Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-07-27
LAKE OF WOODS TRllI
MADE B 10 PAR I
Cruise to Kenora and Return IS Re
counted By Member Of Party
Of Young Folks

made the inland cruise last week. Our
party, consisting Of Bertha Barlow,
Myrtle Winberg, Bertrice and Byron
Lundquist, left Warren Sunday morn
ing Of last week and Travelled by way
of Karlstad and Greenbush to Warroad.
We stopped at Roseau for dinner and
while there the writer met Roger j.
Bell, formerly editor of the Roseau
Times. Mr.. Bell is acquainted with
number Of Warrenites about whom he
inquired as to their health and where
abOuts.
We arrived in WarrOad in plenty of
time to go out to Springfield Island
for swim. We had the pleasure Of
meeting Ed. Holland and his family.
He was employed at one time at the
Warren Pharmacy. Tuesday we mo-
tored to Baudette and also visited
Rainy River, Ontario, on the Canadian
side of the river and also enjoyed an
interesting trip through a saw mill at
Spooner, across the Baudette river from
the town Of that name We went swim
ming in the Baudette river and in the
evening motored to Clemenston in Fal-
sern Murry's car. We then returned
to Warroad. We met Harry Morkassel
at Baudette, where he joined our party
for the rest Of the trip.
Thursday morning we boarded the
Defiance and started at about $50
o'clock on our 80 mile trip to Kenora,
Ont. All told there were 81 passengers
aboard the little vessel. Among those
on board were Mr.. and Mrs. Lindegard,
Jr., of HauOck. The other passengers
consisted of people from Montana, uli-
nOis, North Dakota and Southern Min
nesota. Although the water was COM
paratively smooth while crossing the
traverse, some of the passengers be-
came sea-sick for short time.
We stopped at Oak Island for lunch,
some going in bathing at the beach
there. Here we saw the northern-mOst
store in the United States: From
Oak Island we passed through the
$4,000 Island. The scenery was beau
tiful, most on the islands being covered
with pine, fir, spruce and other native
trees. The islands were composed
mainly of rocks, which in places rose.
straight up from the waters edge.
AS we approached Kenora we passed
several beautiful villas, comprising the
summer homes Of wealthy Winnipeg
people. We also passed the private
yatch, ''Grace Anne,' boat larger than
the Defnace and owned by Mr.. Mac
Donald Of Winnipeg, who is connected
! with the Canadian Pacific railroad
just before arriving at Kenora we pas
sed through the Devils Gap and the
| Devils Rock, a rock fantastically paint
ed to represent the devil. We docked
at Kenora at about three thirty in the
afternoon and were invited to the home
of John Kron for six o'clock dinner.
Mr.. KrOn is a relative of the MOrkas-
sells and lived on the Charles Bowman
farm near Vega about 80 years ago.
Friday morning we went swimming
at COney Island and in the afternoon
went fishing below Norman Dam on the
| Winnipeg river. The evening we spent
at Coney Island
| We found Kenora to be a typical
| tourist town. The town itself is very
beautiful, situated at the north end Of
! the Lake Of the Woods. and having a,
population Of 6,O00.. There are no roads
leading into the town SO. there are very
few cars on the streets. We saw no
public garages. The town has many
!ibeautiful buildings. among them being
!. the railroad Y NJ. ..CxfiA., the court
house, customs building and Tourist
hotel. i: s..ss .....s @:>S .>.s
| We: left Kenora via the Defiance Sat-
urday morning. stopping for a swim
at one OF. the islands onsour way back,
which was the last swim of our trip
Owing to the wind the skipper did not:
pilot the boat across the: traverse but.
followed the shore to Stony Point and