Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-10

Of Detroit and governor of Louisiana. He was once
the cwner of the island, under grant from Louis
XIV, grandson of Henry ~. Penobscot Is the name
of the Indian tribe which occupied this region and
Norumbega perpetuates the Indian name for the
land. Parkman is named for the famous historian
Acadia is sef-explanatory. st. Sauveur is named
after mission established in 1913 on the island
by the Jesuits. Sir Robert Mansell was once vice
admiral of the British fleet and member OF the
council for New England. Bernard is named for
Sir Francis Bernard Captain General and Gov
ernor in Chief Of our Province of Massachusetts
Bay in America to whom the Province of Massa-
chusetts granted the island in 1862 And as the
park was established just before the Armsfice
it named Lafayette in commemoration Of the
ties of friendship that had so long existed be-
tween America and France.
Lafayette contains wonderful variety of seen
cry. Four mountain-girdled and forestbordered
lakes-Jorlan pond, Bubble pond and Eagle and
Echo lakes-in their surroundings have no sug-
gestion of the sea- They might be in the Adiron-
dacks Yet one may fish in this mountain wilder
ness for brook trout and within the hour for had
dock in the sea.
Somes sound which divides Lafayette, is entered
through deep channel called the Narrows. Once
a glacial channel, it stretches northward seven
miles, Norumbega and Parkman mountains slope
back on the east and st. Sauveur and Acadia
mountains rise abruptly the west. Low eleva-
lions enclose the broad northern end The sound
is of great beauty, whether from the water or
from any point on the mountains.
Lafayettes forest is a thing of beauty and a
Joy forever. While conifers predominant, an ex-
ceptiona beauty is impaired by varied exhibit
of deciduous trees "The beauty of the woodlands
is beyond description writes Robert Sterling
Yard executive secretary of the National Parks
association. rWhile red spruce occurs III large
stands much of the forest is made up of many
kinds of trees, deciduous and confer, in pictur-
esque association. Everywhere, spruce and birch,
pine and oak, maple, ash, beech, hemlock, cedar,
and al! the rest group together in delightful I'M
expectednesS.
Because of the long period of this country
human occupation much of the forest is of recent
growth but in places there are hne examples OF
the uncut forest of the prehistoric indian. There
are few places in our east where any primitive
forest remains and all Of these should be guarded
with jealous care.
''But we shall give poor idea OF the Lafayette
forest if fail to proclaim the beauty OF It's oor
Within the denser stands of spruce nothing lesser
grows for lack of light; the traveller walks on
springy rugs of brown needles.
saThe underground is similarly brilliant. Black
alder with it's bright autumnal berries, viburnums
in four splendid species, hazel nut, witch hazel,
fhe red-berred and purpIe-berried elders, the shad
bush, earliest in the spring to bloom sweet fern
and bayberry, and score of others choose
each it's own special habitat and favorlte company
The northern dogwood abounds. F1reWeed paints
broadly the fire-made barrens.
.Iafayettes, entire surface is a garden of
beauty"
LAFAYETTE had $4,000 visitors last summer Con
eress appropriated $4,000 for its maintenance and
improvement and Secretary Work is consulting
with those most interested as to plans OF develop
ment There is to be an automobile road To the
summit of Cadillac mountain and on TO Bubble
and Jordan ponds.