MEMBERS of the state forestry board informally have 

 been discussing the question of opening sections of 

 beautiful ttasca park and Burntside forest to persons 

 Who want plots of ground on which to build summer bun- 

 galos or cottages. Situated as these lands are in the most 

 picturesque parts of Minnesota, in regions dotted with lakes, 

 filled with wild game and rustic, they could provide some of 

 the most attractive summer home and outing locations that 

 could be found in all the Northwest. There are 22,000 acres 

 in Itasca park, and 20,000 acres in Burntside forest. 



The plan the board has discussed, but on which no definite 

 decision has been reached, provides for letting these pretty 

 building sites to persons at a nominal rental each year. In 

 this way, homes for summer use might be erected under 

 supervision of the park and forest authorities and main- 

 tained so long as the rental for the ground is paid. This 

 rental probably would not be more than $10 or $20 a year. 

 None of the land either in Itasca or Burntside will be sold. 

 Title will always remain with the state, but it is possible 

 that the man in the city who wishes to build a summer bun- 

 galo or home for himself and family, may be given oppor- 

 tunity in one of these state preserves. 



The Itasca State Park has claimed the attention of a vast 

 throng of visitors this summer, according to E. G. Cheyney, 

 director of the Minnesota Forest School who has spent much 

 time there since the heated season started. Up where the 

 stillness of the woods is unbroken save by the visitors them- 

 selves, relaxation from business worries and relief from 

 humid atmospheres, have been obtained. Here is what Mr. 

 Cheney writes about it: 



Visitors Thronged to the Big Log Hotel and Taxed it to 

 Capacity. 



"The park has drawn visitors from all parts of the country 

 and especially from the lower stretches of the Mississippi 



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