CHAPTER XXIII. 

 EXCURSIONS. 



Bear Swamp occupies three or four hundred acres in 

 Scarborough Township. It is on Highland 

 Creek about three or four miles from Lake On- 

 tario. Take radial line at Woodbine to West 

 Hill, walk down hill and turn north. 



Bond Lake. Take Metropolitan line to Bond Lake. 

 There is a good supply of boats for hire here. 



Brampton. Beached by G.T.R. or C.P.R. Bramp- 

 ton is the home of the Dale nurseries, the rose 

 houses of which cover a space of more than 

 twenty acres under glass. 



Burketon. Take the C.P.R. to Burketon; go north 

 along the Scugog road until Blackstock is 

 reached; turn east to the swamp. 



Burlington. Take the G.T.R. for Hamilton; leave 

 the railway at Burlington and walk southward 

 to the lake. 



Churchville. On the C.P.R. just beyond Meadow- 

 vale. Eldorado, near by, is one of the few sta- 

 tions for the White Dog's-tooth Violet. 

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