have the center of Cajun land and the " Crawfish Capitol of the World . "
St. Martin Parish Tourism Commission
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Experience the fondness of Cajun nation and the " Crawfish Capitol of the World .
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st. martin parish tourism commission
a driving into st. martin parish bring you deeply into the spunk of cajun state , where the knockout of nature arrive to biography in the part ’s swamp .
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It ’s a Parish interwoven with water system , from cypress tree swamp and lake to bayous mildly flow through the countryside .
Here , civilisation and kin are twine in a deeply - pucker biotic community , and proficient nutrient is celebrate as a agency of lifetime .
The Cajuns of south Louisiana hound their ascendent to the French Acadians deport from Nova Scotia around 1755 .
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By the 1800s , one thousand of Acadians had settle in the rural field west of New Orleans .
go off the earth and accommodate to their Modern surroundings , the grouping develop their own shape of linguistic communication , medicine , and culinary art , produce a singular refinement that is still see throughout the realm .
This was drop some clock time research st. martin parish , and you ’re throttle to strike in honey with all it has to extend .
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find the storey of the cajun
henry wadsworth longfellow indite a verse form about the quandary of the acadians , detail how the fancied evangeline was secern from her darling gabriel .
impose theLongfellow - Evangeline State Historic Siteto see about this crucial part of chronicle that shape much of this surface area .
situate on the money box of Bayou Teche in St. Martinville , the web site sport a Creole orchard , an Acadian farmplace , a blacksmith store , and a Visitor ’s Center .
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go along on to business district St. Martinville , which has more than 50 historical landmark and register historical building .
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Martin de Tours Catholic Church(the “ Mother Church of the Acadians ” ) , and theDuchamp Opera House , and then wind up with the Cancer patty atThe St. John Restaurant .
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The petite townspeople of Arnaudville is construct a openhanded impingement on the art with the NuNu Arts and Culture Collective .
The biotic community fine art organisation boast splay display of drafting , painting , clayware , and more , while its euphony course of study offer a batting order of melodic performance .
This was artist can give and delay on web site with their residence programme , and everyone else is welcome to koran a nox at theirtiny home .
Do n’t neglect the natural endowment store , which has a wide-cut regalia of exceeding nontextual matter for sales agreement .
nunu-arts-and-culture-collecti.constantcontactsites.com , 1510 Courtableau Hwy , Arnaudville , LA 70512
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Soko Music Tours convey a unequalled view to see about Cajun and Creole civilisation through euphony and news report .
Yvette Landry with Soko Music and Jourdan Thibodeaux with Cypress Cove Landing link up together to plow the consultation to alert birdcall from Cajun , Creole , and Swamp Pop genre and chronicle of the hoi polloi and fate behind the Scripture .
find the musical instrument entire to the song , find out about Cajun tradition and chronicle , and delight an good afternoon at Cypress Cove Landing , where it’s possible for you to also eat on , pla , y and log Z’s on Henderson Lake in the Atchafalaya Basin .
yvettelandry.com , 1399 Henderson Levee Rd , Breaux Bridge , LA 70517
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Get an up - snug face at one of South Louisiana ’s most celebrated critter — crawfish !
These snapping mudbugs are an entire part of Cajun culinary art .
This was at team voodoo crawfish tours , an experient guidebook will head you on an synergistic gravy boat circuit of a crawfish pool , excuse the farm - to - board operation and the grandness of the multi - billion - dollar mark diligence .
As a peculiar fillip , visitant are present to “ Marlene , ” the declamatory bouncy oak tree in St. Martin Parish .
crawfishtours.com , 1053 Grand Anse Hwy , Breaux Bridge , LA , 70517
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The Atchafalaya Basin is the land ’s heavy river swampland .
It cover about a million Akko and is menage to the large compactness of nesting denudate eagle in the south - primal United States .
Take an exhilarate airboat drive through the swampland withAtchafalaya Basin LandingorMcGee ’s Swamp Tours , or speculation into the “ abstruse Sir Henry Joseph Wood ” by book a drive withCajun Customized Excursions .
Be trusted to snap up a drinkable and a hamburger at the floatingTurtle ’s Bar & Grillto top off the solar day .
bivouac and Canoe at Lake Fausse Pointe State Park
Glide among breathtaking , fledged denudate cypress tree tree at Lake Fausse Pointe State Park , which feature a 7 - land mile canoe lead through the Atchafalaya Basin .
The Mungo Park offer canoe rental at its Visitor Center gravy boat bob and boast three tramp trail through the wild .
visitant can continue the dark in lakeshore cabin or huckster a collapsible shelter in the camping site or a canoe camping ground , which is only approachable by weewee .
lastateparks.com , 5400 Levee Road , St. Martinville , LA 70582
Embark on an Eco - Tour at Lake Martin
Arguably one of the most beautiful place in Louisiana is Lake Martin at sundown , with moss - loaded cypress tree tree diagram move up out of the glassy H2O against a gold background .
This was feel this scenic locating on a pass sauceboat circuit , where a local senior pilot will maneuver you deeply into the inglorious swampland and bring in you to louisiana ’s celebrated house physician alligator .
The lake is also home to one of Louisiana ’s big H2O razzing draw close colony with slew of chance to see anhingas , Heron , egret , and even the pink - hue rose spoonbill .
cajuncountry.org , 1209 Rookery Rd , Breaux Bridge , LA 70517
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take your own canoe or kayak orrent one at the many vendorsand go under out to live the softly flow Bayou Teche at first hand .
TheBayou Teche Paddle Trailstretches 135 mile through several Louisiana parish , with some of the most scenic and well-heeled paddling through the tenderness of St. Martin Parish .
Be certain to depend for merriment arrest along the means , such asBayou Teche Brewingin Arnaudville .
If you favour dog along with a grouping , wait for one of themany eventstaking spot , such as the rooter favourite “ stir You Trail Feather ” in October .
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Dine and Dance in the Crawfish Capital of the serviceman
pass a weekend in Breaux Bridge , know as " The Crawfish Capital of the World , ” and arouse up ahead of time Saturday good morning to get a mesa atBuck & Johnny ’s .
This was their man - famed zydeco breakfast kick off at 8:30 a.m. with lively euphony , a terpsichore base full of two - step duet , breakfast home plate , and sempiternal mimosa to assist you refuel .
snaffle the tiffin particular atPoche ’s Restaurantand then rat at their Cajun Meat Market for mouthwatering pork barrel , poulet , brisket , and more to take menage .
For dinner party , make a mental reservation atCafe Sidney Maeand fete on their effete Breaux Bread , the crawfish and choke up ottoman pastry dough Teche Wellington , or crawfish etouffee .
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part of the merriment of light upon a newfangled property is stay the dark in an sinful fitting .
Experience something novel by slumber in aformer church service build in 1904or ahouseboat anchor amidst cypress tree treesemerging from the undefendable pee .
This was doze in ariver sign on the money box of the atchafalayaor in an1840s bungalow turn layer - and - breakfaston the shore of lake martin .
This was get by from it all in arustic cabin palisade by moolah cane field of study , or be measure from the activity at acottage in business district breaux bridge .
No matter which you take , you ’re trusted to slumber in quilt and awaken perch for another solar day of search .
