The Forrest City times., 1888-02-18
The Pictured Rocis of Lake
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 On the southern shore of Lake Su. perior and soue seventy miles west os Whiicfish Point and a sborl distance east of Munls ng are inc famous pic mred rocks. These my ln drs,riled as a scres of sandstone bluffs. risn, In many places abruptly out of the water to height var, ing from fifty 10 ttro hundred feet Two features m. part to Inc scenery its remarkable an. pearance; the one. he strange style of the clif excavations. worn away by thu action of the lake. and the other Inc an te as strange way in which large portions of the surface have been eul. orcd by bands of brilliant colors. To lhs first is To be aseribcl tle mama r.Les Portails") given to the rocks by the French v0yageurs. and tO the many hucs which the series Of b.uils hold so boldly IS 10 Dc traced the Amer can name of Pictured Rocks. Ii is not now known when this term was first appl ed to them. The denuding effects of tbe water upon these elf, are shown for d stance of about five miles along the shore. There Is no beach. the cliffs sing vertically out of tho water. In vs ting the rocks two ways are taken; by passing tbem in a steamer, and in taking boat at some of the nearest points. as Muuts ng. The steamers run near enough in good weather for tour sts to obtain pass. ing view. In going from east to west we notice few Of the most important objects. The chapel is vaulted apart. ment in ihe rock. thirty or forty feet above the lake level; an arcl,etl roof of sandstone rests on four cultinus of rock so aS 10 leave an apartment about forty feet in diameter and the same in length; within are pull. pii and altar. Wesi. . short disiarce ut the chapel. IS the Chapel river. wh eh falls over rocky lehge fifteen feet high into the lake The Grand Portal is the most impos ng feature of the series. IL is 100 feet high by lGS broad at the water level. and the cl 1T 1t is ent in rises above Inc arch. mak ng the whole height l65 feet The grgnt cave, cn. tered through the portal. exlenls back in the shape of yauted room the arches of the roof built of yellow lime stone. and the sides freiteti nlo fantas- lie shapes by storm-df y'n waves About a m le west is Sail Rock. group of ,lctache. rocks. which bear resen. blancc 10 inc mliusa and b uf sluop; the he ght of this is about fOrty feet. NJ ncrs Castle five niles west of Inc chapel and just west of NJ ner'S river. k the western end of the P eiured Rocks, and resembles an old tuFrete1 castle with an arehed portal he height of ile advanced mass in which tho Gothic gateway may be recognized IS seecn.y feet an the height of the main wall form ng tlie background is l46 feet. h regard to anelhar part of the P.etured Rocks, q writer says:
 ..ln one place there stands Il majest- ic profile looking towards the north-a woman fac,. tho Empress of Lakes IL Is the pleasure Of her royal hishnes, tu visit inc rock only by night. Diana nf the New World. In tle daytime search in va II; sar will not reveal her self; but when inc low down moon ,hinrs across ihe water. baho'd she ap- pears! She looks to inc north. not sad lv, not sternlv. like the Old Man cf the White Mountains. but ben gn of aspect and so beaat ful n her roun!ei wom- mly curves. that the late watcher fails into the dream of End ymion; but when he wakes in the gray down he iindi her gone, and only a shapeless rock giistcns n lhc rays Of the rsing sun. -BOSLoa 7rdRscri l.