Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-25
ONWARD MINNESOTA

What is more soothing to the
tired mind and body than to lis
ten to the voice of nature in
its most natural stage near a
peaceful lake or stream, listening to
the water ripping over some ledge or
hear it as it laps the sands of the
beach of quiet and fish laden lake?
And to dwell in the tranquility of this
scene and breathe in the balmy breez-
es that come whispering through the
needles of the pine trees mingled with
the call of the loon in the far off dis
lance forming perfect aftermath to
the songs of the birds as they chanted
their. melodious tones of love and
peace in the land of the ten thousand
lakes.
Have you experienced it? Is there
place on earth with more powers of
enchantment? Is there place that
offers so much to the vacationist in
rest and healthful recreation. Is there
a place that offers its citizens a more
varied means of livelihood than Min
neSOta?
Its miles of shining pavement and
the glistening stones of its gravel
highways are forever reckoning at the
border lines of other states to the
tourist and offering him a welcome
within its fold. The modern tourist
camps are vieing with each other to
make the wanderer forget for a time
his cares and vow to come again.
Those who camp on the shores
of the Minnesota lakes, paddle in the
waters of its rivers or perchance, cast
their bait where the gamest of game
fish lie in the shadows of the beauti-
full water lilies, can only know the
exquisiteness of a sojourn here From
the big game infested forests near it's
northern-most boundaries to the land
of the cultivated and fertile fields
bounding on the south, does one see
the wheels of progress turning DER
and DER, knowing no reversal
1t is difficult to believe there are
so many vocations to be had here
From the ship docks at Duluth and
a life of adventure at sea, one can
within few miles, be on the brink of
the worlds greatest open pit mine,
located on the iron range. From there
northward, one can still witness thou
sands of acres of virgin forest that
has never felt the blow of human
hands. Leaving the land of the tall
pine tree, one can travel westward and
soon breathe the air of the open
prairie and visit the fields where the
small grain grows. Southwark from
there, travelling through great hay
meadows, the wanderer can find new
fields of endeavor in the beautiful
climate of southern Minnesota. i
Yes, there is anything for everyone
here in Minnesota, with one of the
best public school systems in the
United States, together with multi
tude of unnamed assets to the adj
vancement of generations, the citizens
here not only welcome the vacationist,
but extend two-fold welcome. to home
seekers.
The practical and industrial side of
life within the boundaries of Mime
sofa is just as enjoyable for its citi-
zens. They are close to nature. Peo-
pie in farming communities have the
steady income of the dairy industry
or they can have the privileges OF
diversiffcation. For Minnesota is Use
situated and so shaped that it is pos
sible to raise almost anything in the
line of produce and fruits within its
confines.
With its iron mines together with one
of the greatest inland seaports and
with the production of satisfied thou.
sands, who are not hampered in their
progress by adverse climatic condi.
tions in their effort to help feed anC
entertain the world, is it any wonder
that the adopted battle cry is "On
ward minnesota"
Since that fourteenth day of May il
1858 when Minnesota was admitted tt
the Union, the state has developed
Since the days when our frontiersmer
fought the savage redskins, Mime
sofa has continually forged ahead. II
is the strain; it is in the blood of oul
citizens to make this the greatest
state in the Union. Give us hand
Onward Minnesota!