Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-20
Great NOrtlilnnd Is Attracting More
Visitors Each Sea-
son.
SCENERY is VERY PICTURESQUE
Whole District Teens With All Kinds
Of Game Fish and Forest Life,
and Is of Peculiar Attractivcncss
to People of Southland.

scenery over Tho whole of this great
international tourist route From
Chicago tn" main line Of the Grand
Trunk crosses tn" northwest corner of
Indiana. threads the busy manufac-
turing centcrs and pastoral scenes Of
Michigan. aud carries the traveller
through som" Of 1anada's finest cities
Awa." 10 til" fact that these resorts
arc attracting tn" attention OF people
from all parts OF the Dominion. the
United States and from beyond The
ocean. and that the number Of visitors
each season show an astonishing in
crease over tho previous one, new
hotels are erected every year in attrs+c-
tive places throughout the entire re-
eion Of Ontario's Lakeland. some 10 at
tract the lover Of IN. quiet. aud others
10 attract tn" fashionable and gay. ana
these ar the equal Of the best sum
mer hotels on The continent.
This whole northern district teens
with all Kinds Of game nsh, Including
sprclicd trout. black bass lake trout.
the lordly maskinonp. etc. In a word.
no liner Summer resorts can bc found
IN America than ihos. Of tn" High
lands of Ontario" embracing Mus
koka Lakes" Lake OF Bays" "Algon-
quin Park. "T.magami" and the go
900 islands Of Ia. Georgian Bay.
LAND or uNsrOII.r:D
pRIMENNI. GRtNDEI Il
I, IS not only the land cf unspOilcd.
prim"vnl, fo-rs, grandeur. bur 1T is "a
we'll the land al romance II is the
land Of Hiawatha and Minuehaha. For
in these northern Ontario lake lands
lived the Ojibway chicftaius who told
tho legends TO ScAoolciaft VINO re-
pcatcd them 10 l.ougielluw, who en-
balmcd them lu those singing verses
all English peaklng people have learn
ed 10 love 30 Wei over thos" lakes.
and portagcE, and waterways toiicd
the heroic Champlhir ANA tn. Jealous
carom. NJ YOU tread th.s" mystic for
-; highways Your mind Hits back 10
the year 1913. when these paths were
first troddcu by Whit. mems f"ot.
Lifted ~ they are 1000 fee, above
tho level of the broad Atlantic. these
districts az" IRE" from all impurities
Of air-indced the refreshing hreeacs
of this lofts .ltitud" ar. impr"ruatcd
with the lif.-Givinr fragrance oi the
stately pine, tho tainaracl and halsn,n.
which line the shores Of tho lal;os and
rivers and MAX" the region - perfect
paradise FOR those who suffer with hay
fever.
Among the most popular az these
holiday territories Is tn" Algonquin
Provincial Park. !,75+.f73 acrcs lu oX-
tent. set aside by tn" gOvcrun.ut as q
refuge for the creatures OF the forest
and Il pla! ground for th. people There
are more than | 600 lakes in tn" we
serve Offering splendid canoe trips and
magnificent fishing. Fish caught in
these waters have won each year man!
OF the national competitions open to
the anglers of the continent At nearly
every turn o: tho river or lake, wild
life OF some kind is 20 be seen. Maui
families go into IN" park eNpresf
for the camping, making their hcrO
quarters At tho hotels long enough 10
get supplies and OUTFIT ready for the
trim. Then in canoes. Win guides. or
without them, they launch out into the
deep woods camping where fancy
prompts For those who want 10 b.
in the wilderness, and yet enjoy all
the comforts that good service and So
cial compromising can bring. the no.
tells are admirably suited. The largest
OF these is the Highland Inn. situated
at park headquarters. near algonquin
Park Station. There arc also groups
OF log cabin camps. comfortably fur
nshed and ideal for family parties,
with central lodges, where meals arr"
served and you may find everything
ready for you on your return from
the tramp.
THREE LOVELY LAKES
KNOWN no TRAVELLERS
The three lovely lakes. Musk Okla.
Rosseau and Joseph. which are known
TO the traveller as the MuSkoka Lakes
make strong appeal To the summer
visitor When YOU enter tho district
you are amazed at the extent of the
la kcs. which appear so small or the
map. Then the multitude of islands and
the diversified shore line cause you to
wonder how the captains Of the lake
steamships pilot their vessels so swift
ly and safely through the maze
Against tho steep woodlands nestle
pretty cottages. hotels and summer
villas, and these charming summer
homes harmonizc with their surround
| inGs Of blue waters and lcafy woods
This is paradise for any man or wo-
while everywhere in these lakes there
| is good fishing and bathing i'll safe
waters. and fine opportunities for
games of golf or tennis. The Royal
(Muskoka. the Bcaumaris and tho Mon
tcith House are among the hotels
which have golf links within easy
walking distance. Mnskoka has more
than seventy places at which tho visitor
an stay. so that il offers a wide va
.lety Of accomm odationS.
The whole Lake of Bays district is
one of great natural beauty. and COM
prises some OF the most lovely water
stretches in this country of lakes. The
entrance to the region is at Hunts
Vile. charmingly situated on the Mus
-..ka River, at the connecting point
between the two lakes. Vernon and
Fairy. The Wawa. at Norway Point.
Lake OF Bays. is one of the best known
summer hotels in Canada and a still
larger enterprise, the Bigwin Inn, has
recently been completed. and will open
at tho end Of the war. ON attractive
points OH the lakes arc many we'll
conducted resort houses.
FOREST RESERVE ANOTHER
OF CANADA'S HERiTAGES
The TemaEam forest reserve il
another OF Canada'S hertagcs Of
beauty. Resting i'm the midst of the
green wilderness of the reserve like
some gigantic octopus with innum-
cradle legs and arms and fcclers
stretching out in every direction into
wonderland of evergreen hills, lies
Lake Tcmagami. Imagine this lake,
with It's 1.600 islands and islets! There
eare 1883 islands surveyed and marked
= on the government map, ready for
leasing TO the prospective cottager.
Visiting four islands each day and re-