Next time you are in Madisonville, stop by the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum, where one of the most interesting displays is a collection of small-scale dioramas of Lighthouses around Lake Pontchartrain. The boats and the history of maritime activities around the lake is a central focus, but the land-based structures that kept those boats safe were the lighthouses. Imagine the stories these lakeside sentinels could tell.
Here are a few pictures of some of the dioramas.Click on the images to make them larger.
The New Canal Lighthouse
There's a story behind this one, but you have to visit the museum to read the descriptive card.
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