Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-01-22
Part w
purward's Glen


:. twin of exceptional interest and
scenic beauty. The ten-mlie ui.so
over q picturesque highway whlch
stretches along the backbone or the
.outh range of the Baraboo BluHs'
affords rare glimpses OF open ValieSs
and wooded slopes, with the Wiscon-
sin River visible in the distance. Ins
Glen. the erstwhile home Of the g1tt-
Al Durward family, is delightful re-
treat where the visitor is welcome to
.nread his lunch by the murmuring
trout stream, enjoy the natural beauty
~ the spot, and the charm of interest
ing association.
Way to the Gies,
In iourneying to the Glen, variety
of view is obtained by taking the
road. from Baraboo, on top or the
bluffs and returning by the main h1gn-
way. The Merrimack road leads
through Ringlingville, through Glen
vile, and on up the bluff to the nat
ton about three miles from town. Fol
lowing the first turn to the LETT
o level tract is soon noticed on the
right as the machine passes a German
Lutheran church and public sehooi.
On the unbroken surface reposed
lake in glacial times hemmed in one
side by Ice, and on the other by the
hills. But q short distance beyond,
en- the left, kettle holes, (cavities left
by melting blocks OF ice) may be
seen, also the terminal moraine,
ridge Of land but a few rods away.
Point Sank
About two miles from the church,
where the road curves slightly to the
right, a by-road disappears between
a farmhouse and barn. the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Fitzsimmons. Less
than a quarter OF mile from the
main road, to the right as one
proceeds, is Point Sank, the most ele-
waited land in the entire region, 1920
feet high. Here one obtains an ex-
tensive view.
Continuing on the main road less
than a half mile to Wawanissee Point.
Lake Wisconsin may be seen in
the hazy distance, the village of Mer
rimack being hidden on the right.
Stepping into the wooded pasture
and ascending a knoll, wonderous
view is enjoyed The checkered
farms, the shimmering lake, the dis
tant hills combine in making one of
the charming pictures of the region.
To the left, this side Of the river
the Owls Head, a knot of an eleva
ton, lifts itself above the surround
ing country.
Turning to the left at the T in the
road, swinging to the right at the
first turn, the way but a few rods
from the T, leads directly to Durward' S
Glen. There one stops by gate at
the left, after crossing bridge at
the bottom a hill.
The Durwards
poet, and painter, was born at Mont
rose, Scotland, and married Margaret
Hilyard in the Episcopal church at
Manchester, England. They came to
America and some time after, at the
request of a friend, Joshau Hathaway,
of Milwaukee, Mr. Durward painted a
portrait of Bishop Henni While en-
gagged on the picture, the artist was
converted to Catholicism. He often
remarked that while he got the bish
ops picture, the bishop got him. The
portrait, with one of Mr. Hathaway
is now in the possession of the State
Historical Society of Wisconsin, at
Madison.
Wisconsin Was a Territory
1t was in 1916 that the father, mo-
ther, and two sons came from Eng
land to Wisconsin, then a territory
They reached Milwaukee without funds
but provision for the family was soon
assured by an order for a portrait
from a merchant in the city. Before
making Milwaukee their home, how
ever, the family spent a short time
in Dodge County and of this exper
fence son, Rev. FIR. j. T. Durwart
has written
Indians being then plentiful an6
Coopers tales the popular reading, i
was no place for a young wife ant
children, so he rented a house in Mil
Waukee; his profession also reauirins
the more populous locality
While the family resided in Mil
waukee the father painted portrait
and occupied the chair of bellies lei
tres in st. Francis seminary. But tn
ebullitions of life in city, even TIL
size OF Milwaukee, disturbed the art
lstlc mind and the painter sought Sc
cfusion in retreat amongst the Cal
edonia Hills at the Glen Like Thor
eau, politics. palaces and paved street
had no lure for his aesthetic tempera
lnent.
The Children
Frederick, afterwards called Bern
ard, was born in England and died a