Evangeline Oak Park

Looked like they were doing some work around the park and the areas were taped off. However, did get some pictures of the beautiful 400+ year old oak tree and her daughter Belle Marie just as grand. As well as walked around on the grass to see the Longfellow bust and view the gazebo from afar. Now I have to read this Longfellow poem of the same name which is apparently over 100 pages long. Leaning poems can be epically long. Lol

So pretty here, lots of space to walk around and tons of views. My name is Evangeline so it was very cool to get to see the tree and read the story I was named after. 🫶🏼

Always beautiful I'm also including some photos of an historical spot just a few miles away that I have never been to before

To quote Longfellow: THIS is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks, Bearded with moss, and in garments green, indistinct in the twilight, Stand like Druids of eld, with voices sad and prophetic, Stand like harpers hoar, with beards that rest on their bosoms. Loud from its rocky caverns, the deep- voiced neighboring ocean 6 Speaks, and in accents disconsolate answers the wail of the forest. This is the forest primeval; but where huntsman? are the hearts that beneath it Leaped like the roe, when he hears in the woodland the voice of the Where is the thatch-roofed village, the home of Acadian farmers- Men whose lives glided on like rivers that water the woodlands, Darkened by shadows of earth, but reflecting an image of heaven? Waste are those pleasant farms, and the farmers forever departed! Scattered like dust and leaves, when the mighty blasts of October Seize them, and whirl them aloft, and sprinkle them far o'er the ocean. 7 Naught but tradition remains of the beautiful village of Grand-Pre. Ye who believe in affection that hopes, and endures, and is patient, List to the mournful tradition still sung by the pines of the forest; List to a Tale of Love in Acadie, home of the happy.

We enjoyed seeing the legendary 500 year-old Evangeline oak and the view of Bayou Teche. Visiting the museum next door, we learned that you can reserve the gazebo between the Evangeline oak and the bayou for weddings.

On the banks of the bayou, this little park offers you some info about the poem "Evangeline, " as well as a cool, shaded respite from the Louisiana heat. This is a must-see stop if you are in St. Martinville. That tree is some big! There's also a wooden promenade you can walk down to get a better look at the bayou. Or if you want to sit, there are several benches in the park

Me and my Husband got married by a Justice of the Peace here 💕 its q beautiful area to make memories and even do a small photo shoot as well. Definitely visit and make your own memories

Pretty and scenic, full of history. The tree pictured is not the Evangeline Oak. That was in the town of St. Martinsville.