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Meet a New Orleans Local Guide

Your guide is passionate about sharing the beauty, ecology, history and conservation of the Honey Island Swamp or Manchac & Maurepas swamp with you on your kayak tour. Dive into the stories behind the oars with our “Paddle Profilers: Kayak Guide Biographies” series. Get to know the passionate individuals who navigate you through the waterways of New Orleans. From their first strokes in a kayak to mastering the art of storytelling amidst the swamps, explore the unique journeys and expertise that each guide brings to your kayaking adventure. Join us in unveiling the human stories behind the paddles, discovering the personalities who transform a simple kayak tour into an unforgettable exploration of the Crescent City’s aquatic wonders.

3 of the Best New Orleans activities for couples this Valentines Day

Best of New Orleans for couples by Jeffrey Chitek As a single male that spends most of his time at home behind a computer screen, avoiding the world and its women outside his front door, I find its my duty to provide a little list for the lovers out there of activities to keep the…

WHAT LIES BENEATH

WHAT LIES BENEATH backyard archaeology in New Orleans by Jeffrey Chitek

SWAMP GUIDE SAM’S ART CORNER

swampy watercolor painting from our talented guide Sam Baker.

SWAMP “DO-NOTS”

A list of things not to do in the swamp for the most enjoyable experience and also your general safety. by Jeffrey Chitek

ITS MEME WEEK! pt.1

Kayaking Guide Meme I would switch around squares 1 and 2 and the “what I actually do” box is obviously way off base but otherwise this is a funny meme I guess.  Guiding tours through the swamp makes my mother worry sick.  I picture her being violently awoken from a quiet mid-day nap imagining the…

Jerf’s weekly review

Frady’s One Stop There are very few places in the Bywater that have the neighborhood charm comparable to Frady’s One Stop Food Store.  It’s basically a crowded hallway with a counter and a kitchen, but is a vital organ of the community.  Their kitchen serves the classics;  po-boys, beans and rice, macaroni, pork chops, dirty rice, chicken, sausage and all day breakfast.  The catcher for me is the “grumpy old man”  which consists of 2 eggs any way, potatoes or corn grits, toast and your choice of meat all for $5.50. This tiny corner stop is always bustling with folks coming in and out with unmatched banter between workers and regulars.  It has a timeless appeal that makes you want to slow down and speed up at the same time.  The ideal spot to grab a smoke and a paper,…

Benefits of kayaking

Benefits of Kayaking Interview of The Great Jeffrey Chitek by Abbey Wise Do you know of any physical or mental benefits of kayaking? I am not a health freak at all.  I love red meat and I live in Louisiana, one of our nation’s fattest states, with the temptation of fried chicken and lard baked…

A Louisiana summer in swamp photos

A Louisiana summer in swamp photo color. by Ross Baringer The American alligator is undoubtedly the most famous resident of Louisiana swamps. Hollywood has given this animal a monstrous reputation, and while it is a dangerous predator it tends not to be aggressive. Alligator attacks are rare. Eco-swamp kayak tours provide a great way to…

Southern Louisiana. ‘Our Natural History in Verse’

Southern Louisiana ‘Our natural history in verse’ by Josh Jack A land shaped in a welter of silt and mud churned from the heart of the continent by the Mighty Mississippi: gouged by rivers, bayous, and canals, and stitched together by the knees of the Bald Cypress. When the floods came they heaped and scoured…