Welcome to Big Blend Radio's third Tuesday Go to Nicodice Show where we explore what you can experience in the state of Louisiana's oldest city. Hey everybody, welcome to our third Tuesday Go to Nicodice Show. We're talking about the oldest settlement in the state of Louisiana. Also the oldest city, though, when you go to Nicodice, it does not feel like a city. It is not as super friendly. It is an amazing historic downtown and it is part of the Cane River Heritage area, National Heritage area. It is also home to the Cane River Creole National Historical Park. It is part of the El Camino de las Tejas National Historical Trail and is also home to Melrose Plantation. So many museums, so many historic sites, an amazing cemetery, beautiful bed and breakfast and historic bed and breakfast. So hey, of the filming location of Steel Magnolias and many other movies, so you've just got to go and the meat pie, right? So today we're going to be focusing on some of the cultural, historical and traditional roots of Louisiana because, again, this is the oldest settlement. We're going to be celebrating French, Spanish, African, Native American and Creole cultures today. We're excited to have Nicole Connell back on the show from Nicodice and go to Nicodice.com. It's N-A-T-C-H-I-T-O-C-H-E-S dot com and I think I pronounced that right. Did I do it okay, Nicole? Because I even bit my tongue, so you've got a thick tongue today. Yeah, you got it. I know saying that I'm all like, don't bite your tongue again. I've had to bite my tongue a lot lately. I don't know why, but listen, that can happen when you get excited about meat pies. So talk about traditions and cultural roots. Let's start with the meat pie, shall we? We should. So I think, yeah, tell us about that. We're wrapping up our meat pie festival as we speak as we were cooking. So I hope the loud music in the background doesn't interfere, but with that live music and it's all surrounding our meat pie, which is our signature dish, if you will. So we are meat pie heavy around here today. And it's a state food, and in fact, we have even the recipe on our site. I think you even have it on your website, nakodesh.com. And there's a festival every September, and so you all have to go next year and start planning. Yeah. But you can get meat pies and like, I don't know a restaurant that doesn't serve them. You can get them at gas stations, like the French Market Express that we always talk about. But this, it doesn't the meat pie kind of like a legend has it started with the indigenous people, right? And then the creoles added and everybody started adding into this meat pies. So every place is a little bit different, right? With the meat pie. Yeah. Yep. So we have some baked meat pies. We have some fried meat pies. We have meat that's a little bit more seasoned than others. So lots of variety, which is fun. I think so. Do you think, is there ever a festival, which I know you're like, this is now, it's happening as we record this, you know, the meat pie festivals wrapping up. This is airing on Tuesday, and thank you for recording on a weekend, by the way. Is there ever a festival that you can't get a meat pie? I don't think so. I think it goes. Oh, no. We have them. We have food vendors on the riverbank all the time. And I think even in the movie, Steel Magnolias, they had meat pies and one of the food vendors. I think so. Yeah, probably in the Christmas festival scene, but you also see meat pies as part as celebrations around here. If you have a wedding or a birthday party or just about anything about meat pies. All right, well, I'm lacking this and speaking about food, like, negative has some serious, serious, serious food going on. You've got to go just for the food. Let me just say that, because again, so many cultures being part of your makeup, your backbone of the city, you've got good food everywhere. But I want to bring up the zydeco breakfast that we have not been to. So tell me what Nancy and I have been missing out of because we have been to King River Commissary enjoyed an amazing meal in a wonderful outdoor setting, but what have we been missing? Lots. If you only went for the food now, you had a great meal, I will give you that. But the zydeco breakfast is something that is so unique to our area that is at the King River Commissary, which is not far from Oakland plantation, if you have a plantation trip in your future, be sure to check it out. But they have live music every it's the second Saturday of every month, live music, great breakfast menu, great brunch, and you can just spend the whole morning just getting you. There's locals. The really cool thing that I saw the last time I was out there were the local people who were visiting with people who had come from out of town. So everybody just has their unique story, whether it's about something in the area, their favorite festival, their church family. You just see a lot of interaction with people that typically wouldn't even have known each other otherwise. And when you talk about King River Creole National Historical Park being out there, Melrose Plantation is out there, they