
for this distinctiveand
uniquebuildingthat was
constructedat theturnof
thecentury. Saidtobethe
first air-conditionedpublic
buildingontheNorth
Americancontinent, the
churchserves as amonu-
ment toLutchers husband,
HenryJacobLutcher, and
thefamilys contributions to
Orange.
Volunteers Erika Lessett and Kathleen Wilson play with
the sea animals in the Ocean Creatures Touch Tank at
the Texas Energy Museum in Beaumont
Great Food, Dance, Music, Friends & Fun!
D.J. Entertainment and Live Bands every week from
Wednesday to Saturday!
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15 early twentieth-century style buildings furnished with artifacts
depicting life in Beaumont during the Spindletop oil boom.
Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10-5, Sun. 1-5
On the campus of Lamar University Hwy 69 at University Drive Beaumont, Texas
409-835-0823 www.spindletop.org
An Afternoon of Fun for the Whole Family!
MuseuMs: Opportunities exist to learn about life, times of early SE Texas
n
HeritageHistoryMuseum
Of OrangeCounty, 110
Border St., Orange. 10a.m.
to4p.m. Tuesdaythrough
Friday. Weekendsbyap-
pointment. Admission$1.
(409) 886-5385.
Locatedinanoldlodge
hall, themuseumhas
artifactsandphotosdealing
withtherailroad, oil, timber
andshipbuildingindustries,
aswell astheAfricanAmeri-
canandIndiancultures.
n
HeritageHouseMuseum
Of Orange, 905W. Division
St., Orange. 10a.m. to4p.m.
TuesdaythroughFriday.
Weekendsbyappointment.
Admission$1. Special tours
canbearrangedbeginning
at 9a.m. (409) 886-5385.
HeritageHouse, aturn-
of-the-centuryhomebuilt
in1902byJ.O. Sims, depicts
aupper-middle-classhome
fromtheturn-of-the-century
tothe1940s. Its two-stories
areconstructedof primena-
tivepinewithafinishedattic,
balustradeporches, five
fireplacesandaslateroof.
n
CalabooseMuseum, FM
1013at Lavielle, Kirbyville.
10a.m. to3p.m. Wednesday
throughFriday. Free. Tours
byrequest. (409) 423-5397or
(409) 423-6216.
Aformer jail that was
built in1910, themuseum
housescollectionsfromthe
Kirbyvilleareaconsisting
of artifactsanddocuments
relatingtothecityscenten-
nial.
n
CliftonSteamboat Mu-
seum, 8727Fannett Road,
Beaumont. 9a.m. to5p.m.
Other timesbyappoint-
ment. Admission$5for
adults, $4for seniors55and
older andchildren6through
15. Groupratesavailable.
(409) 842-3162.
Themuseum, a
24,000-square-foot,
two-storybuildingwith
thethemeHeroes: Past,
Present andFuture,which
honorsmilitaryandcivilian
heroes. Permanent exhibi-
tionsincludeoriginal bronze
sculptures, NativeAmerican
art, andwildlifeandfrontier
paintingsbyfamousartists.
Thereisaspecial gallery
dedicatedtotheBoyScouts
that featureshistorical scout-
ingartifacts. Thecomplex
alsofeaturesseveral meeting
andbanquet facilitiesand
includesMoresisFoundry,
theHerculesClub, Clif-
tonRestaurant andDeli,
OHearnsPubandSEE-
MAXTheater.
n
JeffersonCountyHistory
Museum, locatedintheJef-
fersonCountyCourthouse,
1149Pearl St. 8a.m. to5p.m.
832-2308. Exhibitsare
changedmonthlytoreflect
facetsof countyhistory. It
alsocontainsaBlackHistory
section. Free.
n
TheKirby-Hill House
Museum, 210W. MainSt.,
Kountze. (409) 246-8000or
(409) 246-3107. Openfor
freetours10a.m. to3p.m.
WednesdaythroughFriday.
