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Caddo Lake Historic Drawbridge And Graceful Ghost Steamboat Tour

The Caddo Lake Historic Drawbridge is a vertical single-vehicle drawbridge that was built in 1914. It’s on Caddo Lake and 14 miles northwest of downtown Shreveport. If you are a fan of historical places and things, visiting the Caddo Lake Historic Drawbridge is worth considering.

The Caddo Lake Historic Drawbridge:

Initially, the north and south side of Caddo Lake was connected via a ferry. However, advancements in technology caused the ferry to be replaced with the Caddo Lake Drawbridge.

Mr. John Alexander Low Waddell of Waddell and Harrington Bridges designed and Midland Bridge Company built the bridge in 1941. The bridge uses an innovative Vertical Lift system invented in 1893.

In 1941, as the US Army was preparing for WW II, they held maneuvers in and around Mooringsport. They practiced ‘Capture the Bridge’ and also bombed the bridge with sacks of flour to simulate airplane bombing.

Initially, the bridge had concrete counterweights that were used to lift the center platform to let boats pass underneath. However, after the bridge was not needed to be lifted in the air, it was decided to drop the counterweights into the lake.

Later, in 1989, the DOTD approved a plan to create a new 2-lane bridge just east of the old bridge. However, the decision to demolish the old bridge came under heavy opposition. The citizen’s campaign worked with officials and political leaders to turn the old bridge into a tourist attraction and pedestrian walkway. It also became a civil engineering landmark.

In the end, on June 26, 1991, the Caddo Parish Commissioners accepted the bridge as part of the Caddo Parish. It was also registered on the National Register of Historic Places. On September 13, 2014, the Caddo Lake Historic Drawbridge turned 100 years old and was celebrated by the locals.

The Graceful Ghost Steamboat Tour:

While at the Caddo Lake, you can also look at joining a tour on the Graceful Ghost Steamboat. Boarding from Shady Glade Marina, The Graceful Ghost is a replica of an 1800’s era steamboat. It paddles its way in to become a must-try activity at Caddo Lake. The steamboat tour is also a great way to enjoy the history behind the boat and Caddo Lake.

The steam-powered paddle-wheel boat is the last one of its kind that burns wood for fuel. It sets off from Big Pines Lodge and sits 34 passengers. The guides are well-versed in the history of Caddo lake and can give you a worthwhile history lesson.

To book your Graceful Ghost Steamboat Tour:

• Phone: 903-679-3020
• Email: [email protected]
• Address: 756 Pine Island Road, Karnack, TX 75661

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Caddo Lake Bayou Tours

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Come take a boat tour on one of the most scenic and beautiful lakes in the South. Caddo Lake is approximately 26,000 acres of Bald Cypress trees, Spanish moss, abundant wildlife, and scenery that you will never forget. The lake has everything from swamps, bayous and river ways that create a one of a kind experience.

Whether you are looking for a guided fishing trip, a sight seeing tour of the wildlife or just wanting to have a relaxing day or evening on the boat on Caddo Lake then look no further. Book a tour today to see some of the beauty that awaits you.

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A lake rich with history

Caddo Lake is steeped in history dating back to the early 1800's and one of the best ways to soak it in is with a guided boat tour. Sit back and relax while you take in the history which includes the Caddo Indian tribes that inhabited the area and the steamboat navigational trade from New Orleans to Jefferson, Texas are just some of the lakes rich history.

The names of certain areas of the lake such as Alligator Bayou, Starr Ditch, Ames Spring Basin, Potters Point, Britts Gap and Government Ditch among others give the lake a certain mystic created by the characters from it's past. It creates the perfect atmosphere for fishing, relaxing or watching the sunset.

Photography Tours

Looking to get some great pictures of the beautiful Bald Cypress trees covered in Spanish moss? Schedule a guided tour and go on an adventure to get all the images you need to complete your photography collection.

Whether you want to go on a wildlife photography tour with a group or with the peace and quiet of being alone to get those perfect shots, we can accommodate.

