TO the summer tourist or camper in search of either rest 

 or scenery, or fishing, or of just a succession of new 

 experiences or sensations, Minnesota offers a rare com- 

 bination of advantages. Its thousands of miles of railroads, 

 traversing the state in every direction, will carry the trav- 

 eller in a few hours from St. Paul, Minneapolis or Duluth to 

 any one of a myriad of points where a few steps from the 

 station will land him amid the silences and seclusions of 

 primeval woods, by the side of some sparkling lake or on the 

 banks of some winding stream, amid whose cascades and 

 pools he may, if a true disciple of Isaac Walton, find an 

 angler's paradise. For boating, too, whether in rowboat, 

 canoe or power launch, Minnesota's lakes and streams offer 

 opportunities beyond compare. 



As enjoyable a trip as any I ever took was one to Kabe- 

 kona bay as the Indians named that western expanse of 

 Leech lake on whose shore has grown up the little city of 

 Walker which I, with three companions, made the starting 

 point for a day's exploration of the lake in a little steam 

 launch. An arrival in the early evening, on the train from 

 St. Paul, and a good night's rest at a comfortable hotel in 

 Walker, put us all in good trim for a day on the lake. Sunny 

 skies, a breeze just sufficient to roughen the sparkling waters 

 and multiply their scintillations in the sun, and such vistas 

 of water and shoreline as throw a landscape-lover into 

 ecstasies, gave promise of a delightful outing. 



Chartering a launch, we were soon afloat, steaming out upon 

 the lake, fanned by the exhilarating breeze. To the enjoyment 

 of the ride was soon added wonderment, as we came in view 

 of what appeared to be an elaborate wall of masonry, lining 

 the shore and holding in check the dashing waves. "Who 

 built that wall?" was our exclamation. "Is it a part of the 

 Government works, making this lake one of the Upper Missis- 

 sippi reservoirs, of which we have read so much?" "O, no!" 



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