The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-04-06
BEAUTY SPOTS IN
BR00K|NGS COUNTY
NATURE GENEROUSLY GAVE US
TEN FINE LAKES AND
A RIVER
Or. PETRY IS COMPILING STATE LIST
Geological Society Desires to Pre-
serve Natural Areas for
Public Recreation

The arrival Of spring weather and
the prospect Of warm summer days
to call people outdoors to enjoy the
beauties OF nature leads naturally to
the question of how many places there
are in Brookings county, where nature
has provided spots of natural beauty.
An inspection Of the map reveals the
surprising information that Brookings
county has no less than 10 beautiful
lakes within its borders, large enough
to tempt the wandering motorist or
p%icnicking parties. The most Of these
lakes are wooded thickly about the
shores, a feature not shared as a rule
by South Dakota lakes. In addition
to the lakes the Big Sioux river flows
across the county, providing many adj
di.ional groves and pretty hooks, all
of natures own handiwork. The two
largest lakes are lakewood and Teton
kaha, famous in Indian lore and his
tory, which lie to the northwest OF
Brookings. A portion of Lake Poin.
sett, n Of the largest lakes in the
state, lies in the extreme northwest
corner of the county. In the north
east corner is another large body of
water, Lake Hendricks, which extends
over into Minnesota. To the south OF
Brookings is Lake Campbell, a beau.
tifully wooded lake and q popular
summer resort for Bookings people.
All Of the lakes above mentioned
abound with fish and provide excel.
lent sport. They also have fine bath
ing beaches. Among the other lakes
are Lake Goldsmith, near Volga, Lake
Sinai, Oak Lake, Lake Mitchell end
Brush Lake.
work of DR.. K. j. Petry, head OF the
botany department Of State college
and chairman of the South Dakota
committee OF the Geological society
Of America, who is compiling a list
of the beauty spots Of South Dakota,
including resting places, camping
sites, small parks or any natural areas
worth preserving.
DR.. Petry is at present interested
only in charting these areas and re-
quests those who have such spots in
mind to send him the following facts:
Local name Of the place; its extent
in areas, shape and direction; its To-
cation as to township and county, and
the reason why it will make a good
park, camping ground, hunting or
fishing ground or resting place.
South Dakota has three w and
three national forests which need
more protection and control than they
are now receiving" said DR.. Petry in
presenting this matter to the Brook
ings Forum, but these are mostly in
the Black Hills region where h need
is less felt, perhaps, or less urgent,
than in the eastern part Of the state.
The following areas are thought
by competent people to be fit and
desirable for reservation: Bad Lands
along White river, Buttes forest re-
serve in Harding county, Fort Sisse-
ton reservation, yellow banks near
Milbank, Waubay lake region, Lake
P~oinsette and Lake Albert region,
Goddard's woods and lake in Deuel.
county and the dells in Minnehaha and
Moody counties. But there must be
many other little beauty spots within
easy reach Of a Sunday afternoons
drive by auto. Iowa has rs natural
parks and $50 areas under considera-
ton for reservation.
"Such parks and reservations are
worth more than they cost In the
agricultural problems which can be
solved in relation to plant and animal
diseases. With proper protection
these areas yield large returns in rec
reation, and some of the smaller water
areas may yield more cash than the
surrounding land"