Category Archives: History
George Washington Carver Museum & Tuskegee Institute
December 10, 2018 This was an amazing man. Born a slave; Small in size; Frail and sickly; Black when it wasn’t good to be black with all the added hurdles and hardships that came with it. And yet, he left … Continue reading
Battle or New Orleans – Chalmette, Louisiana
December 2, 2018 I want to clear up some misconceptions about this battle. These were “facts” I had been taught way back when I was in elementary, junior high, and high school. First, the Treaty of Ghent that formally ended … Continue reading
New Orleans Museums
December 1 & 5, 2018 New Orleans is OLD. It is also an incredible melting pot that took all different cultures and blended them up into something new while retaining enough of each of the old ones to maintain an … Continue reading
New Orleans Sightseeing
December 1-6, 2018 Musical Legends Park / Bourbon Street / Canal Street Tours Hop On – Hop Off – We opted to buy the three day pass on the hop on-hop off bus. We enjoyed the tours and the narration … Continue reading
New Orleans – overview
November 30 – December 6, 2018 What a week it was! We decided we don’t really like cities but we LOVED New Orleans. It has great music, awesome food, lots of history and so many things we wanted to do … Continue reading
Jefferson Island & Rip Van Winkle Gardens
November 29, 2018 When we arrived we were greeted by the resident peacocks. One even posed for us on the roof of the welcome sign. Given the time of year (late November) we were not surprised that few plants were … Continue reading
New Iberia, KOC Kampground, Konriko Rice Mill
November 27-29, 2018 New Iberia This is a small town along Bayou Teche (teche means snake so basically it is Snake River). They have a small old town main street near the river but the spot we enjoyed the most … Continue reading
Acadian Culture Center, Lafayette Visitor Center, Cajun Food, and Frog City RV Park
November 23, 2018 Acadian Culture Center THIS is where you find out what all this Acadian, Cajun, and Evangeline stuff is. It is ALL OVER this area. Roads, buildings, billboards, company names… you name it, it has Cajun, Acadian or … Continue reading
Vermilionville
November 21, 2018 The original Vermilionville was named for the Vermilion that grew wild in this area. It was the first town built by the Acadians when they relocated here. The town was later renamed Lafayette. The Vermilionville that we … Continue reading
Cane River Creole NHP
November 18, 2018 Cane River Creole National Historic Park consists of two plantations – Oakland Plantation and Magnolia Plantation – separated by about 10 miles. We visited both. How could we not? At each location they have nice maps with … Continue reading
Spirit of the Woods 