have events, right, fall kind of gets them. I know they have field days. I think there's even an art festival that happens out there. And so this is a good time to visit whether or not you can get to the event, depending on your schedule. But I would say this is a good time to be able to walk the grounds. It's a little cooler in October, right, for folks. And November, you know, when we think about the whole fall season, this is a good time. It's beautiful weather right now. We didn't get much rain from our most recent hurricane. We didn't even get much rain, little sprinkle, just enough to water the grass, so that was a good thing. I feel like we may have dodged a bullet there. So it's a beautiful time to come explore the King River, all the plantation homes, our downtown area, our historic district. But it's also a great time just to come to relax. You know, we have so many beautiful bed and breakfast along the river and in our historic district that some people just like to come and just sit and watch the water. So it's -- I like that. Yeah. And all those oak trees right now, I mean, Hurricane Francine hit, and I'm so glad Natchadish is safe through that and getting a little rain is not a bad deal because you guys actually wanted some rain. It's last time we visited. Yeah. You wanted some rain? Yeah. The resurrection ferns may be resurrected right now? Yes, they are. The ferns are doing well. The moss is beautiful and all the old oak trees that are around our Magnolia's book, Healthy. So it's a good -- it was a good rain. I love it. So you don't want rain coming up because I want to just jump into some modern history here with cars because this -- I know this is a big deal for you all. Because that you have the car show coming up. And this is something -- I know we've covered on the show before, but the 18th annual car show is coming up starting -- I think it's starting October 4th, right? And this is a big deal. Yeah. This is big. Yeah. It starts October 4th and the cars will be on display in our historic district, the fourth and the fifth. We have seen humongous growth in our car show over the years. There were nearly 400 cars last year. So if you can picture our historic district downtown, the brick streets, the riverbank was full of cars on display, front street was full as well as second street, and most of the side streets that run between front and second. So just a day long look at all the cars that were the last stop before cruising on the coast. So if people are -- car enthusiasts will know cruising on the coast, and how big an event that is, our car show is the weekend before, and we really look forward to it and hope that we even pass up last year's staggering numbers. And speaking of cars, okay, so you are part of the historic Jefferson Highway, Cars and History, right? Yeah. It always started in 1915 and runs from Winnipeg, Canada, all the way to New Orleans. And Nakadish even has a rest camp that they used to -- what they call the tourist camps. And people in their old cars, think about Model T, Ford's and everything, driving all the way down on roads, probably not as good as we have, though we still complain about the roads, right? I don't know any place in this country that doesn't have a series of potholes just as my car today. My car needs some pothole help. Something happened to it. But honestly, you've got -- you've even got signs for it, you've got your own Jefferson Highway Park, but they have this military historic military run going, like a convoy. I want to go. We've got us a convoy. Yeah. They're going the whole route in October, and part of it is through Kisachi Forest. I think they're coming through Nakadish, right? They are. This is a big deal. They're huge. This is a huge thing. We have big plans for them when they come to town. So they are slated to arrive in town on a Thursday evening, October the 24th. Gisso happens that our Northwestern Homecoming game is that weekend. So to help us -- they are going to actually help us celebrate Homecoming while they're in town. Our Homecoming parade is Friday, October 25th, and some of the military vehicles that will be participating in the Jefferson Highway convoy will lead our Homecoming parade. So we are bringing the Jefferson Highway and the historic military vehicles, our college students, and our locals and visitors alike all together to help us not only celebrate the Jefferson Highway convoy coming through, but our Homecoming as well. So, I mean, it doesn't get more picturesque, small-town story than that, I don't think. Yeah. And can we also touch on the fact, speaking of historic routes, right? You do have the Kane River Heritage Trail, right? So it's a scenic route. Like a scenic byway, and you've got the long leave vista byway too, I think, if I'm saying the name right. I don't have any notes in front of me. I just know what I drove. It's beautiful. Versace National Forest, easy area to go to is the long vista trail, long leave vista trail, if you're a natch-a-dish, but Versace National Forest is the only national forest in the state of Louisiana. Thank you, Carolyn Dorman, if you want to