Historical Marker
Grand Isle, Louisiana
Grand Isle, Jefferson County · Louisiana
Kate Chopin spent summers on Grand Isle for more than a decade and set The Awakening, published in 1899, here. Fishing became the island's draw in the twentieth century: the Tarpon Rodeo, dated to 1928 in one account and 1933 in another, still runs, and a highway reached the island in 1931. Grand Isle State Park, where this marker stands, holds the only state-owned beach on Louisiana's Gulf Coast, and a Migratory Bird Festival begun in 1997 fills three days each April. A 1960 episode of Route 66 was filmed on the island.
Where it stands
29.26087, -89.95182 · Directions
More markers nearby
- Fort Livingston — 2.0 mi
- Grand Isle — 2.0 mi
- Leeville Cemetery — 16 mi
- Golden Meadow High School — 21 mi