Louisiana Lake Charles is located in a place that is sometimes called the "Ozernaya Territory". The city is famous not only for its abundance of water, but also for its culinary delicacies, rhythm and blues, the games industry and many events throughout the year - around 75 festivals take place here, from the bright Mardi Gras to the pirate festival. Lake Charles is conveniently located halfway between New Orleans and Houston, so there are always enough tourists here, and thanks to a fairly large university - and the youth.
How to get to Lake Charles
The Regional Airport of Lake Charles receives flights from United Airlines from Houston, as well as the American Eagle "From Dallas. In addition, you can get to Lake Charles by the Amtrak train and the Greyhound bus from Houston, Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
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A little history
Lake Charles was officially recognized as a city in 1861 . and named Charleston, but six years later the name ceased to seem so suitable and the city was renamed . In 1910 . The Great Fire destroyed much of Lake Charles, but the city quickly recovered and continued to grow throughout the 20th century . The economic recovery was observed here in the post-war years thanks to the petrochemical industry . And although later the population decreased somewhat, in whole m Lake Charles can not be called provincial: with the industry here is still the order .
Entertainment, excursions and attractions Lake Charles
The largest city museum is Imperial Kalkasyo. Here is a collection of historical artifacts, as well as a gallery with an exposition dedicated to culture and art. Oak Sallyer, which grows on West Salier Street, behind the museum, is almost 400 years old. He is considered the third oldest oak in Louisiana.
- Take a picture of the "pirate" ship on the lake.
- Find the sculptured alligators in downtown - something like a totem of the city.
- Look at the woven analogues of the dolls in the museum "Kalkasyo". The principle of operation is the same, but these "dolls" were made by slaves on the basis of baskets from the vine.
- To join the culture of the cacheunas in the south of Louisiana - through the local cuisine and music.
The destroyer Orlek, where the Naval Museum is now open, faith and truth served from 1945 to 1982, taking part in the Korean and Vietnamese wars. Then the ship was sold to Turkey, but after the final write-off was returned to the US in 2000. The ship suffered when the hurricane Rita flew to Texas in 2005, and after rebuilding in 2010 relocated to Lake Charles. Today it can be viewed with a group excursion
The name of the historic district of Charpentier is translated from French as "carpenter". This name was given to the district because of Victorian-style houses that can still be seen here. Mostly the buildings date back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In Charpentier is the Central School of Arts, which opened an art gallery of African American art and the Mardi Gras Museum. In the latter, the largest collection in the American South, associated with the carnival, including a variety of costumes, was built.
In the pretty building of the old Town Hall, rebuilt in 1911 after a fire, the center of culture and art is now open. Every month, new temporary exhibitions are arranged here on three floors. Here is the farm market. Another center of fine arts is on the campus of the State University McNeus, which was opened in 1939
The city is likely to be of interest to gamblers as well . In 2005 . there was opened a huge casino hotel L'Auberge du Lac . In a hotel with a recognizable architecture that is well visible from afar and especially impressive in the evening illumination, almost 1000 rooms, and every month it is visited by 400 thousand . person . In addition to a casino on the territory of almost 100 hectares there is a golf course, a spa, swimming pools with artificial river for swimming and an Asian restaurant . All about a half-dozen large casinos in Lake Charles, and Americans come here almost from half the country - after all, in the vast majority of states, gambling is outlawed .
Bridge I-10 was built in 1962 and differs in steepness : its central fragment rises sharply up as much as 40 m. On the bridge it is necessary to go slowly to estimate the cast iron pistols that adorn the railings throughout the construction. Another recognizable city bridge is named after the creator, Israel LaFleur, and looks like a peculiar loop with a length of 2600 m.
The northern beach of Lake Charles is the only natural inland beach of the region. In addition, it is very close to highway I-10. Here, vacationers are waiting for volleyball nets, picnic tables and a view of the whole lake. The water in it is not the purest, but in principle you can swim. Along the northern and eastern shores of the lake stretches the memorial park of veterans - Bord-du-Lac. There are signs that tell about the history of Lake Charles, gazebos for rest, geese for aesthetics (and feeding) and horse-drawn carriages for skiing.
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Events Lake Charles
The most famous and major event in the city, where almost every weekend is a holiday, is Mardi Gras. The tradition of carnival began in 1882, when King Mardi Gras, Momos, moored his yacht at the beginning of Puyo Street. During the two world wars, interest for the holiday has faded away, but since then the tradition has revived in all its splendor and splendor. Today about 150,000 spectators come to the parade every year
Smuggling days are a twelve-day annual festival that is held in the first two weeks of May. At the festival, you can try a lot of Cajun dishes and have fun at a variety of events and shows. The holiday traditionally begins with the "seizure" of the city by pirates Jean Lafitte, who force the mayor to walk on the board. Every year, about 200 thousand people come to see it.
Other events Lake Charles is the Martin Luther King Festival, Livstock Rodeo, African American Festival, Horticulture Festival, Lobster Festival, Asian-American Festival, Cajun Music Festival and cuisine, just a festival of music and cuisine, art fest, autumn fest ... It's almost impossible to list everything.