go to Briarwood Nature Preserve, you've got to do that, right? Yeah. That's something too. In this time of year, it's also a beautiful time to go. But El Camino Real De Los Tejas National Historic Trail is a royal road that was started by the Native Americans and also the Spaniards followed it. And it goes from Mexico to San Antonio all the way up. And there's so many different ways you can travel it. So many off shoots, you know, like, you know, Jefferson Highways, kind of clear, but some people try to snag the road. I want it here. And then the government said, yes, no, everybody fought like Arkansas is kind of part of them, Jefferson Highway, but not. It's interesting. Well, same thing. When you take the El Camino Real De Los Tejas National Historic Trail, Nancy and I've done part of it, especially between Nakadish, which is the ending point. And we go to Nakadoches, Texas. And this is interesting. And May, it's always May is the sale on the trail, right? Yes. First we go to May. That's a huge thing. So just market calendars for that for next year. And the El Camino Real really is having a celebration this year too when we think about these historical roots. And this is what's so cool about Nakadish, see, oldest settlement. So it's like the crossroads of history of so many cultures when we think about it. It's amazing. It is. And we have, we are excited to be taking part in the inaugural El Camino Real Day. That's going to be in October as well, October the 19th. So there are many stops along the way that are celebrating. We are fortunate to have a few that will be here. We have our Fort St. John Baptiste is going to have a kids event. So they are going to be learning how the kids of that period lived. Some of the fun things that kids got to do. So it's a really good look at kids activities that were happening along the El Camino Real Day. And then we are having an event at Lasadades as well. So lots going on to try to start that celebration with the inaugural event being October the 19th. And Lasadades and then there's a fort as well as the fort that you have, Jean. I can't pronounce. You got to do it. I'm going to mess it up again. But I do know it's Bo Jardin, bardins, not Bo Jardin and it's a rock house, not the rock house in the downtown that you want to go to, did I do that part, right? Right. Right. Yep. Saint Denis. Saint Denis. Yeah. Jean Baptiste. Fort St. John Baptiste, yep. Oh my gosh, I'm going to almost be a local, but I'm not quite yet. I'm trying. I still want to be a local of Nicodice. Well, we invite you in. Nancy and I love Nicodice so much. It's like, you know, if we don't go through Nicodice once a year, we're going to be like, something's wrong. Like our bodies are going to be off kilter. It's going to be wrong. Once you go, you're always going to go back. It's not just the meat pies. It's the people, but it is this history that sucks you in all the stories. That's the thing for me is the Iota Melrose Plantation. You go, Kasachi Forrest, you'll learn about Carolyn Dorman, who is an educator and a botanist and an artist and a writer who really turned around. And if it wasn't for her, I don't think you'd have Kasachi National Forest. She like said, Hey, hey, y'all, you need a forest and we need to see these trees along leaf pines. And then that's one story, right? And then you go around the corner and you've got, Hey, now we go to Melrose Plantation and there's Clementine Hunter. Now we got to save this story. Then you go to Oakland Plantation and then it's like, Oh, wow, bicentennial farm. And then you go to Melrose Plantation, oh boy, Melrose Plantation, how many people's stories like not just Clementine Hunter, right? Then you got to go to Magnolia Plantation. And there are slave stories and you've got the, I think the best preserved brick slave houses in the country, I think, sitting there, you know, so many stories, some are hard. They are because when you talk about slavery and things like that, or that's not an easy history, but it's important to acknowledge that history and learn from it. And I think Nackadish and the park service, the heritage area, which you now have a depot, a new visitor center is coming in the downtown. You guys do so well, not just in preserving these sites and interpreting the history, but I think your festivals and events help people get involved and get to, it's almost like living history. You know what I mean? It is. Does that make sense with you guys? Yeah. Yeah, we have, we are so proud of all of our cultural differences, but also how they come together is really a shining star. I think of Nackadish, I've been here all of my life, but to see everyone come together collectively, like you speak of, whether it's a historic preservation project, a fair festival, or especially bent, we all come together over our love of our community. And I think that really shows in all of the events that we have. Oh, that brings me to Taptober. Can I bring that up? Absolutely. Because we've done shows on this before. Yeah. And you have breweries in town, but there's also this amazing event. So when we think about history and culture