The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-09-02
Head Of Minnesota fHines
Discusses the Subject
NAMES BEAUTY SPOTS
Northwestern Territory Has
Many Places Suitable For
Reserves
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st. Paul. August 2S.-Within .
short distance of the west end OF
Gunflint Lake is high bluff that b
said to be the highest point in Mime,
sofa. being considerably more than
1900 feet. The boundary survey 10
said to have found that portions OF
the lake are more than go feet deep.
F. A. Wildes, state superintendent OF
Mines, declares in report to Ray p.
Chase, state auditor.
THE matter OF the state reserving
for park and forestry purposes the
shores of certain lakes in northeast
ern Minnesota Is one deserving OF
much attention" he adds
Mr.. Chase and other state officials
have been making thorough study
OF the state parks system, Continu-
| Along Lake Superior there are =
few inlets that could be made into
beautiful parks, such as Beaver Bay.
To these could be added areas Of
land bordering on rivers having gor-
ges or falls, such as the falls in Two
Islands river, Cross River Falls, the
gorge and falls in the popular river
the Cascade river, and Pigeon Point
with some of its islands.
Lakes Inland Beautiful
THE lakes inland are scarcely
equaled in beauty anywhere. In the
country, with their shores. rocky for
the most part, green to the waters
edge and filled with fish of all var
foxes, fishers, martin, beaver, mink,
weasles, ducks and partridge are
abundant in the woods surrounding.
From Mud Lake there Is a half
mile portage, called the stairway por-
tage because its rise Of $50 feet in
this short distance brings one to
Duncan Lake and from this lake.
such as Moss, Bear Skim, Daniels.
Hungry Jack and Clear Water The
latter stretches all the way across
township 651 east and is not more
than one half mile wide at most It's
beautifully clear water well deserves
its name and the. setting In the sur
rounding hills makes it a most beau
tiful lake. The lar;<st lake, save one
to be seen in this section was Cum
flint, which is seven miles long and
two miles at Its widest point.
Lakes Demanding Recognition
TO describe all the lakes In the
northeastern section of Minnesota
tina that would would add to the charm Of 9
Each of the following lakes has SON.
special feature demanding recogni-
ton: Bald Eagle, Eastwood, Bear
Head, Birch, Brule, Burnside, Caca.
quabie, Devil Fish, Devils track,
Eagles Nest. Ensign, Fail. Gabe
Michigame, Gabrro, Granite, Green,
wood, Gull, Iron, Isabel. Kabetogama,
Knife, Lac lie Croix, Marabeouf
Moose, Mountain, Namekan, North
Fowl. Ogishkeumuncie. Percent, Pike,
Rainy, Rove, Sagamaga, Sand Point,
Sea Gull, Snow Bank, South Fowl.
Swamp, Trout. Vermillion. White Iron
Winchell, and dozens of smaller.
though no less beautiful lakes.
IF the state could reserve the gov
eminent shore lots or perhaps a strip
not exceeding a quarter of mile
wide about the shores of several OF
the most attractive lakes for forest
and park purposes and then build q
few roads. clean up the portages and 1
string few lines of telephone SO that
there might be better means xof
fire fighters. this
would become the background Of the