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Grand Lake is an unincorporated community in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, United States. Grand Lake is located along Hwy 384, south of Lake Charles, Louisiana. It is within a section of the Creole Nature Trail, an All-American Road. From spring to summer, rice, soybean, rye grass, and sugar cane are commonly found in fields throughout the community. In fall and winter, migrating waterfowl are abundant. Grand Lake Pontoon Bridge on Hwy 384 (Grand Lake) crosses the Intracoastal Waterway onto the island of Big Lake, Louisiana. The pontoon bridge has no vertical clearance in the closed-to-navigation position. In 2003, the bridge normally opened to pass navigation an average of 1005 times a month. In accordance with 33 CFR 117.5, the bridge opens on signal for the passage of vessels.〔Government Printing Office, () "Drawbridge Operating Regulations; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Grand Lake, LA", March 24, 2003〕 Boone's Corner, located at 605 Highway 384, has long been a reference point for visitors passing through Grand Lake. This is a grocery/gas station owned by Ernest "Boone" Hebert and son Butch. ==History== In June 1896, 45 students are enrolled in school with Martin Hebert, teacher. Considerable cotton is being raised, rice acreage is double that of the previous year, and sweet potatoes are being raised. From 1905 until 1930 the steamer “Borealis Rex,” ran excursions 3 times a week from Lake Charles to Leesburg (Cameron) for 75 cents, round trip. Grand Lake was a stopping point between the two cities until 1930, when the first road was built through Grand Lake, connecting Calcasieu to Cameron.〔(W. T. Block )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Grand Lake, Louisiana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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