Lafayette Travel and the Bayou Vermilion District have partnered for a second year to host the Vermilion Voyage (March 21-24), a three-day overnight paddle down the Bayou Vermilion in Lafayette, Louisiana launching from the Acadiana Park Nature Station to Palmetto Island State Park. Participants will have the rare opportunity to consecutively paddle just over 50 miles through Lafayette and Vermilion Parishes.

Registration for the event is $400 and includes canoe, life jacket, guide, shuttle service, insurance costs, gear transport, breakfast, lunch and dinner with some beverages as well as evening entertainment. For registration and further information please visit VermilionVoyage2019.Eventbrite.com.

For questions or to register by phone, please contact Jesse Guidry at jesse@lafayettetravel.com or call (337) 769.3816.

The itinerary is as follows:

Day 1 – Nature Station to Southside Park | 21.52 miles

The event will launch from the Acadiana Park Nature Station on Thursday, March 21. Participants will park their cars at Vermilionville at 7 a.m. where they will be provided breakfast before being transported by shuttle to the Nature Station. Paddlers will launch from the Nature Station around 8 a.m. and will stop for lunch at Vermilionville's La Cuisine de Maman. There will also be an opportunity for a brief guided tour of the historic village and watershed exhibit. Overnight will be at Southside Park where primitive camping will be available with access to electricity, bathrooms and water. There will be an outdoor movie in partnership with Southern Screen as well as dinner provided by Vermilionville's La Cuisine de Maman.

Day 2 – Southside Park to Richards Sales Barn | 17.38 miles

The second day will start with a grab and go breakfast launching from Southside Park at 8 a.m. Paddlers will break for lunch around the mid-way point where we also take an extended break to explore. Overnight will be at the Richard Sale Barn where primitive camping will be made available with minimal access to electricity. There will be live music provided by Louis & Ashlee Michot and Corey Ledet in a historic cattle auction barn as well as dinner provided by Scratch Food Truck.

Day 3 – Richard's Sales Barn to Palmetto Island State Park | 11.68 miles

The third day will start with a grab and go breakfast launching from Richard Sale Barn at 8 a.m. Paddlers will break for lunch around the mid-way point where we also take an extended break to explore. Overnight will be at Palmetto Island State Park where primitive camping will be made available with access to electricity, bathrooms and water. There will be dinner provided by Bœuf de Bacqué. There will also be an optional midnight paddle through Palmetto's canoe trail.

Day 4 – Return to Bayou Vermilion District

Paddlers will be picked up on the fourth day at Palmetto Island and transported back to their car at Vermilionville along with their gear. Paddlers wishing to leave Saturday night must make their own arrangements.

VERMILION VOYAGE ASSETS
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ABOUT LAFAYETTE TRAVEL
The Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission, branded as Lafayette Travel, is marketing organization created in 1974 to promote Lafayette Parish as a destination for visitors, meetings, conventions, tours and sporting events. LCVC is funded primarily by a four percent occupancy tax paid by visitors to Lafayette Parish. In 2008, LCVC was the first tourist commission in Louisiana to be awarded accreditation from the Destination Marketing Accreditation Program. LafayetteTravel.com

ABOUT BAYOU VERMILION DISTRICT
Since 1984, the Lafayette Parish Bayou Vermilion District has worked to beautify, conserve and manage sites along the Vermilion ensuring the preservation and enhancement of the natural and cultural resources for the citizens of Lafayette Parish. The Bayou Vermilion District's mission focuses both on the environment and the unique culture of Lafayette. BayouVermilionDistrict.org