The 5th Grand Isle Ladies Fishing Rodeo The Grand Isle Ladies Rodeo will be held October 7th & 8th, 2011, at Bridge Side Marina, located at the foot of the Grand Isle bridge overlooking the Chenier Caminada Pass. The Entry Fee is $20 per person and includes a rodeo cap, fishing the event, door prizes, dinner and dance on Saturday night.  Team Fishing is encouraged with the Fishing Fashion Award.  A children's division will be open for girls 6- 15 years old.  Tickets are available at Bridge Side, the Grand Isle Port Commission and below online. The Grand Isle Ladies 2010 Rodeo produced winners in every category, happy anglers, and again supported breast cancer awareness thru the American Cancer Society with another donation of $5000 to add to the “Wig room” inventory and pharmacy and fuel cards for cancer patients.  Donations to date total $20,100.  Posters for the 5th Annual 2011 Grand Isle Ladies Fishing Rodeo, a limited edition (250 signed and numbered) 13" x 19" by Louisiana artist Kathy Schor are $30, and $50 for artist proof with remarque.  Artist will be signing at the Rodeo.  Order early for rodeo pick up or add $10 for shipping. Entry Fee -Tickets use pay pal>>>>click here More info, Posters, Sponsors, etc 2011>>>click here View enlarged Poster and buy>>>>click here For 2008 stats >>> click here 2008 Photo Gallery >>> click here       Call to Artists: "A New Landscape" The 10th Annual Grand Isle Juried Exhibition 2012 The Grand Isle Community Development Team, Inc. (GICDT) with support from the Grand Isle Port Commission and the Town of Grand Isle, invites artists to enter their works with themes relating to the physical, political and psychological landscape associated with the only inhabited Louisiana barrier island and its surrounding wetlands.  The goal of the Exhibition is to showcase excellent visual art from the region and raise awareness of Louisiana's fragile but rich coastal environment and continuing loss.   (photo by Matthew D. White, May23, 2010) Click here>>>> download "Call to Artists" 2012 Prospectus Artworks selected will be on exhibit at the Grand Isle Community Center, Hwy. 1, Grand Isle, Louisiana April 14th - 22nd, 2012. A reception and awards presentation will be held on April 22nd, 2012. Previous Exhibitions: Land / Currents / Undercurrents 2011 Catalog text More>> Land / Currents / Undercurrents 2011 Catalog Cover More>> Land / Currents / Undercurrents  Awards 2011 More>>> The Power of Place Awards 2010 more>>> Magical Botanical Awards 2009 more>>>  The 2009 Juror's Statement and Bio  more>>>       Migratory Bird Celebration The Annual Grand Isle Migratory Bird Celebration provides a great opportunity for birding and photography. Experienced guides will take you for a leisurely walk through Grand Isle's unique live oak and hackberry chenier woods to see warblers, orioles, tanagers, thrushes, buntings, and other neo-tropical migrant songbirds. Small boat tours of Barataria Bay will take you to see nesting Brown Pelicans on Queen Bess Island, with possible sightings of Black Skimmers, Magnificent Frigate Birds, American Oyster Catchers, and various shorebirds. Light refreshments will be provided at pre-dinner socials giving you a chance to meet other birdwatchers and local residents. Pre-registration is required for some of the events. Meet at Grand Isle School, Ludwig Lane.  April 20 - 22, 2012.   More information and maps from Barataria-Terrebone National Estuary Program   more>>>