A house surrounded by ancient oaks...

Magnolia Plantation Where:  Take I-49 from Natchitoches, going south; Exit 119  Map Cost: $6.00 for a 30-minute tour (as of 8-2004) Open:  Not sure; check the link below for more information.                      The first things I noticed about Magnolia Plantation were the huge old oak trees.  I believe the lady of the house told me that the oaks were 150 years old, but they look much older.The huge, knarled limbs grow to the ground and bounce back into the air.  It's enchanting.  The tour is mostly indoors.  In addition, you are taken out on the porch, to walk along the back wing.  The porch is long, and runs along the back of the house, down the side of the wing, and around the corner.  There is a small chapel in this back wing.  While standing on this porch, I looked up at a chimney, high above me.  I then realized that this house is huge.   As we stood on the porch, we were already quite high, and the chimney was far above us.  For more information about the plantation, look below for links. The History of Magnolia Plantation Home  Map of the Area