Inexplicable indeed is the whim which started the series that goes One, Two, Three, and up, and then began another list with First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth . . . More than a hundred names are repeated five times or more, and over a thousand meandered lakes have no official names at all. Many couples appear, like John and Isabella, and Jacob and Annie, while close to Terry are Anna, Mary, Emily, and Ruth. Minnesota was once a mecca for eastern magnates and sportsmen, who came in luxurious special trains to slaughter partridge and prairie chicken. Then, with the retreat of the forest, the amount and variety of wild game inevitably diminished.
Migratory game are subject to many protective restrictions.
Squirrels and rabbits, though numerous, are not particularly popular with Minnesota hunters. Facilities for other sports besides hunting, fishing, and canoeing are also available everywhere in the State. There are more than 260 golf courses scattered over Minnesota. Golf, it is said, takes on added zest when the fairways wind along the shores of a northern lake and clusters of virgin pine form a backdrop for the greens. Minnesota resorts stage numerous summer tournaments.