St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-03

miles OF shore, five miles OF which are naVl-
gable to the beautiful little steamer with ten
horse power engine that propels 1t through
the clear waters of this beautiful lake, which
is the source of the Cannon river. The
steamer Alert, commanded by its young and
courteous captain, E. A. Gilman, makes reg
ular and frequent trips to and from the as
sembly ground and to all points of interest
and beauty on the lake, for ten cents "trip.
The lake is said to be sixty feet deep, and
abounds in fish, black bass and pickerel be-
ing the largest and most numerous. Row
and sail boats are in great abundance and
variety, so that everyone can be accommo-
dated.
These grounds are not crowded like the
summer resorts near ST. Paul, NAL in 1t mucp
more desirable for quiet rest, country
scenery and fishing, and it is not hear so ex-
pensive.
The lake is about one mile wide. The
hotel building stands fifty feet from the
shore of the lake, and as your correspondent
stood upon its highest veranda, in the cool
evening breeze, he looked down from one
side upon an audience O. three hundred per
sons as they were CHI nting their evening
praise; and from the OF er side looked down
through the tops of the alex shade trees TO
the slumbering lake lyi1 at his feet, across
whose quiet waters the moon was stretching
its quivering pathway. Everything seemed
bound by the quiet peace of the sur
roundings. ]. F. D.
From Another Correspondent.
Maple Wood park is lovely grove bound
ing Lake Waseca east and southeast. A ride
of about three hours from st. Paul brings
80 G v cir n
same lake. The lake is over two miles long
by one and quarter wide, and is unbroken
by islands but lies easily under the eye from
various points. It's shores are generally bold
in contour and boulder in formation, seem
ing in many places walled by crude masonry
or boulders of various sizes. The lake sur
face is 525 feet higher than the river at st.
Paul, and l, $50 Above tide water. The
grove, which embraces from twenty to thirty
acres, is composed of NAPLES, oaks, ash and
Iindens of fine size and luxuriant foliage.
The hotel, built in style similar to three
deck river steamer, presents the appear
ance OF a large steamboat on land. Its
broad piazzas and spacious lobby, dining
room and parlor, with ample halls, corridors
and dormatOries make it health
full and restful retreat. Moreover,
it is well kept, at the reasonable rate of IS a
week. Clean rooms and beds, ample and
varied table supplies, well cooked and well
served, make it good place to stay. A
prettier picture of lake and grove is rarely
seen and the rare altitude affords an atmos
phere refreshing and delightful. The
steamer Alert, with numerous skiffs consti-
tute the present facilities for navigation, and
the fish, though not abundant, are of fine
quality. / should judge it an easy matter
to restOck this lake with new varieties such
as land-locked salmon and German carp.
At present a Sunday school assembly for
the training of Sunday school teachers is in
progress, furnishing large and rich pro-
gramme of lessons and lectures by compe
tent and gifted teachers and speakers. A
choral class and orchestra furnish an opu-
lence of music, and a school of theology has
just closed its curriculum. This summer
assembly has lacked but one thing to make
it one of the best, namely, a large attend
ance. just as your reporter is about to
gut this enchanting place a train of nine
cars arrives with an excursion from Roch-
ester. This is ''children's day." as per pro-
gramme, and other trains with excursionists
from south and west ale expected. To-mor-
row will be 'Centenniel day'' when noted
speakers fine music and a good time are to
be enjoyed. On the 4th Hon. Schuyler Col
fax will give the Grafton, as also a lecture on
''The Martyred Presidents' at another time
during the assembly. On the 9th begins the
camp meeting and later in the month big
meeting of prohibtionists, not of the ''third
party' persuasion, Is to be held.
The organization of a class of the "Chat-
aqua Literary and Scientific Circle" at this
place gives to Waseca a permanent attrac-
ton to those who in this section would avail
themselves of the "home college, course
that has given such wide celebrity and nu-
merous membership t. the Chataqua institu-
ton. Waseca starts out under happy aus
pieces, and it seems should become an insti-
tuition of which southern Minnesota should
come 1ov he proud