The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-05-27
Ten Thousand Lakes Are Here
Forests, Streams and Won
derful Drives Await You
BY n. C. HoTALiNG
Executive Secretary, Ten Thousand
Lakes of Minnesota Association.

Lakes of Minnesota Association.
No people enjoy travelling about
more than the American. They seem
to inherit a longing to know and to
see that which Is the integral part
of their country or state just beyond
their everyday vision. Until re-
stricted by the Worlds War, the Amer
lean tourists in Europe outnumbered
those of any other nationality. Then
came the cry, "See your own country
first" and the travel became hunt
for scenery and climate, fishing and
hunting, in distant states. The old
joke, which was all too true, that
those who went abroad knew far more
about foreign lands than they did
about the United States became
changed so that many knew more
about California, Florida, Colorado.
etc., than about the state in which they
lived.
The home state is near at hand, it
can be visited at any time, therefore
it is not visited at all. The section
of the state in which we live is SO
familiar that we do not realize it has
beauty or features not common to the
country at large. 1t is the same with
it's advantages and possibilities. Placed
at our finger tips we take them as an
every day occurrence without thought
or apparent appreciation. For this
reason It seems expedient to take In.
voice occasionally of our states pos
sessions.
Minnesota Industries Varied
Alphabetically Minnesota has held a
first position for years. Her record
in wheat growing has been remark.
able and has brought many settlers
within her borders and combined with
the great milling industry has made
her the bread basket Of the Union. A
change of times and demands, or per-
haps a gradual development of nat
ural resources, brought into existence
the dairying industry Of the State
which has grown to tremendous pro-
portions and bread and butter are now
coupled together as caption of Min
nesota. But corn has outvalued wheat
and brought hogs and other livestock
with meat packing plants forward In
the States industries. These produc-
tions, however, are only few which
are yearly valued In the millions of
dollars. The oat crop, barley, rye, po-
tatoes, flaxseed, clover seed, wild and
tame hay, and even apples and sorg-
hum molasses also put themselves on
record in that class. Our poultry prod
ucts, and our milk production are in
the same great valuations.
Minnesota has the greatest iron
producing mines in the world and
there is an enormous tonnage yet un-
touched. She also has untold millions
of low grade ores which later will be
brought into use with modern methods
of reduction.
The forests of Minnesota, although
thought by many to be depleted, are
furnishing material for saw mills, plan
ing mills, paper mills and box facto-
ries which estimate their annual out
puts in the millions of dollars. And
there are peat beds containing almost
1000, 100000 tons of fuel of an equal
ity of anthracite coal in heat produc-
tions.
Where Interest Never Wanes
These facts are, perhaps, only OF
interest to home seekers or persons
of a practical turn of mind and would
not attract the vacationist. If so,
then let us turn to Minnesota the
beautiful. Would you have hills and
valleys, woodlands or prairies. dense