St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-06-30

barley, corn, anu Otner crops are
not one whit behind. Particularly is this
true of the grasses. Herd grass and the
famous blue grass seem literally ingenious
to the soil and flourish in wonderful man
ner. This fact, with the abundant water
supply, makes it also fine stock country,
and very rapidly are the farmers beginning
to adapt themselves to stock raising.
Having thus outlined the general character
and quality of the natural attractions of the
county, am now ready to attempt the
sketch of
GLENwOOD.
To say that it is a pretty, picturesque little
village nestled down among the hills close to
the shore of beautiful timber fringed lake
is very tame and mild. The first glimpse 1
had of it as l stepped off the cars was one
which | shall never forget, and when a half
hour later made the circuit of its environs
was too much thrilled with the loveliness of
the picture presented to find adequate Ian
guage in which to express it,
Surrounded by hills that have an altitude
of from two to three hundred feet, the village
nestles close to the lake, at the foot of the
valley or glen, and separated from it by the
fine belt of timber which skirts the waters
edge. AS 1 saw the village just as the last
slanting, fickering beams of the setting sun
were falling upon the placid waters of the
lake, casting the reflection of its silver sheen
over the village, its beautiful surface unbroken
by a single wave or ripple and the dark, SOM
Der green of its sloping hillside banks stand
ing out in sharp contrast thought it surely
the most beautiful spot l had ever seen.
LAKE MINNEwAsKA.
This lovely sheet of water upon the east
end or bank of which Glenwood is located is
some ten miles in length and from two to
four in width and has over forty miles of
lake shore. 1t has level beach surrounding
it and is full of the most romantic little bays
and picturesque headlands and capes imag
Unable. Back from the lake the hills rise as
before stated some two or three hundred feet
high and are covered with fine growth Of
timber which reaches to the waters edge.
Pope county having appreciated the beauty
of tee landscape has surveyed and located n
street or boulevard encircling the entire lake
and most of the way but few feet from the
waters edge. From the eastern or Glen
wood end in each direction this beautiful
boulevard has been improved for some eight
or ten miles and now forms the most be-
witchingly lovely drive conceivable. Over
the smooth, level surface of the nicely
graded street you roll along with
an occasional glimpse of the clear, blue sky
above you caught through the overhanging
branches of the forest trees which skirt eth
er side of the way and form an arch of green
above you through whose foliage the sun
can scarce penetrate, or the silvery glimmer
of the lake at your side. What park in any
part of the world could equal it? Along the
north shore about one mile fro.h Glenwood
is Eagle Point, projecting sharply into the
lake and elevated somewhat above its sur
face. Upon this point is the favorite resort
of the Morris and Sauk Center people who
have christened it Scamp Minnewaska"
From this point further up the lake rises
what is known as 'Trapper's Peak'' or
'mound," sharp peak or mound, looking
as it stands cleary defined against the blue
sky beyond, for all the world like one of the
famed Egyptian pyramids, so regular is its
outline and so sharp and well difined is its
summit. Upon this mound the bones of old
ssWhite Bear'' are said to lie inferred, always
saving and excepting the fact that some
vandal hand may not have resurrected them
From this Indian chief does the lake de-
rive its name. In the earlier days the Eng
glish Interpretation was given it
and it was called ''White Bear lake"
A less pretentious lake, however, in extent
hnantv bJlt lOcataH ha oe
the settled portion of the state, desired the
name, and as might makes right they took
it, christening the Pope county lake ''Whip-
ple," after the famous Episcopalian prelate
What there could be appropriate about the
calling of st. Pau's famous summer resort
white Bear Lake. no one could ever tell
except that no BEAR white or black, were
ever seen there. With the Pope county lake,
however, the home and burial place of the
ancient chief ''Waska,' (white bear) gave
the name significance. Having lost the
name, they took the best possible course and
by subsequent act of legislature named the
beautiful lake ''Minnewaska"
WHITE BEARS WATER
The average depth of this lake is about
sixty feet and fed by springs it is clear pure,
and cold; 1t is stocked with the finest va
rieties of fish and in the season telms with
all kinds of water fowl At Glenwood a
small fleet of sail and row boats is kept and
and fishing tackle in abundance. 1t is one
of the most desirable watering places or lake
resorts in Minnesota and is fast coming in
to notice. Unlike those lakes contiguous to
our large cities there is no
aristocracy at Glennwood and one
can here enjoy freedom from the conven-
tionalties of fashionable life and at the same
time for sum vastly more moderate have
all the pleasures of cool, delightful sum-
mer retreat, where free and untrammeled
| you may feel free to follow the bent of YOUR
own inclinations and reap all the healthful
benefit that its pure atmosphere affords and
not be compelled to be fashionable about it
either. Excursion and picnic parties too
find Glenwood a most delightful place to
visit. What with rowing, sailing, fishing or
driving along The beautiful lake boulevard
picnicing under cool shade of the spreading
trees on some mossy bank
with the thick green veil
above them shutting out the summers sun.
while from the water beneath their feet
comes the welcome breeze and it NAV well
represent on a hot sultry day an excursion
lists elysium.
SPRINGS.
A great feature with Glenwood as well as
with other sections of the county is the vast
number of fine springs which are, and ever
will be great blessing as well as an attrac-
ton. The hillsides everywhere abound with
them and the pure crystal water comes gush-
| ing forth from some of them in such volumes