06/17/2024
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As the official start of summer nears, the five waterfront towns that comprise The Northshore in Louisiana offer plenty of ways to stay cool. Located just 40 minutes north of New Orleansโ French Quarter, The Northshore has been a favorite getaway since the 1880s, when visitors started being drawn to its picturesque towns, fragrant loblolly pines, relaxed environment, and deep-spring water that was believed to cure ills and calm nerves. Here youโre never more than 15 minutes away from a source of water, including Lake Pontchartrain, the Tchefuncte or Bogue Falaya rivers, and Cane Bayou. So โฆ grab your sunscreen, don your favorite swimsuit or sundress, and choose which water adventure will best help you explore the coolest place in Louisiana, The Northshore.
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ: With so much water, itโs only natural that The Northshore has not one, but two sandy beaches. One is located in Fontainebleau State Park, the stateโs most-visited park, and the other is in the town of Slidell. Fontainebleau even offers an all-terrain track wheelchair so visitors with limited mobility can enjoy the sand.
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ถ๐๐ต: Louisiana is the redfish capital of the world, and youโll find no shortage of the species on The Northshore โฆ or fishing charters to reach them, for that matter.
Angling Adventures of Louisiana in Slidell is so confident that youโll catch a fish that they claim, โNo fish, no pay.โ If youโve got a sense of adventure, join Wicked Fishing Charters Mandeville for a โkraken huntโ to search for the monsters of Lake Pontchartain. This primarily catch-and-release adventure will target alligator gar, bull redfish and bull sharks.
๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐: The Northshore recently welcomed two new self-guided kayak experiences. Bayou Adventure offers paddling rental kiosks inside Fontainebleau State Park, and locally-owned ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐จ ๐๐ค ๐๐๐๐ช๐ญ delivers kayak rentals anywhere in St. Tammany Parish. If youโd prefer a guided paddle, Canoe & Trail Adventures has been servicing The Northshore for more than 45 years and offers both daytime and twilight-hour wetland tours.
๐ฃ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐: The Tchefuncte River in Madisonville provides the ideal conditions for a leisurely cruise. Captain Mike Jones with Louisiana Tours and Adventures offers experiences that include bayou history tours, a sunset cruise to the Madisonville lighthouse, a gator adventure, and other customizable excursions. Tchefuncte River Charters offers two-to-three-hour cruise charters on its 26-foot Fat Bottom Girl.
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น: In Mandeville, Delaune Yacht Brokerage & Sailing Charters offers private sailing charters for up to six passengers for midday or sunset sails on a 42-foot yacht.
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ป: If you prefer to cool down on land, each of The Northshoreโs towns offers splash pads for kids and adults alike. New this year, the maritime town of Madisonville has introduced a new splash pad as part of a playground that also includes a tugboat for kids to climb and play on.
๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐: An activity that makes you know youโve truly been to Louisiana is a swamp tour, and no one does it better than Cajun Encounters Tour Company. Based in Slidell, theyโll take you out on a two-hour guided experience to learn the history, folklore and ecology of Honey Island Swamp. The tour company shows the swamp without impacting the environment or its diverse species, which include alligators, wild boars, racoons, a variety of birds and other creatures.
