Galveston on the Road To Recovery
GALVESTON, TEXAS - For days, forecasters watched as Hurricane Ike honed in on the Texas coast. All along the Gulf, residents and merchants boarded up windows and heeded the mandatory evacuation order to escape to higher ground. Ike slammed into Texas in the wee hours of September 13, bringing with it hours of screaming winds and torrential rains. When the storm blew out and the sun finally came up, the devastation in left in its wake was like nothing seen in this part of Texas since the Hurricane of 1900.
This is not a story of a storm. It’s a story of the people who refused to let wash away their dreams, even as it took their homes and businesses. This is a story of Galveston. This is a story of survival.
February in Galveston means one thing: Mardi Gras. For weeks leading up to big celebration, preparations are made all over the Island: you’ll hear the sounds of banging and clanging as floats for the parade are built, you’ll read stories about the costumes and Krewes expected to take part, caught up in the spirit of the moment, you’ll clamor for tickers to the parties.
