Stories Told by Those Who Loved the Camps.

A long time ago, about 100 years, there was a very big camp in Little Woods,near what is now Paris Avenue. It was called "The Rubie."
Elizabeth Crull (3rd grade)

As a teenager, my parents owned two camps in Little Woods
Carol Bandera

BOTH OF MY GRANDFATHERS TOLD ME THAT PEOPLE LIVED AND VACATIONED ALONG THE LAKE.

Fishing, really, has been a part of my family as long as I can remember
Henry Rocker

I remember the lakefront before there were subdivision homes built there.
Jane A. Gottschall
author of As Pistons Flew , So Turns the World

In 1958 Elvis Presley made a movie called King Creole.
Laura Sill (3rd grade)

In August of 1945 my uncle Jake Knower was finally coming home from the War
Meredith Knower Campanella

Michael Trahan had a camp on Lake Pontchartrain
Michael Trahan (4th grade)

My father and grandfather were very familiar with the camps.

One of the things (and there are too many to count) that makes New Orleans so unique and culturally rich is that we have the good sense to accept "the new" (when it fits our needs) while we love and embrace "the old".
Cathy Campanella