Facts

For some little known and well know facts about Lake Pontchartrain, use the links on the right.

• 2nd Railroad in the U.S.
• Elvis was in the building...
• It wasn't originally the Bali Hai
• Jazz was born and bred on the Lake
• Longest continuous curve on U.S. rails
• Over 125 species of fish
• Submarine Races?
• The $10,000 fish
• The first movie in New Orleans
• The shortest-lived rail ferry services in Louisiana
• Women Lighthouse Keepers
• World's Longest Bridges
• Y.M.G.C. ROWING CLUB