New nature trail opens in Vermilion
Vermilion Police jurors Mark Poché (right), Errol Domingues (left) stand with Rep. Simone Champagne and Bonnie Broussard (left) at the beginning of the wooden trail built at Bancker. The cement columns were found in the wetlands behind the Grotto and are from the late 1800s. They were part of a rectory that was on the grounds in the late 1890s.
Seven years ago a group of Vermilion Parish residents had a vision to create a nature trail through an acre of wetlands along the Vermilion River at Bancker Grotto Memorial Park. On Saturday, that trail became a reality when it was open to the public.
A wooden trail, around 800 feet long, built behind the grotto and the walkway, passes over wetlands, turns along side of the Vermilion River and heads back to the grotto.
The blessing of the wooden trail was held Saturday morning.
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