1to3p.m. Saturdayand
Sunday. Informal toursof
15to30minutesare$3for
adults, $2for seniorsolder
than65, and$1for students.
Thecost of aformal,
40-minutetour ishigher, and
lessfor groupsof 10or more
withreservations. Toursare
freeat SecondSundaySo-
cialsandat 11a.m. Fridays.
Built in1902byJames
L. Kirby, brother of lumber
baronJohnHenryKirby, the
Victorianmansionisbeing
restoredbytheKirby-Hill
HouseDivisionof theHar-
dinCountyArtsandEduca-
tionFoundation. Ondisplay
arefurnishings, pictures,
artifactsanddocumentsdat-
ingfrom1832.
n
BoomtownMuseum, off
U.S. 69(Cardinal Drive) at
University, ontheLamar
Universitycampus. 1to5
p.m. TuesdaythroughSun-
day. ClosedMondaysand
major holidays. Adults$2.50.
Childrenandthose60and
older $1.25. FreetoLamar
studentswithID. (409) 835-
0823.
GladysCityisamodern
reproductionof theearly
Spindletopoil boomtownfor
whichit wasnamed. Thesite
alsoishomefor theLucas
Gusher Monument, origi-
nallydedicatedin1941.
n
TexasEnergyMuseum,
600MainSt., Beaumont.
833-5100. 9a.m. to5p.m.
TuesdaythroughSaturday.
1to5p.m. Sunday. Adults
$2. Children6to12and
senior citizens$1. Freeto
school groupsandschool
toursandLamar students
withvalidID. Themuseum
featuresaseriesof exhibits
that demonstratethehistory,
scienceandtechnologyof
thepetroleumindustry.
n
Windmill Museum, 1500
BostonAve., Nederland. 1
to5p.m. Thursdaythrough
Sunday. Free. 722-0279.
DedicatedtotheDutch
settlersintheareabut not
limitedtothemtheWind-
mill servesasatributetoand
reminder of theheritageof
theseearlypioneers. The
museumalsohasartifacts
fromother nationalities.
n
HeritageVillageMuseum,
U.S. 190, Woodville. Gift
shopandmuseumopen9
a.m. to5p.m. dailyexcept
Thanksgiving, Christmas,
NewYearsEve, NewYears
DayandEaster. Toursadults
$4. Children$2. Restau-
rant open11a.m. to2p.m.
MondaytoFriday; 11a.m. to
8p.m. Saturday; 11a.m. to6
p.m. onSunday. (800) 323-
0389or (409) 283-2272.
HeritageVillageMuseum
offersauniquecollectionof
pioneer buildingsandarti-
factsof earlyTyler County.
Of particular interest
arethe1866Tolar Cabin,
bearingtheTexasHistorical
Commissionmedallion, a
workingblacksmithshop
andvillagejeweler. Prop-
ertiesincludethePickett
HouseRestaurant, featur-
ingcountrycookingserved
boarding-housestyle.
Themuseumstoreoffers
avarietyof history-related
countrycrafts. Thereare11.5
acresof BigWoodsNature
Trails. TheTyler County
HeritageSocietyownsand
operatesthemuseum.
Galleries
Art StudioInc., 720
FranklinSt., Beaumont,
featureslocal artists work. It
hasclassesandshowsopen
tomembersof thestudioas
well asnonmembers. It also
hostsbenefitsandparties.
nBeaumont Art League
BrownAndScurlockGallery,
2675Gulf St., Beaumont.
9a.m. to3p.m. Tuesday
throughFridayor byap-
pointment. Special tours
byrequest. (409) 833-4179.
Galleriesfeatureareaand
member artists worksin
showsandexhibits.
nTheCourtyardGallery,
1425Calder Ave., thehistoric
MildredBuilding. View-
inghours: 10a.m. to5p.m.
MondaythroughSaturday.
