Come enjoy a unique experience in a renovated 2100 sq ft Cottage on 2 acres. Centrally located & a 5-10 min walk to all Historic Madisonville has to offer: museums, restaurants, grocery & boutiques. Located on Bayou DeZaire & 5 minute drive to access the beautiful Tchefuncte River & Lake Pontchartrain. Enjoy fishing, bird watching, swamp viewing & water sports. Relax in the sunroom or outside on 2 docks by the water. Two State Parks nearby. 40 minutes to world famous New Orleans & Mardi Gras The space The Cottage is a Bird watcher’s paradise, complete with a Kaufman’s Field Guide. Bring your binoculars and search pine, cypress and live oak trees with Spanish moss for our southern Louisiana birds. And peruse the bayou, river and lake for egrets, herons, cormorants, pelicans, ducks, geese and more. You are right on the Bayou, walking distance to the Tchfuncte River, and a short boat ride or drive down lake road to Lake Pontchartrain. There are 3 Parks nearby, also. Fairview-Riverside State Park(1mi), Coquille Park(4 mi) and Fontainbleau State Park(9mi). And only a day trip away from Avery Island(110 mi) Private canal with 2 decks behind the home with canoe, kayak, fishing gear and a fish cleaning sink at the newly constructed boat house. We offer swamp tours in a 40 foot yacht or pontoon boat. Guest access Entire home Other things to note Free use of paddle boards, kayak, canoe and fishing poles. Ask about boating, fishing tours, swimming and swamp tours. We have several options; 40’ yacht or Pontoon Boat.