PARK SITES ALONG DES MOINES VALLEY 



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Fraser, where they rise two hundred and sixty feet above the 

 stream which flows by their feet. One of the most magnificent 

 stretches of scenery along the river lies between Fraser and 

 Boone, where the Interiirban skirts the wall from the river 

 bridge just below Fraser to where it finally reaches the upland 

 above Boone. The winding river flowing between its high walls, 

 here bare and bowlder strewn, there clothed with forest from 

 water's edge to suimnit, makes a picture which once seen 

 will never be forgotten, whether the picture be tinted with the 

 glorious green of summer or with the glowing and variegated 



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colors of autumn. Some enterprising soul has estaiblished a 

 little amusement park in the nook between river and blufl:, close 

 to the bridge by which the Interurban crosses the river. This 

 is only a suggestion of the latent possibilities of the region. 



The locality known through central Iowa as The Ledges, a 

 few miles below Moingona, in the little valley of Peese creek, 

 offers another opportunity for the locating of a public park of 

 rare charm and attractiveness. The massive sandstone walls, 

 vertical or overhanging, with their fringe of verdure, are in 



