The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-23
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Meloney.
Omen Air Concert

Meloney.
Open Air Concert.
Later the Baudette band gave an
open air concert in front of the Rex
hotel which was much enjoyed. Bau.
dette also contributed to the enjoy.
ment of the visitors by entertaining
many of the guests in private homes.
Launch owners placed their craft at
the disposal of the editors and their
wives and but for the lateness of the
arrival of the special, this would have
been big feature. AS it was, Mayor
Williams took party for a short spin
in his new power boat, the Lady Eve.
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c. r. Middleton, the attorney, deliv
cred the words of welcome on behalf
of Baudette and in words of wit, wis
dom and eloquence extended the glad
hand Of entertainment to the visitors
and briefly recited the struggles of the
village, showing how it has risen from
the ashes of the hurricane of fire Of
four years ago to the present thriving.
growing village of substantial struc
lures and modern homes with its hap
py inhabitants. He emphasized the
agricultural possibilities and expressed
the hope that the editors would rea.
lie the great possibilities for develop
ment that present themselves in this
vicinity.
Saturday morning, the editorial par
ty boarded the Keenora at her Bau
dette dock and at little after eight
o'clock, that vessel cast her dock lines
and as she swung out into the stream.
a moving picture of the boat and its
crowd was taken.
II any person makes the statement
in your presence that Lake of the
Woods is some" lake, believe him.
The newspaper men and their guests
knew in a vague sort of way that some.
where on the Northern boundary be-
tween Minnesota and the provinces of
Ontario and Manitoba in Canada there
was a body of water known as the
Lake Of the Woods" but not one OF
the tourists had the faintest concep-
ton Of its magnitude, while the ever
changing view radiating from the
shore line of the $4,000 islands was q
revelation.
Aboard the "keenora."
The excursionists left Srooner-Bau.
dette Saturday morning shortly after
eight o'clock aboard the cosy "Kee-
nora" owned and operated by the
Rainy River Navigation company OF
Winnipeg. The boat was constructed
especially for Lake Of the Woods ser
vice, having staterooms for IS passen-
gers, although there were more than
twice that number on board when an
Choir was lifted for the 90-mile cruise
to Kenora, Can, the home of 1000
people, one automobile and over 500
motor boats and launches.
The "Keenora" is in command Of
Capt. M. Scott, veteran and courte-
Gus lake mariner, with ]. Blackbird, a
full-blood Chippewa, at the wheel.
The cruise was in q northerly direc-
ton, down stream, q distance OF, II
miles, where Rainy river fades away
The day was ideal and the sea was
calm. Now and then for short time
the passengers would lose sight of
land. AS the boat neared Kenora
beautiful summer homes began to dot
the islands. Devils Gap" short
distance outside the city, presented
one of the most interesting sights Of
the entire trip. On the right hand side
Of the narrow passageway is huge
rock formation closely resembling the
accepted likeness of his Satanic ma
jesty. Natures formation has been
accentuated by mans assistance.
Having foated past the $4,000 en-
chanting islands of the Lake of the
Woods, the "Keenora" swept the deep,
narrow, granite-walled Devils Gap
channel, emerging into the harbor at
p. m. with R. G. Gearney, mayor Of
Kenora, members of the board of
trade, many enthusiastic citizens on
the dock to extend cordial greetings
to the 155 Minnesota newspaper men
and their wives.
On Canadian Soil.
As the gang plank swung down on
Canadian soil, a committee of editors
representing the association, namely,
Charles F. Scheers, president of the
association and publisher of the AXE
ley Herald-Tribune"; Geo. F. Author,
representing the governor of Mime.
sofa, and F., A. Wilson, publisher of
the "Bemidji Sentinel" advanced to
receive on behalf of the association
the greetings of Mayor Gearney.
The association then proceeded in
body to the palatial. half-million-dollar.
modern hotel, known as the Tourist,
where the members were received
with extreme courtesy by the mana.
ger, MILFORD Chappell.
At $3.50, the doors of the beautiful
dining room were thrown open and
the visitors seated at specially deco
rated tables, being served an elabo-
rate banquet menu.
A short program Of toasts was car
ried out, Mayor Gearney presiding in
pleasing manner as POSTMASTER and
delivering an official and hearty well
come to the invaders, assured them of
the hospitality of the city and express
ed the hope that many more American
tourists from the states might visit