and traditions, they, that is, you know, history, but it's really about the past, present and future. And I think Taptober and some of your, you know, Halloween events, pumpkin patches, the dark woods, all of that is about, you know, we're keeping traditions alive, but celebrating our next generation, the generation that's here, the kids, right? But Taptober, I think, is community. And that's, I think Nackadish puts community first and everything. I think you're exactly right. Our Taptober is a fundraiser for our local Cancer Center, and everybody in the community really just rallies behind that. We see a lot of people who come in for the weekend because it's typically great weather that time of year here. Not too hot. It hasn't started getting cold yet. So it's just one of those perfect Louisiana Saturday nights. And there's a guy coming this year, you may have heard of him, Uncle Cracker will take the stage. And so we're all looking forward to, you know, not only having a good time, but also realizing that we're doing something beneficial for our community as well. And we love to see out of town, you know, whether they're coming home to visit, coming to visit friends, maybe went to school here, or maybe never been here before. We've had so many people come in this weekend that didn't even realize that whether it was a festival going on. And they were just so excited that there was an additional something that we could share with them. So we love seeing that. I think that's the thing, you know, Louisiana as a state knows how to party. Yes, really. And you find every reason you can, I mean, you know, there could be a death in the family. It's all have fun, you know, I mean, I don't mean that in a negative way. I mean it in like, it's a celebration of life, right? And it's, it's, yes, there's tears, but let's have a celebration of life. And that leads me to the cemetery. You know, you're not going to be on the show without me bringing cemetery tours because I think, you know, when you kind of town, you know, the historic downtown, go there, there's a walking tour. Oh, let's start with that. And then I say, do the walking tour, then do the cemetery tour to walking tours. If you can do them all in the same, you know, it's not going to work on the same day, but maybe who knows. But if you could do those two things at the beginning, if possible, you know, it's not mandatory at all. I think it would give you a really good overview and you've got the Louisiana sports hall of fame next to the visitor beer, which is right in the right on front street on the brick street over. I mean, Nicole has a view of King River Lake from her office. I'm saying she's got like the best job. You know, she's got a brick street with and a candy shop next to her, speaking Halloween's coming up. Yeah. And all the holidays, she's got like, and the clothing store too. That's dangerous down the street. There's more restaurants and then, you know, there's an art gallery, a co-op art gallery for all the artists in the area, but you know, these, this one tour is with the King River National Heritage area that starts and it's free and it starts outside the visitor beer. What are those days again? And because it's free and it's the most informative way to get your bearings. And even if you go to the, you know, the plantations and the museums beforehand, like the Louisiana sports hall of fame, like I was talking about, that is also the Louisiana State Museum too. It's a state museum that has a history of Nakadish, but I don't know. These two tours to me, like I got it. I got the big picture of the Nakadish from these two tours as, you know, it's like I understood the historical significance of why Nakadish is the oldest settlement and how it influenced the world and the world influenced Nakadish. Do you know what I mean? It is like you really get it and you understand why there's a no man's land, why there was no law and order for three years back in the day. I mean, that's pretty cool. It is and any visitors, especially first-time visitors to Nakadish, I always recommend that they do the walking tour their Wednesdays through Saturdays. They start at 10 o'clock in our office. And like you said, it is a great overview of the city. They explain how we got to be, how the river, why the river is here, how the lake formed. It gives you a great basis. I typically tell people when they come in and do the walking tour that they may learn something that they didn't even know was in Nakadish or they may hear about something that sparks their interest and they want to check that out even further. So the walking tour downtown is a great asset. No, can we talk about the cemetery when you get to town? So the cemetery. Yeah, no, I love the cemetery. Yes. Everybody loves the cemetery tours, they are the first Friday of the month at 11.30. So the October one will be on October the fourth and just it is the American cemetery is the oldest cemetery in Louisiana purchase. So even older than a cemetery in New Orleans, it's very close, but we have again the distinction of being the oldest even when it comes to cemeteries. So and