The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-07-31
FISH LAKE POPULAR
WITH N|NoT FOLKS
Ideal Summer Playground for People
of the Northwest Lies Just 165
Miles to the North.

This is play time for great many
Minot folks and party of Minot men
comprising sBertle Jacobson of the Mi
not Hardware Co., ]. K Woodward,
display manager of the Fair, James
Falconer, advertising manager of the
Ward County Independent, and G. D.
Colcord, feeling the need of a little
outing, left last Thursday night for
Fish Lake, in Saskatchewan. Can.,
where theytspent several days in quest
of few choice specimens of the finny
tribe. The journey was made by auto
and a real fast driver can negotiate
the excellept roads in seven hours, al
though this party travelled in more
safe and sane manner, making the trip
in ten hours. A night drive found the
party at Northgate, on the Canadian
line. After the Canadian custom Of
ficer had been aroused from his early
slumbers to take your temperature,
your name and the description of your
car, you were given his blessing and
permitted to cross over into the Kings
Realm.
The journey from there to Fish
Lake was made via Oxbow and Ma
nor. This, is an old settled country
with fine large farm houses and barns
everywhere So many of the large
barns were covered with galvanized
iron, as they claim that even at the
high prices of that article, considering
its durability, it is cheaper in the long
run than lumber, the cheapest Of
which sells at $50 per M. The farmers
everywhere in Canada are summerfal-
lowing and they are blowing good and
deep The Canadian farmer is slow
but sure and there were excellent
crops of wheat all along the route, de-
spite the fact that there has been but
little rain There are a few corn
fields along the route and it would not
be surprising if some good corn would
mature this year.
Shortly after dinner the party ar.
rived at Fish Lake, which is beautiful
beyond description with it's great tall
birch and poplar trees extending for
about nine miles in each direction
from the lake. The resort is located
in the heart of the White Bear noun
tains. It has about thirty miles of
shore line with dozen motor bets
plying upla and down the lake, some for
hire and others owned by individuals
who reside in summer cottages along
the lake.
There are two excellent hotels at
Fish Lake, one conducted by Mr..
Clark and the other by "Hank" Hol-
quist. Both places have all the bust
ness they can attend to and unless one
makes reservation for tents or cot
tages, he may have to spend the first
night in chair. The Canadian gov
ernment owns al of the lakes and the
shore line distance of thirty feet
PACK. The government thus holds the
whip hand and it is up to the resort
managers to conduct their business
we'll; Mr.. Holquist bought a 44-acre
tract few years ago aid he makes a
barrel OF money each season. He has
large hotel with a commodious din
ing room and dancing pavilion, plenty
OF good tents, cots, boats, etc.
The Minot party took a tent and
complete camping paraphernalia along
and were soon comfortably esconsed
in beautiful spot surrounded by birch
trees, overlooking the lake.
Not having much faith in their
ability to catch fish and to rustic prov
ender in the dense forest, they took
enough food along to last company
of soldiers week. Jacobson was gen
eral manager Of the expedition and
, won an enviable reputation for his ex-
cellent coffee and French toast, Fal-
coner fried the fish in corn meal, do
ing it to delicious brown. Woodward
had charge of the table decorations,
setting. 1t with true Jazz effect, and
spent his odd moments mainly in
washing dishes. Colcord cut bait and
showed the others how to fish. The
party would have made a poor show
ing as fishermen were it not for the
appearance Of their guardian angel,'
DR.. s. J. Goodman, who with his
charming wife was spending week
at the lake. The doctor is one of a
firm of four dentists who are located
at Weyburn and like every other true
Canadian, is curler. The doctor did
MT take the Minot party into his con-
fidence, but it is suspected that he was
on his honeymoon. But how he can
fish. Pickerel are such tickle things.
Sometimes they will bite and at other
times they don't seem to know that
you are around. They don't worry oyer
the fact that you have travelled neAr-
" 200 miles to make their acquaint-
ance. You must fish in water that is
Just so deep. Drop the bait till it lies
just six inches above the nose Of the
fish. Lower the bait gradually till it
just tickles the fish's nose. An ex-
pert can always tell when the bait
strikes the hshs nose. Give the line
. little twist and the hook will turn
around, fasten itself in the pickerers