The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-04-14
A FAVORITE POINT.

Thursdays issue of the Madison
Lake Breeze is a large copiously illus
trated number, containing..an excellent
writeup of the village and lake of
Madison Lake, including a historical
sketch The illustrations were made |
by Mr.. Anderson the engravor of this
city, and are very creditable. The
Breeze shows an enterprise which
should be appreciated by the res
idents of the village and cannot fail
to benefit the village as place of per-
manent residence and as a summer
resort.
Among the things it says:
The principal lake of this region of
beautiful lakes is Lake Madison,
which for bold contours. handsome
points, and splendid fishing is fairly
unrivalled, and especially since the
completion of them. &St. L. r. r. to this
place eight years ago, has this elegant
sheet of water become known to
tourists from every section Of the
United States, even as far south as
New Orleans, and as far west as
Omaha. The principal point on the
lake is Point Pleasant, and at the
hotel, managed every summer byMrs.
j. M. Barclay, summer tourists spend
months enjoying the fishing and other
attractions of the lake resorts here
and in this immediate vicinity. In
the waters of LakeMadison are found
black bass, pickerel, sun fish and many
other specimens of the finny tribe so
frequently Astounding in the inland
lakes of this state. Connecting with
Point Pleasant hotel are fleet of
row and sail boats, while differ
ent parties own small pleasure steam
ers that ply the waters of our favorite
lake from end to end. Point Pleasant
a cut of which we have vainly tried to
obtain, is picturesque point Of
several acres an area boldly jutting
out into the water. Upon this is
located beautiful two-stOry hotel Of
ample dimensions to render accom-
modations to all guests at our resort.
Upon the point are some elegant cot
tages. This is a lovely point;the view
of the lake from here being exquisitely
beautiful and enhancing. Mr.. Chri-
stenson has spent thousands of dollars
in improving this point,and expresses
his faith in Madison Lakes famous
resort by yearly spending large sums
of money to bring the improvements
thereof up to his high ideal.
Lake Madison is twenty miles long
and from one-half to two miles wide,
and water as clear as crystal, ranging
in from three feet to fifteen feet in
depth, edged on every shore by wood
ed banks. The lake is easy of access
being but one-fourth of a mile distant
from the Minneapolis & ST. Louis
detot.
Near by are other beautiful lakes,
among the more prominent we men
tion Lake Balentine, Lake Francis,
Washington Lake, Loon Lake. All
good sized and possessing the general
attractions of Lake Madison. The
drives,in this lake region are wonder
fully lovely and interesting. In fact
this may we'll be called the park region
of Southern Minnesota. The drives
are elegant and invigorating; the
roads generally, during the summer
season, being in splendid condition.
Every mile of the way among the
beautiful lakes resemble more the
pathways through we'll tended parks,
rather than country roads. Through
the trees that line the highways are
at times seen vistas of lakes that
seem in the distance like ribbons of
silver in the sheen of the sunlight,
Passing well-tilled farms, up hill and
down hill, the way is pleasant and
every breath seems laden with the
ozone of life that invigorates and re-
juvenates wearied and W Orn man.
Madison Lake as summer resort
is destined to become famed and pop
ular. Its advantages as favorable
site for various manufacturing enter
prises should make this village one
of the largest in the county, while
the advantages from an agricultural
point of view, are acknowledged by
: all who are acquainted with this
, locality.
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