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Captain Ron's Swamp Tours - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (2024)

Mossy Brake Camp Caddo Lake Swamp Tours

Welcome! We invite you to experience our boat tours of Caddo Lake, the largest Bald Cypress forest in the world.  Come experience one of our private tours on the most natural, majestic, scenic lake in all the south. Contact Patrick, your guide, today @ 612-735-7625.  All tours leave from our private dock tucked away in the backwaters near Uncertain, Texas. Tours are for individuals or groups up to 5 people on our 8′ x 21′ custom flatbottom boat. Its stable deck area makes it comfortable for passengers and easy to set up and move your photo/video equipment. For larger groups and families we have a new pontoon boat available with a capacity of ten. A Caddo Lake boat tour is the only way to immediately immerce yourself in this magnificent place. Bring your family, photography equipment, and video setup on a boat tour of Caddo Lake! From the shore, Caddo Lake is beautiful, but you catch only a glimpse of the otherworldliness that makes Caddo  Lake so compelling. Book a Caddo Lake boat tour and see beyond the shore, into the true mystery of Caddo Lake swamps. From alligators to eagles, from natural forest cathedrals to secluded, barely navigable bald cypress swamp groves.Mossy Brake Camp Caddo Lake Boat Tours show you all! Our custom flat bottom boat allows us to provide Caddo Lake swamp tours into some of the most mysterious parts of this world wonder. Your guide, Patrick, will have a good idea where and when to capture specific wildlife and/or dramatic scenery.

Field Trip to a Spooky Swamp at Caddo Lake State Park

• Post author: Jill
• Post published: April 7, 2020
• Post category: Geology / Piney Woods / State Park / Texas History

Caddo Lake is often described as hauntingly beautiful. This lake is completely different from most Texas lakes. You won’t find jet skis and speedboats here. What you will find is a maze of paddling trails taking you through a forest of bald cypress trees and gauzy Spanish moss. You’re on the bayou now, where time slows down a little bit. So, relax and enjoy this truly unique part of Texas.

Caddo Lake is significant both historically and ecologically. Let’s begin with the history of this area.

Circa 1800-1840: Caddo Village

You’ve probably guessed that the park and lake were named for the Caddo, American Indians who first inhabited the area. They lived in a close-by village, Sha’chahdínnih (Timber Hill,) from about 1800 until they were forcibly relocated in the 1840s, ending their 1200 years of habitation in east Texas. Here, they hunted, fished, and farmed. They are also known for their ceremonial practices and extensive trade routes.

Check out Caddo Mounds State Historic Site for more about the East Texas Caddo.

1838-1870: Steamboat Port

Port Caddo was a bustling Texas port and frontier town, taking passengers and goods via steamboat from New Orleans to Jefferson.  In its hey-day, it was the biggest river port in Texas

Up until a few years ago, you could take a ride on a replica steamboat, the Graceful Ghost. It sadly fell into disrepair, but has been purchased privately and is being restored.

1909-1913: Caddo Lake Pearl Rush

After George Murata, an oil rig cook, finds two valuable pearls in mussels, the Caddo Lake Pearl Rush begins, attracting workers to leave their jobs and search for pearls. This came to an end in 1913 when a new dam caused lake levels to rise.

1933-1937: The CCC builds Caddo Lake State Park

The CCC (Civilian Conservation Core,) a Depression Era work program, built many structures still being used in the park today. Army barracks and a mess hall were converted into the 9 log cabins and group hall the park still uses today.  The CCC-built pavilion and remnants of picnic areas are viewable along the hiking trails.

Visit the Texas Parks & Wildlife’s  CCC Webpage to learn more.

1942-1997: The Longhorn Ammunition Plant

To support the WWII war effort, the Longhorn Ammunition Plant was established to produce TNT. It was later used during the Korean War and the Vietnam War. In 1988, the first of the infamous “weapons of mass destruction” US missiles were destroyed here. The area is now the Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge.

Now, let’s talk about the environment and wildlife here in the marshes. How did the biggest natural lake in Texas form? There are two answers:

The Caddo claim the lake didn’t exist before December 16, 1811, when the Madrid earthquake pushed water from the Mississippi River backward.

Geologists believe Caddo Lake was formed by a massive logjam, called the “Great Raft” on the Red River in Louisiana.

What resulted is a remarkable lake like no other, where you can find peace in a protected flourishing ecosystem.

Plant Life:

The upland forest is comprised of pine, oak, and hickory. In the lake, you will find cypress trees, with hanging Spanish moss (which is an air plant,) as well as lily pads and American lotus.

The Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge estimates that 216 bird, 47 mammal, and 90 reptile and amphibian species are living in the area, including the American alligator! Currently, a paddlefish restoration project is happening to reintroduce the American Paddlefish back into their native waters.

In 1993 Caddo Lake was designated a “Wetland of International Importance, es­pe­cial­ly as waterfowl habitat.” This international treaty aspires to protect wetlands throughout the world. Anglers will have good conditions for catching largemouth bass, white bass, and crappie.

