The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-29
WHAT OUR VISITORS
SAY ABOUT THEIR TRIP.
Canadian Papers Praise Our Village
and the lntert rtainment Here
Last Week.

anu the uOIeFt010me01 mere
Last Week.
The Port Arthur News Chronicle,
in their report of the celebration of
the opening of the Duluth-Port Ar
thur highway held here last week,
has the following:
In tn ennals of the relations be-
tween Canada and the United States
it is doubtful if ever an event was
celebrated as novel as that which
was held on Saturday at Grand Mar
ais, Minnesota, to mark the opening
of the new Port Arthur Duluth road
The affair was arranged and carried
out jointly by the Rotary clubs of
Port Arthur-Fort William and Dull
uth-Superior.
The Canadian end of the road was
generally declared to be- in better
condition than was to have been ex-
pected Although the surface con-
ditions of the road on the American
side are better than on the Canadian,
due of course to the fact that the
Canadian road is Of recent construc-
tion, the scenic effects must be cred
tied almost exclusively to that Sec
tion of the road between here and
the bridge at the boundary. On
the American side the road for about
twenty-five miles follows the shore
line Of Lake Superior, which, added
to the rugged beauty of the scenery
on the Canadian side gives to the
trip sightseeing Variation that IS
pleasing and restful.
X x :.
At Grand Marais preparations on an
elaborate scale had been made to pro
vide for the enjoyment and convent
ence of the visitors. Flags, bunting
and banners had been hung out in
profusion to give the village a truly
holiday appearance, and artificial sh-
ade on the streets was provided by
means of trees that had been cut
down in the bush and propped up
temporarily alongside the curbs. 10
accommodate the crowd the hotels, of
which there were two, did their Ut
most to contribute to the comfort of
their guests, and what they could
not do was left to a committee head
ed by Mayor George w. Robertson
and DR.. F. B. Hicks, who, with the
cooperation of the citizens, succeed
ed in securing accommodation for all
in the homes Of the hospitable towns
people.
The feature of the celebration was
an open air gathering on the grounds
Of the county court house, Grand
Marais being the county seat Of
Cook county. The audience, after
it had fully assembled, numbered not
many less than a thousand people,
the crowd being augmented by a
large number Of farmers and their
families from the surrounding dis
trict.
To the Canadians one of the pleas
ing features of the celebration was
the noticeable numberof British
flags in evidence everywhere, not on
ly in the village, but also on the road
between the boundary and the place
of the celebration. This fact, cou-
pied with the kindly sentiments ex-
pressed in the addresses of the
speakers who welcomed the visitors,
| conveyed to Canadians some idea of
the effect that has been produced
upon the minds of the people of the
United States since they became ALI.
ed with Great Britain in the great
! war.
The chairman of the meeting was
Mr.. Chris Murphy, farmer, who dis.
charged the duties of the hour with
skill and tact. The feature of ar
address in which he welcomed the
visitors was brevity.
The formal address of welcome
was made on behalf of Grand Marais
by DR.. F. B. Hicks, who was followed
by the Hon. G. Howard Ferguson, or
behalf of the government, unde1
whose auspices the Port Arthur anc
Fort William section of the new in
ternational highway had been con
structed.
DR.. Hicks, speaking with ability
and much sincerity, offered the glac
hand of fellowship to the Canadians
1.-The village is yours today" he said
you're welcome to it," The com
pletion of the new road, he thou ght
was wonderful thing, marking as
it did another milestone in the cen
tury of peace that had charactizet
1o lot.