(409) 813-1212. It specializes
inworkbyareaartists.
nWilsonGallery, 2315
Calder Ave., Beaumont.
9a.m. to6p.m. Monday
throughSaturday. Free.
(409) 832-9909. Thegallery
featuresworksbylocal and
other Texasartists. The
galleryalsofeaturesoriginal
worksof art, antiques, deco-
rativeaccessories, imports,
potteryandmore.
Scot Meents hangs a painting by one of the late Lamar
University art Professor Jerry Newmans students in the
Dishman Art Gallery. A portrait of Newman is at right.
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Inanodetoof Southeast
Texas development, the
Museumof theGulf Coast
hasanimpressiveperma-
nent collectionof thehistory
andcultureof theregion.
Eachexhibit tellsatale.
nParkedinsidethemu-
seumlikeatimetravelers
groovyrideof theGulf Coast
isapsychedelic-painted
1965Porsche356CCabriolet
completewithday-gloflow-
ers, cartoonbutterfliesand
rainbows.
Thisiconiccar ispart
of thememorabiliafrom
theeraof JanisJoplin, an
outspokensinger whomade
her wayfromPort Arthur
tostardomwithboldsocial
statementsandsoulful rock
ballads.
Othershonoredinclude
BigBopper, GeorgeJones
andEdgar andJohnny
Winters.
nThemuseumalso
featuresamural entwining
thehistoryof theregionfrom
prehistorytothediscoveryof
oil, aswell asaccomplished
local athletesspanonewall
JimmyJohnson, Charles
BubbaSmith, R.C. Slocum,
BumPhillipsandothers.
nAbstract collages
paintedbynativesonRobert
Rauschenbergcapture
vibrant momentsinpop
culture, andadecorativearts
collectionisfeaturedinthe
JohnandGraceSnell Room.
MuseumOf TheGulf
Coast, 701FourthSt. at
Beaumont Avenue, Port
Arthur, (409) 982-7000, or
www.
museumofthegulfcoast.org
n
Youcant missit if youre
indowntownBeaumont: A
giant whitefirehydrant with
blackspots. Amovieprop
for thevideoreleaseof 101
Dalmatiansdonatedbythe
Walt DisneyCo. marksthe
spot of theFireMuseumof
Texas, 400Walnut, Beau-
mont, (409) 880-3927.
Dedicatedtopreserving
thehistoryof thefirefight-
ingserviceandeducating
newgenerationsabout fire
preventionandsafety, the
museumishousedinthe
headquartersbuildingof the
Beaumont FireDepartment,
whichisinafirestationbuilt
in1927. Viewvintagefire
engines, equipment and
memorabilia.
Tour highlightsinclude
the1909Aerial ladder truck,
the1856HoweHandDrawn
Pumper, the1931Light
TruckandtheGamewell
Call BoxAlarmSystemused
prior totelephones. Free.
n
Youcandiscover thestart
of theTexasoil industryat
theTexasEnergyMuseum.
Interactiveexhibitsshare
thehistoryof oil exploration,
productionandrefining.
Pushabuttonandrobots
representinghistorical
characterscometolifetotell
their storiesof theoil boom
inBeaumont. TexasEnergy
Museum600MainSt., Beau-
mont, (409) 833-5100.
n
If youreinascien-
tificmood, visit theEdison
Museumwher interactive
exhibitsdedicatedtothe
brilliant Americaninven-
tor ThomasAlvaEdison
arepackedintothislittle
museum.
It islocatedinthehis-
torical TravisStreet electrical
substationof EntergyCorp.,
next toEdisonPlaza, 350
PineSt., Beaumont, (409)
981-3089.
n
BoomtownMuseum, U.S. 69
at UniversityDrive, Beau-
mont, isamodernreproduc-
tionof theearlySpindletop
oil boomtownandhomeof
theLucasGusher Monu-
ment.
OpenTuesdaytoSatur-
day, 10a.m. to5p.m. and
Sunday1p.m. to5p.m.