What to See and Do While you’re at Caddo Lake State Park

• Book a boat tour from a local (our group enjoyed Captain Ron’s Swamp Tours,) or take out a canoe or kayak. Follow those trail marker signs so you don’t get lost in the Caddo Lake labyrinth.
• With a few hours, you can hike all the trails in the park and see some of the flora and fauna, as well as CCC structures.
• Choose from camping sites, screened shelters, or the historic CCC cabins.
• Attend a Ranger Program
• Become a Junior Ranger

Caddo Lake State Park

245 Park Road 2 Karnack, TX 75661

8 a.m. – 4 p.m. daily

Adult: $4 Daily

Child 12 Years and Under: Free

Tips for Visitors:

• For a little fun, you might try and spot the elusive Texas Bigfoot, thought to be hiding out in the Piney Woods of East Texas. You should be able to spot him somewhere in the nearby historic town of Jefferson, TX.
• There is a small gift shop and museum to peruse.
• Check the calendar for Ranger-led activities and other events at the park.
• The Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge is a very short drive away. You can view part of the abandoned ammunition plant here.

Additional Resources:

A short history of Caddo Lake

by Fred Dahmer (1989)

Birds of Caddo Lake Checklist

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Captain Ron II is a retired Firefighter from Longview Texas. He now resides in Jefferson and has been conducting tours for this Company for over 5 years.

Jean joined the company to run the office and take care of bookings in 2010 and remains with the company now. When the original Captain Ron retired, due to back surgeries, Ron Hollomon and Jean purchased the Company and continue giving you the best experience they can.

Ron is also experienced in EMT training so you know you are in good hands.

Caddo Lake History

According to Caddo legend, the lake was formed by the 1812 New Madrid earthquake. There may be some truth to the legend, as Reelfoot Lake in Tennessee was formed by that earthquake. However, most geologists think that Caddo Lake was formed, either gradually or catastrophically, by the Great Raft, a 100-mile (160-km) logjam on the Red River in Louisiana, that possibly filled the basin that the earthquake’s intense uplifting and shifting had created.

The channel was used by steamboats to reach the port at Jefferson until water levels fell after the removal of the Great Raft.

Big Pines Lodge Restaurant

We work with Big Pines Lodge Restaurant to bring you the whole package: great swamp tours into the water forest aboard our swamp tour boat and a delicious meal before or after your tour. Big Pines Lodge Restaurant is a dining icon here on the Big Cypress and has been in business for over 50 years. We are proud to be working in conjunction with Big Pines Lodge Restaurant to offer you a memorable tour and dining experience.

Boarding from the Big Pines Lodge Restaurant allows us to operate regardless of low water levels or the spread of giant salvinia (a floating fern that can damage aquatic ecosystems). This partnership helps us provide a historically-narrated tour of the upper end of Caddo Lake.

We look forward to serving our passengers through the end of December.

Haunting Caddo Lake

At Caddo Lake, the only naturally formed lake in Texas, spectral shapes shift in the mist that rises from its cilantro-colored surface and ghost stories seem to ooze from its forested shores.

The steamboat Graceful Ghost begins one of its daily tours near Uncertain, Tex.

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Hello folks. This is Michael Landrum, your Caddo Lake guide and owner of Big Cypress Tours. Welcome to one of most beautiful bodies of water in the world. Caddo Lake and surrounding wetlands comprise unique environs where magnificent flora and fauna thrive.

Let me take you on a tour of Caddo Lake, home of the world’s largest Bald Cypress forest, a watery wonderland unlike any other in the world. According to a study done in 2003, Caddo Lake flora and fauna includes 189 species of trees and shrubs, 75 grasses, 42 woody vines, 216 kinds of birds, 90 fish and reptiles, and 47 mammals, plus hundreds of alleged Bigfoot sightings.

Call me at 903-570-3319, to book a family or private adventure. I offer sunrise and mid-day tours. The experience can influence a young child’s life and become a memory they will never forget.

This is an experience you cannot find elsewhere in the world. Comparable environs simply do not exist. Don’t limit your view of Caddo by sticking to the shore.

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I was only 5 years old when I first visited Caddo Lake on an overnight fishing trip with my Dad, my uncle, and my cousin. We stayed in a cabin owned by the company where Dad was employed and ventured out during the night in a 14 foot aluminum boat to check trot lines we had set and baited earlier. It was a spooky place to be at night as we navigated through the huge cypress trees covered with Spanish moss, not to mention alligators and other wildlife.

The cabin was a bit on the primitive side and the pier was missing a few boards requiring you to jump across sections of it. On our return trip during the black of night, I got out of the boat first, followed by my cousin, Dennis, who was my same age. His Dad was behind him and my Dad was last. As kids will do, I was running and jumping over the missing sections of the pier when I heard a splash and saw my cousin disappear below the surface. In a split second, his Dad reached down into the water and pulled him out by one arm. I will never forget those wide-opened eyes and the look on his face. He and I are 69 years old now and both of our Dads are still alive… 89 and 93.

