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Maison Madeleine
Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, United States · Independent · Near Luxury
Maison Madeleine is an 1840s French Creole cottage on Lake Martin, one of fewer than fifty surviving nineteenth-century Creole houses in the Acadiana parishes and listed on the National Register. Owner Madeleine Cenac moved it in 1997 from the Vermilion River near Perry and opened the bed and breakfast in 2005. Walls are bousillage, mud and Spanish moss, with an exterior stair to the upstairs suite. The lake holds one of North America's largest wading-bird rookeries. Intimate supper-club dinners are staged in the house.
- Opened 2005
About Maison Madeleine
- The cottage dates to about 1840, was moved to Lake Martin from the Vermilion River near Perry in 1997, and has been a B&B since 2005.
- It is one of fewer than fifty surviving nineteenth-century French Creole houses in Acadiana and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Construction includes bousillage walls (mud and Spanish moss) and an exterior staircase to the second-floor suite; Lake Martin is a major wading-bird rookery.
History
The main house is a circa-1840 French Creole cottage relocated in 1997 from property on the Vermilion River near Perry, Louisiana, to the shore of Lake Martin in St. Martin Parish. Madeleine Cenac restored it and opened Maison Madeleine as a bed and breakfast in 2005. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Experiences
- Annual Roseate Spoonbill, Egret and Heron migration viewing — Visitors travel to witness the annual migration of Roseate Spoonbills, Egrets and Herons that nest and breed each February through June.
- Swamp tours — Tour guides usher tourists year round through primordial swamp to observe alligators, wildlife, flora and fauna on Lake Martin.
- Kayaking, nature photography and birding on Lake Martin — Lake Martin is described as a premier destination for kayakers, nature photographers and birding enthusiasts.
Amenities
- Tour guides take visitors through the swamp year round
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