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THE FOREST PRESERVES 



PICNIC PARTY ON PRESERVE GROUNDS. 



Looking toward convenience of the public in enjoyment of 

 these outdoor splendors we have endeavored to make in each 

 of the preserves all the improvements possible without encroach- 

 ing upon the handiwork of nature herself. Much has been 

 accomplished along this line. 



In the first place practically all the tracts so far acquired 

 have included what had previously been popular picnic groves. 

 It is at these spots that the board has found the opportunity for 

 erection of shelters, comfort stations and the like. 



These features likewise are easily accessible to the visiting 

 public in the wildest tracts by virtue of the guide maps which 

 keep pace with the construction of the shelters, the picnic 

 pavilions, the comfort stations and the dance pavilions. 



"AND OAKS IN DEEPER GROANS REPLY TO MURMUR DIRGES AROUND 

 His GRAVE." 