Closedmajor holidays.
Admissionis$3for adults, $2
for seniors, and$1for chil-
dren6-12. (409) 835-0823.
n
At theArt Museumof
Southeast Texas, youcan
explorethecollectionof
paintings, sculptures, prints,
photographsandfolkand
decorativeartsof the19th,
20thand21st centuries.
Themuseumhasanem-
phasisonAmericanart, with
agrowingcollectionof re-
gional folkart. Art Museum
of Southeast Texas, 500Main
St., Beaumont, (409) 832-
3432or www.amset.org
n
TheDishmanArt
Museumonthecampusof
Lamar University, servesas
ateachingfacilityandcan
exhibit students work.
It holdsanimpressivecol-
lectionof paintings, prints,
photographs, sculpturesand
furniture. TheDishmanis
at 4400SouthMartinLuther
KingJr. ParkwayandLavaca
Street. (409) 880-8959or
www.lamar.edu
n
For sportsfansandhis-
torybuffs, theBabeDid-
riksonZahariasMuseum
paystributewithphotos
andmemorabilia, it tothe
hometownlegendwhowon
Olympicgoldandco-found-
edtheLadiesProfessional
Golf Association.
Locatedat 1750Interstate
10East, admissionisfree.
Hours: Sun.-Sat., 9a.m.-5
p.m., closedChristmasDay.
(409) 833-4622.
n
ThehistoricMcFaddin-
WardHouseandCarriage
Housewasthe1906Beaux
ArtsColonial stylehome
of W.P.H. andIdaCaldwell
McFaddin.
Thefamilyhadconsider-
ablewealthfromthecattle
business, ricefarmingand
milling, commercial real
estateandfur trapping.
McFaddinalsoownedpart
interest inlandwhereoil was
discovered.
TheMcFaddinhomewas
oneof anumber of grand
residencesbuilt bylocal ar-
chitect HenryConradMauer
intheearly20thcentury. It
featuredthemost advanced
electrical, water, heating,
andindoor plumbingsys-
temsof thetime.
In1919, theMcFaddins
daughter Mamiemarried
Carroll Ward, andthecouple
movedintothishousewith
her parents. Theylivedtheir
entirelivesthere, making
fewchangestothehouseor
itsdecor after 1950.
Thehistorichomeis
fullyrestoredwithoriginal
furnishings. Visitorscantour
twofloorsof this1906Beaux
ArtsColonial homeand
thegrounds, whichcover a
cityblockat 1906McFad-
dinAve., Calder Avenueat
ThirdStreet. Tolearnmore
or for reservations, call (409)
832-2134or www.mcfaddin
ward.org.
Themuseumalsofea-
turesmovienightsinAugust,
alectureseries, aspecial
Christmasexhibit, anda
summer daycampfor kids.
Guidedtoursof thehouse
arebyreservation10a.m. to
3p.m. TuesdaythroughSat-
urday. 1to3p.m. Sundays.
TheCarriageHouseisopen
for self-guidedtoursthe
samehours. Minimumage
for housetoursis8. Nomini-
mumfor CarriageHouse
tours. Full tour $3. Carriage
Houseonly$1. Activitiesat
theMcFaddin-WardHouse
arefree.
n
TheJohnJayFrench
Housewasbuilt bythe
leather tradesmanandearly
pioneer in1845. Thehouse
nowisamuseummain-
tainedbytheBeaumont
HeritageSociety. Featuring
GreekRevival architecture,
it was thefirst homebuilt
withmilledlumber instead
of logs.
Displayshowthedaily
pioneer lifeof theFrench
familyfromthetimeof the
Texas Republicthroughthe
Civil War, 1845-1865. The
Museums chronicle SETexas life, people, arts, artifacts
By The Enterprise
The Fire Museums fire
hydrant was part of a Walt
Disney Co. promotion.
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Hot lunches served daily
Beaumont is the largest
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has the largest selectionof
retail goods.