it gives you, you know, you will see people there that are looking for distant relatives that they have found during their genealogy studies or we see people that want to see where the iconic steel magnolia's funeral scene was filmed. So lots of different reasons to go to the cemetery tour, but also great information. Oh my gosh, this town scandal is incredible, man, you know, there are people that got shot there, a mayor got killed, there's people that had two different names going to serve in the war and you'll find out why if you go and there's scandal. I'm just saying, but it's, it's, you know, not that much. You got to go and then you can actually go to some of the sites of, you know, the people you see in, in the cemetery, you can go out, you know, when you go to the plantation in St. Augustine also has an incredible, now that's graveyard, right, because that's attached to the church. Right. Right. Right. And St. Augustine. I encourage everyone. If you go to Melrose Plantation and Kane River Creole National Historical Park, you've got to go to St. Augustine. This is a very historic site. I think it was one of the first black-built churches in the area, right, as I recall. Yeah. And their, their festival is actually coming up as well. They have a celebration every year. That's going to be October, starts October 13th, 13th, I'm sorry, 11th through the 13th. Yeah. Oh, they, no, wait, they're celebrating the whole weekend. Yeah. Yeah, they do. You will see lots of, you know, it's, it's such a culturally important pillar of that community, the churches. And so you will see a lot of family reunions that center around the festival every year. So lots of families will come back together. We have large groups that will come in from many different states, all to see relatives and, and learn more about their history. And if you go in the graveyard, that's where Clementine Hunter is, is laid to rest. And some other many, many other significant people and again, another stop on the steel magnolias tour, but you have so many, um, there's that, that highway, you know, the kingdom of a highway, heritage highway, and it is scenic, it's beautiful, it's by way, scenic, by way, all of that, but, um, really beautiful. And at the same time, you're, you're really driving through this incredible history, but also where a lot of movies were made, um, which is amazing. You know, when you think about it, when you see steel magnolias after you've been to Nacritish, I had to rewatch steel magnolias and, you know, the first time we went to Nacritish, I was like, Oh yeah, I know steel magnolias and it was great movie. And we met the one of the ladies in the hotel and she'd recently passed was there. And I think it was at the Hampton, we met her. And she was part of the steel magnolias. I'm like, no way. I'm meeting like some royalty, local royalty here, you know, um, and then, you know, you start going to all these sites. And then when you've been to all the sites and you rewatch it, now it's a whole other, it's a whole other deal, man, is you should watch it before you go. And then after after absolutely you have to do both. I mean, I, do you remember your town when that happened, when that was filmed? Yes, I was a teenager then. Oh, perfect timing, right? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Lived on the river, grew up on the river. Very familiar. My grandmother had a catering business here and catered for several of the events. So we, we got to mingle with the stars for several months in Nacritish. And so they really, you know, even, even when you watch interviews about their times, spent here, uh, it's still the same thing that, you know, everybody, everybody that lives here loves to live here. Um, and it really shines through in our community. That's the other thing, you know, it, it, I've heard so much good stuff. Even Joan Rivers talked about Clementine Hunter, right? The late Joan Rivers, listen, she's the most out, one of the most outspoken women in history, right? And Hollywood history, um, how a lot to say, I mean, she was a collector. I think, I think even, oh, didn't Oprah go to Nacritish? She did. She did. She was also, uh, she also participated in our homecoming parade one year. She, uh, she's going to come to town on the day of the homecoming parade. So of course we put her in the parade and we included her in that for sure. You're like, hello. Y'all come on down, you know, and, and, and, yeah, I mean, she knows how to say y'all too. Yeah. Yeah. She does. Um, you know, I want to touch on some Native American history because it's everywhere. We talked, even talked about the meat pies, right? And, um, you know, that kind of backbone, it's everyone is connected and us a day is in that area. It also has, you know, you've got Caddo Indians on the one side, right? Yes. So you've got different tribes, different indigenous groups. Um, I think the most, you know, you can go to the different forts and museums and learn more. And I think the folk festival that happens every July, everybody got to go, I learned so much about, you know, even how small the Native American tribes