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A Port Aransas Gift That Remembers the Island

The ferry, lighthouse, and Coffee Waves connect a coastal keepsake to real visits.

In this story
  1. See the finished mug
  2. A gift idea with a real place behind it
  3. The shop and the coffee

Coffee Waves invited this mug after our Corpus Christi collaboration. The ferry and Lydia Ann Lighthouse give visitors concrete moments to remember, and a note about a trip makes the mug a more personal gift than an island name alone.

The Port Aransas mug showing its hand-drawn local artwork
Details from the Port Aransas mug.
Artist Ashley Ann’s hand-drawn process for The Port Aransas Mug
The Port Aransas artwork taking shape.

See the finished mug

Explore the artwork and find current shop information on The Port Aransas Mug page. The mug is carried through Coffee Waves; please check the mug page or contact the shop before making a special trip.

A gift idea with a real place behind it

Port Aransas Ferry and Lydia Ann Lighthouse give this design two points to recognize on a return visit. For someone who knows Port Aransas through trips rather than an address, pair the mug with a note about a particular stop or a plan to go back. It keeps the gift tied to an experience instead of a generic destination.

The shop and the coffee

Coffee Waves says Nordaggio’s roasts its coffee beans weekly; the café also makes gelato. That distinction matters: the Port Aransas shop is a coffee and gelato stop, while Nordaggio’s handles the roasting. A mug and coffee from the shop can recall both the island and the place that carries Ashley’s artwork. Read Coffee Waves’s own story for its current coffee offerings.

Soli Deo Gloria,Ashley Ann’s handwritten signature

Ashley Ann

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