Where to shop
in Beaumont
Dowlen RoaD
shopping DistRict
Parkdale Mall
6155 eastex Freeway (409) 898-2222
parkdalemalltx.com
BBS Collection
4347 crow Road (409) 924-0202
Kitchen Koncepts
4338 Dowlen Road (409) 899-8668
Normans on Dowlen
4132 Dowlen Road
(409) 898-1340 (409) 898-0919
Mumsys
4036 Dowlen Road (409) 896-5656
Texas Kid Company
4026 Dowlen Road (409) 924-0505
La Tee Da Boutique
4004 Dowlen Road (409) 835-0202
Puppy Love
3939 Dowlen Road (409) 892-9663
Pappagallo
3350 Dowlen Road (409) 866-1917
Chicos
3195 Dowlen Road (409) 860-9763
Bath Junkie
3050 Dowlen Road (409) 898-8499
James Avery
3050 Dowlen Road (409) 860-4827
antiques & vintage
11th Street Market
2470 n. 11th st. (409) 898-2600
Act II Consignment Boutique
6342 phelan Blvd. (409) 866-3144
6342 phelan Blvd. (409) 860-4617
Art, Antiques and Stuff Gallery
3145 calder ave.
(inside suburban tv)
(409) 838-2271
Antique Mall of Beaumont
7880 college st. (409) 866-1985
Antique Mall of Lumberton
1181 south Main u.s. 96
(409) 755-3388
Burns Antik Haus
2195 calder ave. (409) 835-3080
Finders Fayre Quality Antiques
1485 calder ave. (409) 833-7000
Jans Antiques
103 s. 11th st. (409) 813-3320
Nells Antiques
2481 calder ave. (409) 832-9331
The Tattered Suitcase
2590 calder ave. (409) 832-4500
Boutiques & unique stoRes
Ashton House
6250 phelan Blvd. (409) 860-7233
Bandos Gift Shop
215 n. 11th st. (409) 212-8445
Bella Bella
5925 phelan Blvd. (409) 860-1924
Cantu Fine Jewelry
5905 phelan Blvd. (409) 866-5859
Ellis Pottery
3737 calder ave. (409) 839-8473
For Heavens Sake
4190 calder ave. (409) 898-3340
Gaudie & Co.
6025 phelan Blvd. (409) 860-4433
Genies Bridal
& Formal Boutique
2350 calder ave. (409) 833-2091
Gigis Childrens Boutique
6474 phelan Blvd. (409) 860-5810
Guitar and Banjo Studio
4381 calder ave.
(409) 892-8628
Jackies
6755 phelan Blvd. (409) 861-5762
The Joy Shop
4391 calder ave. (409) 899-2293
Flagship Mail Room
148 s. Dowlen Road
(409) 866-4643 (409) 866-6800
McManus Company
820 n. 11th st. (409) 833-4393
Nickolinas
1257west lucas (409) 896-2543
The Pink Chandelier
5905 phelan Blvd. (409) 225-5726
If its time to shop, we have retailers, boutiques you need
By The Enterprise Posh Baby
5955 phelan Blvd. (409) 860-3331
Purse Strings
6385 calder ave. (409) 866-9742
silver etc.
426 Dowlen Road (409) 866-1042
Spindletop Gladys City
Boomtown Museum - Gift Shop
u.s. 69 at university Drive
(409) 835-0823
Tuesday Morning
6410 phelan Blvd. (409) 866-4885
Urban Habitat
2405 calder ave. (409) 833-7417
Ya Ya Club Clothing Co.
414 Dowlen Road (409) 861-3341
westeRnweaR
Branding Iron
180 eastex Freeway (409) 892-5761
Cavendars Boot City
6185 eastex Freeway (409) 347-1770
Sams Western Stores
5090 college st. (409) 842-2625
Where to shop
in Groves
LincolnAvenueis the
nexus of theretail scene
inGroves. Therealsoare
twomalls wherestyles and
interests of all kinds come
together.
