EVENTS
Moments that Made U.S.
Exhibit Opening September 5, 2026 10:00AM
The exhibition looks back across centuries and highlights both challenging and celebratory times from the colonial era to more recent generations. The exhibition explores five themes drawn directly from the Declaration of Independence:
Created Equal; Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness; Free and Independent States; Consent of the Governed; and We Mutually Pledge.
The featured moments from American history inspire curiosity about the
events that shaped the nation. They remind us that our story was never inevitable, we shaped it at every turn.
Monarch Migration Programs
October 16, 2026 11:00 AM
October 25, 2026 2:00 PM
Fall monarchs use the Texas coast as a fuel stop on a trip they have never flown before to Mexico. Scientists use numbered tags to track the journey.
Join Aransas Pathways and the Aransas County History Center for a one-hour monarch tagging program in the Center’s certified waystation garden. Texas Master Naturalist D’Ann Williams will walk the labeled beds (host vs. nectar), show the life cycle, and tag a wild monarch if one is on the flowers — or practice the official Monarch Watch method on a sample Monarch if the sky is empty. Either way, you leave knowing how our coastal yard becomes part of their big migration.
Two identical sessions — come to the one that fits your schedule:
Friday, October 16 • 11:00 a.m.
Sunday, October 25 • 2:00 p.m.
History Center for Aransas County - 801 E. Cedar St., Rockport
Fulton Harbor Nature &b Heritage Walk
Choose a 5k or 10k route and enjoy this noncompetitive walking experience at your own pace.
Sunday, October 17, 2026
Starting Point:
Fairfield Inn & Suites Rockport
2950 Business Highway 35 North
Rockport, TX 78382
Start anytime between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon.
All walkers must finish by 4:00 p.m.
Reserve your place:
https://www.eventbrite.com/.../ava-americas-walking-club...
Presented by the Rockport Trailways Club as part of Aransas Pathways’ Pathways in Motion trails programming and sanctioned by the American Volkssport Association—America’s Walking Club.
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PROGRAMS
PLANT EXCHANGE
**Programs will be held on Sunday afternoons at 2:00 PM unless otherwise noted**
​​September 5, 2026: **10am**
Eric Koenig SFC E7 (RET): "The American Watch: 250 Years of Defense, Deterrence, and Stability"
Charles Parker CW4 (RET): "Creation of the Armed Forces: Founders vs. Today"
​​September 27, 2026:
Pam Stranahan "Aransas Pathways at 15- Walks, Kayaks, Birds & History"
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Please stay tuned to our socials and website for speaker information not listed.​
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Meets at the center the 1st Saturday of each month from
10a-12p... bring a plant take a plant.
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