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La Salle Odyssey Project

The Museum is proud to be a member of the La Salle Odyssey Project, a cooperative venture of seven Texas Gulf Coast museums. Each museum tells a segment of the story of French explorers in Texas, captained by Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, in their own unique way.

• Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History, Corpus Christi, Texas: Presents both the beginning and end of the La Salle Story
• Texana Museum, Edna, Texas : Meet the native Texans who watched the French come ashore
• Matagorda County Museum, Bay City, Texas : Discover the events the led to the recovery of the Belle, La Salle's ill fated ship.
• La Petite Belle, Palacios, Texas : The homeport of La Petite Belle. Built at half-scale, she is a fully functional seagoing vessel.
• Calhoun County Museum, Port Lavaca, Texas : Odyssey travellers will learn about French colonial Texas.
• Texas Maritime Museum, Rockport, Texas : Sailing to the New World in the 17th Century was a marvelous, but dangerous adventure.
• Museum of the Coastal Bend, Victoria, Texas : Presents the story of the first French settlement on Texas soil, Fort Saint Louis. MCB is the main site of artifacts from the Fort St. Louis archaeological excavation.

• Texas Historical Commission  Visit THC for information about the Belle and Fort St. Louis excavations.
• Texas Independence Trail : For more information on historical sites and heritage-based attractions, visit the Texas Independence Trail website.
• Texas Settlement Region : For more information about the La Salle Odyssey Project, visit the Texas Settlement Region website, or the websites of participating museums.