TheCourtyardCaf&Gift
Mall houses aneateryamid
60vendors offeringacces-
sories, antiques, clothing
andgifts- Afewsteps further
is MaisondAmis whereyou
canfindwomens fashions
at HannahBays Clothing,
art andjewelryat Kizmet
Studio&KoffeeBar, and
natural teas andbathacces-
sories at Herbal Insanity.
Finally, Snoopers Para-
dise, aspecialtyantiqueand
homeaccent store, is amust
see.
This boutiquehas alittle
somethingfor everyonebut
specializes infineEuropean
antiques, primarilyfrom
France, ItalyandBelgium.
Colorful anddiverse, the
storecarries superior
furnituredesigners suchas
MaitlandSmith, Theodore
Alexander, MargeCarson
andAlthorp.
TheAlthorpCo., fine
replicators of items from
Princess Dianas familys
ancestral homeinEng-
land, is genuinelyexclusive
Snoopers is theonly
Althorpretailer between
HoustonandBatonRouge,
La.
The Collection
4300 lincoln ave. (409) 963-0626
The Courtyard Cafe & Gift Mall
4321 lincoln ave. (409) 962-2850
Created Designs
4343 lincoln ave. (409) 962-5925
Eclectic Treasures
4300 lincoln ave. (409) 963-1313
Hannah Bays
4343 lincoln ave. (409) 962-3400
Herbal Insanity
4343 lincoln ave. (409) 963-3333
Jans Resale Boutique
4233 lincoln ave. (409) 962-1030
Kizmet Studio & Koffee Bar
4343 lincoln ave. (409) 962-9300
Merle Norman
4300 lincoln ave. (409) 962-2990
The Painted Porch
4311 lincoln ave. (409) 960-7998
The Redneck Store
4318 lincoln ave. (409) 962-6325
Shoogz on the Avenue
4316 lincoln ave. (409) 963-2800
Snoopers Paradise
5509 e. parkway (409) 962-8427
Where to shop
in Nederland
Locatedintheheart of
Nederland, BostonAvenue
is aquaint andcharming
street that boastssomeof the
best shoppinginthearea.
Bricksidewalks and
original woodboardstore
signs addtotherelaxed,
OldWorldambiance, and
cozyrestaurants aretucked
intouniquebuildings along
theway. Thearrayof stores
liningtheavenueoffers a
multitudeof items for every
shopper.
Spanningsixblocks,
BostonAvenueprovides
aperfect placetoenjoya
casual lunchandbrowsing.
Candle Cottage
1234 Boston Ave.
(409) 721-5018
The Classy Peacock
1100a Boston ave. (409) 729-3567
Danas Custom Jewelry
1135 Boston Ave.
(409) 722-0661
Desperite Housewivez
1204 Boston ave. (409) 722-2250
Elliots
1211 Boston ave. (409) 727-7702
Gaudie & Co.
1143 Boston Ave.
(409) 729-2700
Gaudie Couture
1140 Boston Ave.
(409) 729-2790
Holland House Antique
& Gift Mall
1205 Boston Ave.
(409) 721-9900
IZ Funky Resale
1123 Boston Ave.
(409) 729-4493
Juxtapose Inc.
1222 Boston Ave.
(409) 729-1538
The Kids Kloset
1144 Boston Ave.
(409) 729-2889
Maraist Tropical Fish
1215 Boston Ave.
(409) 722-2290
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lets go shopping: A shop for most every occasion heres your guide
