tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726925334003624379.post7182876655172230746..comments2023-03-28T02:00:06.870-07:00Comments on Acorn to Oak: Road Trip, Day 13 - Oak Alley PlantationAcorn to Oakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14334558675705027610noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726925334003624379.post-30961759205097986642014-07-17T11:14:05.769-07:002014-07-17T11:14:05.769-07:00Your photos are wonderful! -- Oak Alley Foundation...Your photos are wonderful! -- Oak Alley Foundation staffOak Alley Plantation Staffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00026840831731836668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726925334003624379.post-33559765257867098422014-07-16T15:04:06.625-07:002014-07-16T15:04:06.625-07:00What an amazing tour you've given us. Have yo...What an amazing tour you've given us. Have you considered making this your retirement job? You're very thorough and make the entire telling enjoyable. I've seen Oak Alley in someone's post last year and was just amazed at the trees. I think that would be the most interesting part for me. I too find the slavery history upsetting, but I think it's important to keep the history visible and not brush it away. We saw some performers at Greenfield Village in Michigan last summer who portrayed slave life to us through stories and songs. They told us how information was passed along through the slaves with songs. It was really interesting, and well done. The performance was outside a small plantation house that had been moved to the property. Nothing like Oak Alley ... very poor looking actually. I'm glad you got to see this plantation house with your daughter. Looking forward to more tours! Wendy xSeptember Violetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10931133319044031928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726925334003624379.post-3158463902947877282014-07-16T00:13:17.930-07:002014-07-16T00:13:17.930-07:00Thanks for sharing another interesting post - we v...Thanks for sharing another interesting post - we visited Oak Alley too when we were in Louisiana a few years back, it's so beautiful but I also found the history of slavery quite upsetting. But it's lovely to look at your pics and remember our holiday too. We went canoeing in the swamps and bayous which was quite fascinating too.<br />Xxgillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044947317861728599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726925334003624379.post-20674777247148179182014-07-15T13:44:35.256-07:002014-07-15T13:44:35.256-07:00What an amazing plantation. When I lived in Virgi...What an amazing plantation. When I lived in Virginia for a short time after college I met a lovely girl who grew up in the area and had her rehearsal dinner at her very own home, a plantation with remnants of slave quarters still there. It was unbelievable to me that she grew up there with this as her norm, I grew up in Michigan so that was definitely not my norm. Thank you for taking us to see this amazing place, bad history and all.<br />MeredithMereknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04596140300034854370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726925334003624379.post-31728340392190408822014-07-15T09:02:06.785-07:002014-07-15T09:02:06.785-07:00How fascinating about the Spanish moss in the matt...How fascinating about the Spanish moss in the mattresses! I BET they got lumpy... As usual, a beautiful, thoughtful and interesting post. Thanks for sharing!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726925334003624379.post-18083748127510829652014-07-15T08:54:48.879-07:002014-07-15T08:54:48.879-07:00We have that same re-published map of the plantati...We have that same re-published map of the plantations. It is hanging in the dining room. FYI - what you call a dragon fly, is also referred to as a mosquito hawk.Lenorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13279195004622138104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726925334003624379.post-40029101574057926612014-07-15T06:00:32.938-07:002014-07-15T06:00:32.938-07:00What a memorable place of beauty! Thanks so much ...What a memorable place of beauty! Thanks so much for sharing the tour and history!Delighted Handshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01289187765260532813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726925334003624379.post-70569220989739696082014-07-15T05:57:01.129-07:002014-07-15T05:57:01.129-07:00This is a beautiful place that I have been lucky e...This is a beautiful place that I have been lucky enough to visit a couple of times. Also the Laura Plantation, just down the road, is just as beautiful. They really have detailed history there. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123691580195879542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726925334003624379.post-75065912273413487732014-07-14T22:50:35.718-07:002014-07-14T22:50:35.718-07:00Although sad and disturbing the slave aspect of th...Although sad and disturbing the slave aspect of the plantation should never be hidden, forgotten, or ignored. If time allows us to forget what happened people suffered in vain. It can never be allowed to happen again. The post was beautiful, stunning pictures and really informative. Thank you for sharing.mamasmercantilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011278973985658118noreply@blogger.com