Over the course of my lifetime, I’ve fished Caddo Lake time after time, night and day. But it wasn’t until I was a grown man that I learned about some of the rich history of this 25,400 acre lake and bayou on the border between Texas and Louisiana. According to Caddo legend, the lake was formed by the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes. There may be some truth to the legend but many geologists feel the lake was formed, either gradually or catastrophically, by the “Great Raft,” a 100 mile log jam on the Red River in Louisiana, possibly by flooding the existing low-lying basin.

Geographically, Caddo Lake covered many more square miles in the early-to-mid 1800’s than it does today because of the “Great Raft,” a 160 mile long series of log jams and debris that jammed the Red River, impeding further settlement of areas north and west of Shreveport. To remedy the situation, Captain Henry Miller Shreve was given the task of clearing it. After years of work by the Corp of Engineers, the task was completed. Unfortunately, clearing the Great Raft lowered the water level of Caddo Lake, dooming any steamboat navigation and leading to the demise of Jefferson, Texas, as one of the nation’s major port cities.

Potters Point – Early settlers to the region faced a number of challenges just to survive in the Caddo Lake region. The story of Robert and Harriet Potter is one of those stories. Located on the south end of FM 727, on the northwest portion of the lake, is the site of one of the most famous events in Texas History. Robert Potter, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and first Secretary of the Texas Navy, settled here with his wife, Harriet, in 1837, on a high bluff about 300 yards from the water’s edge. Harriet had been married before and had two children.

Robert Potter was a lawyer from North Carolina with a “shady” past who came to Texas and even fought in the Battle of San Jacinto. In 1842, he tried to have a political foe named William Rose arrested. One night, Rose and his men surrounded the Potter home with an arsenal of weapons, including one cannon, and Potter tried to escape by diving into the lake where he was shot and killed.

After his death, Harriet learned a disturbing “secret” about her late husband. In a will drafted just a month before his death, he had left Potter’s Point to two women from the Austin area. Harriet was ousted from Potter’s Point and spent years in courts trying to reclaim the land she had lived on for some 40 years. But the courts ruled that her marriage to Potter was illegal and she lost everything. She died in 1902. In 1998, the Caddo Lake Historical Research Committee dedicated a monument to Harriet Potter near the place she called home. Visit the monument for yourself and close your eyes to visualize how life was in those early days.

Other settlers would soon follow and nearby Jefferson would soon become one of the largest cities in Texas with steamboats traveling all the way from the Gulf Coast and through Caddo Lake.

The Mittie Stephens was one such steamboat. Joseph Stephens built the ship in 1863 and named it after his daughter. But almost immediately after it left the shipyard in Madison, Indiana, Union Forces seized it to carry dispatches, troops, and supplies during the failed Red River Campaign. Afterwards, it was purchased by private owners and eventually ended up in New Orleans. By 1866, the Mittie Stephens was making regular runs between New Orleans and Jefferson, Texas.

On the night of February 11, 1869, the Mittie Stephens was steaming up through Caddo Lake on its way to Jefferson, loaded with 107 passengers, crew, gunpowder, government payroll for frontier regiments, and 274 bales of hay stacked on her deck. It was an accident waiting to happen. Dinner had been served and, by 9:00 pm, the saloons onboard the ship were thinning out. She was approaching Swanson’s Landing around midnight when a crewman noticed smoke coming from the hay. The alarm was given and the crew turned the vessel toward the nearest shore but the flames spread quickly.

The cry of “Fire!” was heard on the doomed vessel and women and children were running in every direction, vainly appealing for help which would never come. Before it could make it to shore, the Mittie Stephens was grounded, which meant that passengers might have saved themselves by wading to shore. But the side-mounted paddle wheel kept turning and many who leapt overboard were sucked into the wheel. At least 61 people were killed. Years later, the hull of the Mittie Stephens was located in the mud and a few items were salvaged from the wreckage. The ship’s bell is on display at the Jefferson Historical Museum.

The Graceful Ghost – Until just a few years ago, a 1/4 scale replica of those early steamboats once again sailed Caddo Lake. The “Graceful Ghost” was piloted by Captain Ron Gibbs who gave tours of the lake that were like stepping back in time. Captain Ron was a real “captain” and has travelled the world in a variety of vessels, even as a Merchant Marine during the Vietnam era. At some point, this Shreveport native decided to make his home in the small town of Uncertain, Texas, on Caddo Lake. In 1999, he purchased the Graceful Ghost and set about upgrading and repairing the boat before it could be Coast Guard approved. It was the last known wood-burning, steam powered, stern paddle wheel touring vessel in the world.

