IN the land of the "sky-blue" water, northern Minne- 

 sota, to be exact, the summer vacationist finds his para- 

 dise. No other section of the continent offers such a va- 

 riety of vacation trips. 



Minnesota is fast becoming the recreation state of the Union. 

 It deserves to be the Mecca for the summer vacationists from 

 the central, southern and middle western states. The lakes, 

 the countless streams, the fish, the game, the forests, the 

 unexcelled climate, all these things are a part of the magne- 

 tic force which is attracting those in search of real outings. 

 As the beauties of northern Minnesota become more widely 

 known, the power of the magnet will grow. 



The tired city man, his body and brain fatigued from the 

 long winters work, has but to turn to the north and select the 

 portion of the state whither he desires to go. When the pave- 

 ments become hot and blistery, and .the very buildings them- 

 selves reflect the heat, he has but to pack his belongings and 

 start for the north. 



Does he enjoy a canoe trip? If so, he can select any kind 

 that he likes the best. He can go into the extreme north- 

 eastern portion of the state, up near the Canadian boundary, 

 where the opportunities for canoeing are unexcelled. Here 

 he will find Indian guides to point out to him the best routes 

 to take. He can get right into the wildest sort of a country. 

 To be sure, he will have to pack his own provisions, there be- 

 ing few places where he can replenish his supplies, but that 

 is all a part of the trip. In the Vermillion lake country, and 

 the region to the northeast and northwest, he will find the 

 greatest canoeing region in America. 



The canoe trips that northern Minnesota offers are so 

 numerous that it is difficult to classify them. A trip on 

 Rainy Lake or Lake of the Woods, on the Rainy River, on the 

 lakes and streams at the head waters of the Mississippi, in 

 the Vermillion lake region, the Lake Park country, in the 



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