you have in your backyard, how small they are. One is like 600 people left, you know. And it just is so special and then to learn that you now have, you have two powwows coming up, right? One in October, one in November. So one, I believe is in a town called Trout, which is about an hour away. So if you want to do a day drive, if you're in that condition in October, this would be cool. Cause I mean, it's in the pines. It's not the dark woods, right? Right. Where you get onto that in that. Right. Listen, the dark woods, you all have to go to that, right? You have to. Um, but this is, this is different. So that's really cool. So that's coming up for, for folks in, um, October. So let me just give, that's October, 11 and 12. Yeah. Right. Oh, wow. They want a two day party too. Yeah. Um, and you guys just don't stop. And I'm not going to forget, and we've got to talk about the fall tour of home, which is a major, major thing for a Nakadish. But, um, your next powwow is in November, right? Which is Native American Heritage Month. Tell us a little bit about that because that's kind of tied to the cane river, uh, not the cane river heritage area, but the, um, El Camino in a way, right? It is. It's, um, the Nakadish tribe of Louisiana. It's having their powwow. Uh, it is a one day event on Saturday, November the 9th, uh, they're going to start, um, with their grand entry at 10 o'clock that morning, and they have events planned throughout the day. So, um, it's really going to be, you know, any time we have, um, any history, we love history, anything with historical significance, we just, you know, that's, that's our vibe. We kind of like to say, um, but, uh, we're looking forward to going out and seeing that as well. Well, yeah. Well, you guys like to celebrate your people and who you are, right? So I think that is a cool thing and that's why you have a tight community. And one, I mean, the hospitality Louisiana's whole is amazing. And the Nakadish is off the hook in hospitality and it's whether you're a local or not from what I see is everybody's just like, Hey y'all, let's, let's sit down and do conversation. Yeah. It's not like get in and get out of the restaurant, you know, you know, you know, don't take too long because, you know, restaurant tours need to make their money and just, but, um, but they welcome you in and they want you to feel rested in, they, they don't want you to be hungry. Oh, like I know we talked about meat pies, but you do not go to Louisiana. You do not go to Nakadish and think you're going to be hungry. Heck no. Heck no. You're not. You're hungry. I've always rolled out, you know, so I'm just going to say the hospitality is second to none in, and it's genuine. It's not fake hospitality. There's fake hospitality where the employees and their smiling. Oh yes. Welcome. No, it's genuine. It's like we really want you to be here. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do and, you know, and, and when you have that genuine hospitality, you, it's like you're at your best friend's house. And what you do is you take care of it. And so I think your visitors that come feel that and become better visitors. I don't, I know that sounds weird to say, but I really think that. I think that as travelers, we are full-time travelers, Nancy and I, and we look at what are we doing in our footprint in tourism, right? And I think when a place is hospitably like authentic, right, they, they really welcome you in. You don't trash your friend's house and there's something about that. Does that make sense? I know you're in the tourism world, but I think it's just you, you feel something very um, you feel like you're in the best friend's house when you get in that community. We hear that a lot in our visitor center. We have a lot of people that come in from all over the world. And there is a reoccurring theme. We have people from all over the world tell us our town is so beautiful and y'all are all so nice. You know, sometimes it may be a you all, but, but you get the drift when, you know, did I say it right? I mean, and talk about how beautiful our town is and how nice, I mean, I can't think of a better compliment for a town, um, you know, small town, Louisiana than to hear, you know, that our town is beautiful and our people are nice. I mean, what, what more could we ask for? Yeah, your people are. I mean, it, and it's not trained tourism. It's not like you're in Disneyland, right, but he's trained a certain way and not knocking Disneyland, but I'm just saying this is genuine, you know, and, and really, if you go to the Zydeco breakfast, you get to get out there and, and do your stuff, man, don't be, don't be shy. And if you are shy, they have great drinks that help you get to that China's. I have heard you thought good Bloody Mary's, but I want to go do this. I do not want to forget about this tour of homes because this is, I think one of the most epic events that we have not done yet, that every time we talk about it, I'm like, I want into people's homes because it's southern history, man, and the architecture and, you know, I want in and you know there's stories