Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-23
CHARM OF THE NORTH
Wonders of Wondrous Up
per Wisconsin Subject of
Extensive Publicity.


newspapers here and everywhere
are beginning to comment extern
sively on the wonders and near
wonders Of the Wondrous North.
The attractions of Upper Wiscon-
sin were summed up without exag-
Grated coIorful details by the Mer-
rill Daily Herald when it says edi-
torially:
I'VE of upper Wisconsin believe,
and that rightly that this section
IS superior to any other place as a
habitation for man.
I'VE have a salubrious, yet brac-
ing climate. We have one of the
greatest lake regions in the world.
These lakes are clear as crystal.
They used to more than now TEEN
with fish Though fishing is not as
good as it used to be, yet this is the
greatest fish region in the world,
everything considered.
THE Wisconsin river and its tri-
butaries constitute the finest fresh
water system in the world.
eve are not exaggerating. Name
us any other watershed in america,
or elsewhere, that can be termed
superior to the watershed of the
Wisconsin river and we will take
this back.
1--WE still have large timber acres.
Some OF this is second growth, but
all beautiful beyond compare.
I'VE have the pine, the hemlock,
the oak, the elm, the maple and
kindred wood too numerous to men
ton. We have everything to please
the senses Of man.
we need, however, to publish to
the world the opportunities and adj
vantages Of this section; for one
thing, as the play ground Of Amer
lea. The newspapers of Wisconsin
haven't done all that they could do
in acquainting the American people
with upper Wisconsin as a great
national play ground. That is not
the fault Of the newspapers Of the
state, but our own shortsighted-
ness.
"Thc people who cater to the
tourist trade should have a COM
pact. and we'll organized body, to
The end that if distinguished visit
ors come this way, they could be
shown all the attractions we have.
1--WE should take more interest in
politics. We should elect men to
the legislature and to the congress
Of the United States with a vision
to contemplate the possibilities of
this empire of the north.
1--WE should make greater efforts
to restock our lakes and streams
with fish.
Experience has shown that fish
life must be propagated.
That applies particularly to
trout and muskellunge. We should
have a half dozen trout hatcher
les in upper Wisconsin. There are
numerous streams in upper Wis
consin where trout would thrive if
these streams were stocked.
I'VE should protect our game
better than we have. There ought
to be more game wardens in upper
Wisconsin.
Many Of the tourists that come
here would cooperate with us in
the propagation of fish and game if
they were asked.
We should get behind the Izaak
Walton League proposition to crc.
ate the upper Mississippi wild life
refuge.
IF we understand the subject
the upper Mississippi game refuge
can be utilized for restocking the
lakes and streams with fish. This
is Just what we need.
AS there is considerable opposi-
ton to this project, we should get
busy and see that the proper legis-
lation is enacted.
AS final proposition we should
say boost and don't knock. There
Is no money in knocking. Co-opera-
ton is the order Of the day.
IF those who cater to the tourist
trade are not now organized they
should have compact and efficient
organization.
Upper Wisconsin only gets
very small part of the hundreds of
thousands, yes millions Of Ameri-
cans that seek recreation at some
time in the year.
There are, at low estimate,