The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1900-09-05
life. but no ordinary pencil can de-
scribe the spirit Of beauty and mild

life. but no ordinary pencil can de-
scribe the spirit Of beauty and mild
content that prevades the very air
of that region. AS the steamer
pulses along between banks Of
verdure, very few know or care
which are islands or which main land
all are beautiful, without suggest
ing grandeur or solitude, for pretty
forest lodges and cottages are visible
at almost every turn. Evidently
our native country is well repre-
sented among the islanders. or else
the invasion from Minnesota had
been noised about, for from many
flagstaffs the union jack and the
stars and stripes are displayed in
fraternal fashion.
The steamer glides into narrow
inlet called Indian river, and
whistles for the lock at Port CARING.
There is difference of six feet or
whereabouts in the level of Muskoka
Lake and Lake Rosseau, and the
Port CARING lock lifts our boat to
the required level and deposits us
in Lake Rosseau, which is nearly as
large aud fully as interesting as
Muskoka. After cruise of few
hours we approach another inlet or
canal and tie up for a season at Port
Sandfield, opposite large summer
hotel called Prospect House. A lot
of the summer boarders are here
congregated, and in a bantering way
single out two or three of the more
CONSPICUOUS members of the news
paper party. A youth with flow
ing auburn locks was hailed with,
Hi there, Paderewski!' and good
old David Ramaley with his Horace
Greeley whiskers and benevolent
expression was saluted with an in
vitation to "Come down here, Dom
Paul!' The point was we'll taken
by the excursionists, who roared
applause and laughter. Here we
saw awaiting shipment some speci-
mems of the fish caught in these
waters. They were said to be
mostly salmon trout and whitefsh-
deep water fish, nearly two feet in
length. From Lake Rosseau we
dropped into Lake Joseph, and after
an afternoon full Of delight, returned
to our starting point to again take
our sleepers for the night trip to
the mouth of the St. Lawrence river
neor Kingston.
An incident of the day on the
lakes was a little speechmaking in
the way of welcome to Canada, by
representatives of the government,
of the provincial press and of the
Grand Trunk railroad. All three
speakers breathed a spirit of cordial
welcome to their Minnesota visitors,
which was better illustrated by the
unaffected hospitality with which
the party was received, everywhere
on Canadian soil.
. A few facts III conclusion about
the Muskoka lake region. It lies
east of the Georgian Bay on Lake
Huron. about 1I2 miles north of
Toronto, in what is called the
Canadian Highlands Those of our
readers who look forward to sum-
mer of rest and recreation, will
make no mistake if they take a
detour on their next trip east, from
Toronto north, and they will do
we'll if instead of tarrying only a
day or two, they remain at least a
week orsmore at some of the hotels
OF that region. Rates for board are
much lower than at most summer
resorts-from 81 per day upward.
Hay fever is unknown in this
region, and mosquitoes cease to
aff]ict.. There are nearly 500 islands
in these lakes.
THE HELLO LIST.