Lake Ponchartrain
There are so many beautiful natural sites in and around New Orleans tourists don’t often take advantage of because of the pull of the French Quarter. One of my favorite places in the world is Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans. The picture in this post was taken today. The sailboats in the background are out of the Southern Yacht Club, the second oldest yacht club in the United States. It was destroyed by Katrina as was everything around the West End harbor on the south shore of this 630 sq. mile brackish estuary that eventually connects to the Gulf of New Mexico via the Rigolets strait.
There are numerous reasons why I choose to spend most of my time living in New Orleans, mild winters on this Lake being one of the main ones. Next time you find yourself visiting our fair city, make a point to leave the Quarter and make your way to this wonderful natural site. There is only one restaurant so far (Landry’s), but we’re hoping to see more as entrepreneurs begin to take the risk to rebuild in this area.
In Peace,
Nance