Merle Norman
1114 Boston Ave.
(409) 729-4962
Nederland Frame Shop
1054 Boston Ave.
(409) 727-3698
Occasions
1229 Boston Ave.
(409) 729-8555
The Old Mercantile
Antique & Coop
1166 Boston Ave.
(409) 724-1886
The Patio
1223 Boston Ave.
(409) 729-3407
The Rustic Door
1344 Boston Ave.
(409) 722-6255
Setzers Hardware
1101 Boston Ave.
(409) 722-4633
Sew Much More
1336 Boston Ave.
(409) 853-4387
Thompsons Florist
1237 Boston Ave.
(409) 722-8038
Zandy Zoo Clothes & Shoes
1118 Boston Ave.
(409) 727-0800
other nederland stores
Babs Gift Express
2119 nederlandave. (409) 727-0090
Belly Button - A Kids World
2115 nederlandave. (409) 727-6918
Burketts Emporium
1517 s. U.s. 69 (409) 722-5111
Floral Creations & Gifts
1036 nederlandave. (409) 729-4777
Fred Miller Company
2808 nederlandave. (409) 724-1208
Heres 2 Holidays
1601 nederlandave. (409) 853-1980
Lets Party
1027 nederlandave. (409) 727-6047
Mollys Home Decor &Fine Gifts
3316 FM 365 (409) 853-4542
Nederland Jewelers
3308 FM 365 (409) 724-2045
Simply Chic
2907 nederlandave. (409) 722-2442
Texas Tees
3105 nederlandave. (409) 727-8260
Vacuum City
3320 FM 365 (409) 721-6760
Where to shop
in Port Arthur
Central Mall
U.s. 69 at FM 365 (409) 727-2109
centralmallportarthur.com
Gulf Breeze Shopping Center
4700 FM 365
Someways tohavefun
aresimplylabeledamuse-
ments. Theyincludemini-
turegolf parks andwater
parks. Manyaremorethan
that. Somecloseor reduce
hours after Labor Day. Here
aretheones locatedin
Southeast Texas.
MegaPlayUSA, abowl-
ingalleyandgamecenter
at 5300Regional Drive, Port
Arthur. (409) 722-8300or
MegaPlayUsa.net
CrossroadsBowling
Center, 4370DowlenRoad,
Beaumont. (409) 899-2695
CrossroadsBowlingCenter.
com
AdventureKingdom,
2952U.S. 69S., Lumberton.
Aminiaturegolf coursethat
alsofeatures bumper cars
andpaddleboats. (409) 751-
5464AdventureKingdom.
com.
ParadiseWaterPark,
4675U.S. 96South, Silsbee.
Anaquaticplaygroundthat
includes slides morethan
200-feet long, alazyriver,
andachildrens playarea.
(409) 385-7946or
PWofTexas.com.
BoomtownUSARVRe-
sort, 1495 Freeway Blvd.,
Rose City. Boomtown
USA has two waterslides,
a fishing area, a beach
and an RV resort. The
park has more than 100
RVsites, a bath house and
a laundromat. (409) 769-
5464.
boomtownUSA
RVRestort.com
Amusements are another way to enjoy SETexas
By the enterprise
For the latest on live music and local bars, check out
cat5 every Thursday in The Beaumont Enterprise.
The Shops at Port Arthur
8725 Memorial Blvd./U.s. 69
Two & Co. Boutique
8720 Central Mall drive
(409) 721-5040
Flagship Mailroom & Emporium
4700 FM 365 (409) 724-0474
Mardi Gras of
Southeast Texas Store
3830 FM 365 (409) 721-8717
Naomis Fashions
3433twin City highway (409) 963-3839
Park Central Crossing Shopping
8565 Memorial Blvd./U.s. 69
Tiffanys Fashion & Gifts
1600 ninth ave. (409) 985-8886
Where to shop
in Port Neches
The Cherry Tree Florist
1208 Port neches ave. (409) 722-4848
Dressin Up
1115 Port neches ave. (409) 729-7806
Joys Lagniappe
1303 Port neches ave. (409) 722-4023
Naanees Baubles & Bling
1311 Port neches ave. (409) 365-2651
Old Towne Flea Market
1216 Port neches ave. (409) 721-9690
The Yellow Rose
1303 Port neches ave. (409) 722-2265
BEST JEWELRY BEST JEWELRY
Thank You! Thank You!