The Coast Guard approval of the Graceful Ghost is a story in itself. In the days of the mighty steamships of the 1800’s, boiler explosions were so common that the government put together an agency charged with the task of inspecting and certifying boilers. It was named the U.S. Coast Guard. The irony of it all is that the inspection of the Graceful Ghost’s boiler was probably the first time that some of the Coast Guard representatives of today had actually seen a true wood-burning boiler. Needless to say, they were impressed. But the days of the Graceful Ghost have come to an end due to funding and other problems related to its upkeep. But it is still docked at Big Pines’s Lodge. Captain Ron has since retired and, sadly, new owners have no immediate plans to return the Graceful Ghost to service.

Mooringsport Drawbridge – On the east end of the lake is the small community of Mooringsport, Louisiana. This was the final port of departure of the ill-fated Mittie Stephens. There you will find the Mooringsport Drawbridge. In 1914, the Midland Bridge Company of Kansas City, Missouri, built a “vertical-lift drawbridge” to replace the ferry that had been there for decades.

In the summer of 1941, just prior to WWII, the U.S. Army held maneuvers in and around the bridge in order to prepare soldiers for war. During those maneuvers, Generals Eisenhower and Patton came to Mooringsport and led the “Red and Blue” armies in the “capture” of the bridge, bombing the bridge with sacks of flour.

As late as the 1970’s you could still drive across the bridge but it was soon determined that a newer and wider bridge was needed and the old bridge was closed to traffic. Although the original proposal was to tear down the old drawbridge, a citizens campaign was launched and it was spared as a pedestrian bridge. It is now officially entered into the National Register of Historic Places.

Bigfoot Sightings – Drive around the community of Uncertain, Texas, and you might see signs for a “Bigfoot Crossing.” Craig Woolheater, head of the Texas Bigfoot Research Center in nearby Jefferson, says Caddo Lake is a land of Bigfoot. And he’s not kidding. Woolheater’s non-profit organization is serious about their pursuit of the legendary creature known as Bigfoot. A cryptozoologist at heart, Woolheater claims there have been several substantiated sightings of the Bigfoot in the lake region, as well as hundreds of unofficial reports every year.

So strong is the belief that Bigfoot inhabits this wilderness area that the Research Center stages an annual conference each autumn in Jefferson with multiple field trips into the back country scheduled every year. And while proof positive has yet to be unearthed, few will disagree that the Caddo Lake region is a place that lends itself to a place that is both wild and untamed.

Movies Filmed on Caddo Lake – Over the years Caddo lake has hosted the filming of over a dozen movies, including The Long Hot Summer, The Bayou Boy, (Disney’s) Soggy Bottom USA, Southern Comfort, Big Bad John, The Legend of Boggy Creek, The Ghost of Cyprus Swamp, and many documentaries.

Don Henley, drummer and front man for the Eagles, grew up near Caddo Lake in nearby Linden, Texas. As did my father, Henley’s father also brought him to Caddo Lake and taught him how to fish. Those experiences helped instill in Henley a deep connection to Caddo Lake’s mysterious beauty.

Henley has continued to return to the lake throughout his life, bringing his own children to Caddo Lake and teaching them to fish there as well. He has often called Caddo Lake his “church” and a place where natural beauty and peaceful seclusion provide a refuge from the world and a site of spiritual nourishment. In the 1990’s, Henley founded the Caddo Lake Institute to study the lake’s delicate ecosystem and help foster its conservation.

Once you experience the magic of Caddo Lake, you will understand why people come back again and again. Boat tour guides have a story around every turn, some more bizarre than others. When you’re talking to a guide, be sure to ask about “Dick and Charlie’s Tea Room.”

During prohibition from 1919-1933, this portion of the lake was on the county line between Harrison and Marion Counties. Harrison was wet, and Marion County was dry. The Harrison side “Beer Boats” and Johnson’s Ranch Marina used “Water Taxi’s” (aka row boats) would shuttle people across the bayou for drinking and dancing.

At present they are all gone, but there is a house that still stands on stilts called “Dick & Charlie’s Tea Room” across from Johnson’s Ranch now used as a guy’s fishing house. Recently featured on one of the episodes of “Treehouse Master’s” for repair of the front stilt supports, the owners are in the show. At the front is a sign posted saying: “Dick and Charlie’s Tea Room. House Rules: 1. There Ain’t None  2. There Never Was None  3. There Ain’t Gonna Be None.

For those who will miss this year’s TPPA Road Trip to Caddo Lake, maybe we’ll see you next time.

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