St. Martinsville is famous as the place where the characters in Longfellow’s Evangeline met. In downtown there is the Evangeline oak, which is reported to be the most photographed tree in the country.
The first Louisiana state park was the Evangeline-Longfellow Park where they have a museum and old homestead. While talking with one of the employees, who was dressed in period appropriate clothing, he expressed that his may be the best job because everyone who is there to see the park is there because they want to be so everyone is happy and friendly. Makes a lot of sense.
There was a local craft show/farmers market at the park and I spoke with a couple vendors who had bird houses and some nice wood boxes, bowls and turned vases.
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