in there, you know, you've got haunted history. I know. Yeah. Came in has haunted history when we were there and I'm like sitting there, come on, but come on, ghost, come on. But you do. You have haunted history too, like real stuff. Yeah. Yeah. We do. So this is the 70th year that are one of our local preservation groups, they collectively called APHN, but it's the Association of Preservation of Historic Nackettish. Again, they're 70th year for doing their fall tour of homes. And these homeowners really just go all out to welcome visitors in, let them take a look around their house, tell them the wonderful history of the home. And that it, so the candlelight tour, which is beautiful, all the homes are lit up. It's a great walk through downtown. The candlelight tour is October the 11th. So and just a couple, I won't go through all the houses, but I'll just touch on a couple of them. Yeah. I'm going to tell my age, but I'm going to share that Joanna Cassidy on the Laureate House. And you may remember her from heart to heart or the love boat. Yes. Telling my age with those, but Miss Cassidy on you. Oh, so now I'm in your boat, I'm in your boat now. Thank you. She just, they have recent new owners, but she owned it for quite some time. It still has its original seller. And so on a candlelight tour, the seller's really cool to check out. The Nakatosh House is a bed and breakfast owned by a local family who has put, the last couple of years has put a great deal of effort into restoring that home. Absolutely beautiful, sits across the street from the river. And then the Jefferson Street townhouse, another family owned bed and breakfast that has the most beautiful veranda you've ever seen. So those are just a couple of the tours, the homes that are on the tour. A new one this year, the Bishop House sits across from the Susan Harling Robinson pocket park. Susan is the basis of the Still Magnolia story. Her real name was Susan Harling. So those are just a couple of the houses. And then Saturday, there's the, Saturday the 12th, there is a slate of completely different houses on the tour during the day. So all of the information, the spots to buy the tickets, everything can be found on our website at Nakatosh.com. But it, we see several, several repeat visitors coming back to do the tour of homes because it's just absolutely beautiful. They have different homes every year. And like I said, this is their 70th year. So they've got it down pat as how to welcome guests in and show them, show them the beautiful historic homes here. And everyone, when we talk about Nakatosh.com, it's N-A-T-C-H-I-T-O-C-H-E-S dot com. I know so many people listen as they're commuting and the link is in the episode notes, no matter where you're listening, but it is N-A-T-C-H-I-T-O-C-H-E-S dot com, it's just because it is not spelled as it's pronounced. And yeah, we have a saying that we love to say around here. It's really hard to say, but it's easy to love. Oh, I love that. That's really true, right? It's really, really true. So much to do in Nakatosh. This is the time of year to go. So go check out the website. Again, it's linked in the episode notes. Don't forget the car shows coming up. Oh, we could talk for hours when we talk about history and culture. I'm like, but there's this, but there's this, but there's this. There's always next month, right? Yeah. So have fun. Nicole, thank you so much. So glad you guys are all safe from the hurricane and everyone go, y'all. And by the way, I keep saying miss to everybody now and I found out that I'm saying miss to the wrong age group of women, apparently, who's, what, what is the rule with miss in the sound? But in Louisiana, like, who do you say miss to? I say miss and ma'am to everybody, no matter what age, maybe I didn't say miss with the right accent. Maybe that's why I got to look. Maybe that's what it is. I don't know. Most of us around here, you can call us whatever you own as long as you don't call us late for dinner. Yeah, and you never going to be late for dinner in Louisiana. You don't. Well, that's a funny thing because I started doing podcasts after being in Louisiana and I started calling people miss so-and-so and they're looking at me like, what do you mean? And I'm like, sorry, Louisiana, Nazish, New Orleans, happens miss. It just happens. I can't help it. You guys, you guys get under our skin in a good way. It's like, once you're there, like I said, once you go to Nazish, you will fall in love and then you may end up moving. Who knows? You never know. We might be here next door neighbor soon. You never, ever know what life will do. But when you go and travel and experience places, like I keep saying, there is no place like an academic. I'm not playing Wizard of Oz. There is no place like an academic. You have to go. Thank you so much, Nicole. You take care. Thank you. Thank you for joining us on our Big Blend Radio Go to Necodice show. Keep up with us at bigblendradio.com and plan your adventure in Necodice. Go to nackinish.com. That is N-A-T-C-H-I-T-O-C-H-E-S.com, nackinish.com. [BLANK_AUDIO]
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