Vaquero Skills at the Aransas County Community Center
Sat, March 08, 2025
Aransas County Community Center
302 N. Live Oak St
Rockport, Tx 78382
Join us at the Smithsonian: Museum on Main Street from 10am-12pm!
Join rangers from Goose Island State Park to get a hands-on experience of what it was like to be a Vaquero, the first Texas cowboys! Learn skills such as cattle roping, campfire cooking, and branding. This living history camp will make you feel like you’ve stepped back into the 19th century. Bring your best cowboy boots and be ready to try new skills!
Where: Aransas County Community Center, 302 N. Live Oak St, Rockport TX 78382
When: 10:00am-12:00pm
Cost: FREE. Enjoy the rest of the Smithsonian exhibit for its last weekend!
More Details: The Smithsonian Museum on Main Street is bringing its exhibit, Crossroads: Change in Rural America, to Rockport. This thought-provoking exhibition explores the dramatic shift in the U.S. population, where rural residents decreased from about 40% in 1900 to less than 18% by 2010. Although rural areas make up the majority of the U.S. landmass, their populations have dwindled, sparking concerns about the future of small towns. The exhibit invites communities to reflect on these changes and how, despite the challenges, rural America continues to innovate and thrive. It highlights how economic resilience and cultural uniqueness can drive future growth and revitalization.