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                    DOWNTOWN GALvESTON IS A FANTASTIC PLACE TO FIND
                UNIQUE ITEMS FOR THAT SPECIAL PERSON OR EvEN yOURSELF.
                 HERE IS A BRIEF LIST OF ISLAND SPECIALTIES THAT WILL HELP
                    yOU MAkE THE MOST OF yOUR SHOPPING ExPERIENCE.

                                                                                         HIGHscHool GRaDuatIon GIfts
                                                                                         If your graduate is headed to college
                                                                                       consider something unique that they will
                                                                                       use such as the Dorm Dining gift and the
                                                                                               Dorm Essentials gift.
                                                                                                 Betsy by Design
                                                                                           2422 Mechanic • 773.727.4204







                custoM HanDMaDe Metal aRt
                Haitian’s hand draw the designs, then
                 hammer and chisel to create these
                 amazing works of metal art out of
                       55-gallon oil drums.
                            Bel Pri
                 2226 Strand - 110A • 409.443.5200        Galveston HIstoRy
                                                      “Lost Restaurants of Galveston’s
                                                    African American Community” by the
                                                   Galveston Historical Foundation features
                                                   restaurants owned by African Americans   spaRklInG RHInestone tuMbleRs
                                                    living in Galveston in the early to the   Covered in 8,000 heat-pressed
                                                            mid-20th century.           rhinestones, these 20 oz double-walled
                                                           The Naked Mermaid            stainless-steel tumblers are shatter and
                                                       2113 Postoffice • 409.762.3300   sweat-proof. Great Mother’s Day gift.
                                                                                               Tina’s on the Strand
                                                                                            2326 Strand • 409.762.6816


                                                                                           love Is pRoject bRacelets
                                                                                       These beaded and hand-woven bracelets
                 oxIDIzeD coppeR butteRflIes                                           are made by fair-trade female artisans in
               Hand tooled pure copper mounted atop                                     Bali. They feature an adjustable pull-tie
                 charred wood-stained 9.25” x 9.25”                                     closure and a dainty Love Is Project tag
               mount board, each butterfly has its own                                        made of beautiful brass.
                special qualities, and no two are alike.                                            Patch Co                       Courtesy images
                         Santa Fe Trail                                                     2111 Strand • 409.220.3148
                    2217 Strand • 409.762.7511

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