Description Pleasure seekers have visited Lake Pontchartrain destinations for more than two centuries.
Join author Catherine Campanella for a fascinating look back at the camps, restaurants and amusement parks Lost to nature, neglect and changing times..
Entertainment included the contortionist "Happy Frog" Holman, the Great Wallendas and Armand Piron\'s Jazz Orchestra.
Milneburg was home to a noted hotel and bathhouses, while Mandeville was a popular spot to escape the heat.
From grand Resorts like the Pontchartrain Hotel to simple camps at Little Woods, these shores welcomed visitors by steamboat and train to dance, dine, drink and gamble.
Description Pleasure seekers have visited Lake Pontchartrain destinations for more than two centuries
