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Cane River National Heritage Area
Guided Tours
 
Brick Slave/Tenant Cabins at Magnolic Outbuildings Site, CRCNHP, Photo by John Lees
Photo by John Lees
Brick Slave/Tenant Cabins at Magnolia Site, Photo by John Lees
 
Front Street ironwork and hanging baskets, Photo by John Lees
Front Street, Photo by John Lees
Although there are no buses available within Cane River Heritage Area, tour groups arriving on chartered buses may choose from the following tour guides to enhance their experience while visiting in our special region. Contact information for guides listed below:

Buzzin’ with Betty Tours: Certified Travel Professional offering step-on guide services packages itineraries for motor coach tour groups, meetings, and conventions.
Call: 318/ 352-3774
Fax: 318/ 354-6586

Cane River Tours: Dinner cruises and boat rides on Cane River Lake. Seasonal. Call for times 318/ 458-4680 or visit www.redriverhouseboat.com

Fun Time Tours: Certified tour guide with 20 years of experience. Mother of the groom in the movie “Steel Magnolia” Specialized in Steel Magnolia Tours. Your group will be entertained. Lori Tate – 318/ 357-8744

Natchitoches Tours:  Vintage style streetcars, historic district and Steel Magnolia filming sites. Available for weddings and private parties. Pedal boats on Cane River Lake.
Call – 318/ 356-8687

Once Upon A Time Tours: Legends and Lifestyles in the Louisiana colony. Licensed guide. Contact – Vicki Martin at 318/ 357-8903

Real Scoop Tours: Certified Travel Professional offering step-on guide service and historic home tours.
Robert “Bobby” DeBlieux
Call: 318/ 352-5342 or 800/ 482-4276

Southern Carriage Tours: 700 block Front Street downtown historic district.
Daily 10AM until
Sun 12-4PM
Call: 318/ 356-TOUR

Tours by Jan: Offers complete receptive service for motor coach tours-step-on guide services in Historic Natchitoches and Cane River Plantation Country.
Contact: Jan Frederick, 318/ 352-2324
Oak Allee at Oakland Plantation, Photo by John Lees
Oak Allee
Although the oak allee was originally designed to function as a wind tunnel, its beauty is apparent
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Large sugar kettle used for processing sugar cane, Photo by NPS
Large Sugar Kettle
This iron kettle was used to process sugar cane for use on the plantation.
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Slave/Tenant Cabin at Oakland Plantation, Photo by John Lees
Oakland Plantation Slave/Tenant Cabin
Many descendants of enslaved people continued living in these structures into the 1960s.
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Creole cottage of Kate Chopin, Photo by John Lees  

Did You Know?
Kate Chopin House was the home of Kate Chopin, 19th-century feminist author. The Creole style cottage is a National Historic Landmark.

Last Updated: December 18, 2006 at 14:14 EST