Saturday, September 29, 2012

Sam Houston Jones State Park, Lake Charles, LA

We are staying through Sat. Sept.29th at the Sam Houston Jones State Park.  It is located about 2 miles north of Lake Charles, Louisiana. 

This little guy was window peeping.

Critters of Lake Charles, Louisiana

Lizards, turtles and gators, oh my!
 

The Charpentier District

National Register of Historic Places



One of the more modest homes

More than 40 blocks of hundreds of turn-of-the-century buildings of mixed styles with turrets, towers, richly carved gables, shingling, sunbursts and fans, leaded glass, and extensive "gingerbread" dripping from the porches and railings.  A mix of grand houses, public buildings and smaller working-class homes, the Charpentier (French for "carpenter") District stands in homage to the carpenter-architects who freely designed as they built, creating a unique lake Charles-style. 

With direct access to the gulf, Lake Charles is rich in history


Raining here since 8:00 last night and not ending til tomorrow.  Looks like a trip to the mall today.

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