The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-07-16
A JOLLY CAMPING PARTY.
Enjoyed Several Days. Outing at Red
Cliff CAMPS.

est of Grand Marais citizenship went to
Red Cliff camps, nine miles east of here,
last Saturday evening for an outing,
intending to return home the following
evening. They found clean and comfor-
table quarters in the cook 'shanty" and
soon made themselves so pleasantly at
home that they could not find it in
their hearts to give any thought to re-
turning home until tour days afterwards.
Aside from good substantial roof to
cover them they enjoyed all the accom-
paniments of real camp life-bow beds
(which were little occupieD camp fires,
fishing, strolling, ETC., with freedom
from social forms and business cares
that was certainly refreshing. Using q
slang phrase, they let themselves loose
tor good time. Speaking of bow beds,
some Of the party vouch that the ar
tisans of those in camp don't know the
difference between balsam bow and
pine tree, proof of which are the creases
down their backs that refuse to come
out.
Five fishermen (?) started Sunday
morning at o'clock to got mess OF
speckled trout for breakfast. They re-
turned about four hours later with three
trout, the largest of which could not be
safely exhibited ia the presence of a
game warden Bacon was plenty good
enough for breakfast that morning
One of the party had true fsherman's
luck, and being without a change he
donned blanket and laid himself down
on the beach to sun while his clothes
we're hung up at the fire to dry. The
women were enjoined to remain indoors,
and breakfast was thereby long enough
delayed to make it extra appetlzine.
Not discouraged, they turned their at
tention more successfully to the larger
game IN Lake Superior.
Sunday night all the men came to
town to arrange for the extended stay IN
camp. That night was one OF deadly
terror the deserted women left behind.
AS they we're about to retire they heard
man climbing up the wall outside.
They couldn't be mistaken. It couldn't
be anything but a man. They got un-
der cover quicker than a gill can climb a
chair out of houses way, and there
was not one brave enough to whisper
her fears to another while they lied
awake listening to him moving about on
the roof. What other motive could
bring him their than to let himself down
through the skylight? They had the
doors and windows securely barred.
At length, when blessed daylight again
appeared, which gave them courage to
investigate, the cause of all their alarm
was found to be-a playful little chip.
munk.
Nothing more serious happened to
mar the pleasure of the outing excep-
ting tho shock given to Fire Chief Smith
when the young lady stepped into the
smudge pan, setting her stockings afre.
OF course, it was hardly fair for the
women to play horse with Attorney Titus
on his visit to the camp, but he was for
giving, and that was not the reason be
didn't 60 there any more.
Altogether they had rollicking good
time from the beginning to the end.
There was fishing and boating and
short jaunts through the woods. At
camp there were war dances and bear
dances and other less interesting dances.
They Toasted and made merry, and
throughout it all sleep was the only un-
welcome visitor. The smiles that bright
ened the tired eyes of all homecoming
told plainly how they wished such fun
could never end.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. n. Smith of Duluth
we're along, and their company was no
less pleasure to the campers than the
outing was enjoyable to them.
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