101 Main
Vidor, Texas 77662
409-769-9592 cathycookjewelry.com
Cathy Cook, G.G.
GIA Graduate Gemologist
Cathy Cook Jewelry
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860-9811
Monthly Concert Dinners
Banquet Facilities
for up to 250 People
www.cajunfavors.com
860-9811
Monthly Concert Dinners
Banquet Facilities
for up to 250 People
www.cajunfavors.com
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SayLamar educationin
Southeast Texas, andyoull
havetobemorespecific.
Thereis Lamar Univer-
sity, locatedinBeaumont;
Lamar Instituteof Technol-
ogy, locatedadjacent toLU,
and; Lamar StateCollege-
OrangeandLamar State
College-Port Arthur.
AndaccordingtoaAu-
gust 2010studyconducted
bythenonprofit American
Council of Trustees and
Alumni tohelpparents and
students determinewhere
theyll get thebest for their
educationdollar, Lamar
Universityis inthetop16,
evenbetter thanHarvard
University. (Seewww.
whatwilltheylearn.com)
Lamar Universitystarted
in1923, with125students as
SouthParkJunior College.
ThenamechangedtoLa-
mar Collegein1932inhon-
or of MirabeauB. Lamar, the
Republicof Texas second
president andTexas Father
of Education.Intheearly
1940s, Lamar separated
fromtheSouthParkschool
district, whichhadcreated
thecollege, andmovedtoits
current location.
In1951, theschool be-
cameLamar StateCollege
of Technology, astate-sup-
portedfour-year institution,
thefirst junior collegein
Texas tomakesuchatransi-
tion. Lamar experienced
tremendous growthduring
the1950s and1960s inboth
thenumber of students and
of buildings oncampus.
In1970, it introducedits
first doctoral program. In
1971, thenamechanged
toLamar University. Also
inthe1970s, theuniversity
beganbranchcampuses
inPort Arthur andOrange.
Todaytheyrethetwo
independent Lamar State
Colleges.
Under theleadershipof
President James Simmons,
whotookofficein1999, La-
mar Universityhas experi-
encedsignificant growth.
Its addedfacilities toim-
provecampus life, attracted
generous donations from
alumni andfriends, brought
inprestigious research
grants toimprovescholar-
shipandteaching, and
repeatedlyset andbroken
enrollment records.
Lamar Universityis 1
of 27publicuniversities
nationallytheCarnegie
Foundationnamedan
educationdoctoral research
university; its Collegeof
Business andMBAprogram
is well regarded; thereare11
grant-fundedresearchcen-
ters intheTexas Centers for
TechnologyIncubationin
theCollegeof Engineering
and$13millioninresearch
fundingat Lamar University.
It evenrevivedfootball,
whichis inits secondyear,
after a21-year absence.
In any form, Lamar means education
By The Enterprise
Welcome to Fun for the Whole Family
Orange, Texas, a great place to visit.
For more information,
visit www.starkfoundation.org
Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, The W.H. Stark House, Stark Museum of Art and Lutcher Theater are programs of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation.
Rekindle Your Sense
of Wonder
www.shangrilagardens.org
Enjoy events for all ages, botanical
gardens, and an up-close viewof
wildlife and nature.
A Showcase of History
and Culture
www.whstarkhouse.org
Aunique opportunity for visitors
to tour a three-story, ffteen room
Victorian home built in 1894.
Incredible Events -
A World Class Experience
www.lutcher.org
A state-of-the-art, world class
performing arts facility presenting
a fantastic 2011-2012 season!
Explore Art of the
American West
www.starkmuseum.org
One of the fnest collections of
19th and 20th century Western
American art and artifacts.
With venues oering the best in art, culture, history and nature,
Orange, Texas has something for everyone in the family.
Experience the small town charm and world class culture
of Orange, Texas.

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