The Lake of the Woods 



A PLACE where more than ten thousand islands have al- 

 ready been located, where precipitous heights rise out 

 of the very waters, where Indian legends abound, where 

 some of the fast disappearing Chippewas still hold forth, 

 where the fishing industry is already highly developed, where 

 there is more scenery wrapped up in a few hundred square 

 miles than in any other section in the middle of the North 

 American continent, that is the Lake of the Woods. 



This wonderful lake country is even now coming into its 

 own. Those who have enjoyed the Thousand Islands of the 

 St. Lawrence but who have looked with disfavor upon the 

 well kept lawns and the luxurious summer homes that now 

 adorn nearly every one of those islands, will find a paradise 

 in the Lake of the Woods. Instead of a thousand islands 

 there are more than ten thousand. Instead of summer homes, 

 nature is found unblemished. 



The Lake of the Woods country is located at one of the 

 highest points between the Great Lakes and the Rockies, be- 

 ing 1,250 feet above sea level. 



The lake itself is one of the largest in North America and 

 forms part of the boundary between Canada and the United 

 States. It covers an area of about ten thousand square miles 

 with about sixteen thousand miles of shore line. It is a ver- 

 itable labyrinth of islands, inlets, peninsulas and bays, and 

 unless one is thoroughly familiar with it, it is unsafe to vent- 

 ure upon. The southern part, a portion of which is in Minne- 

 sota, is called the Grand Traverse and covers an area of sixteen 

 hundred square miles of open water. The islands are of all 

 shapes and sizes, rock bound and rising sheer from the water 

 for hundreds of feet. Pine, birch and popple abound. The 

 water, clear and limpid, reflects them on every side. The 

 largest island, known as the Big Island, has an area of about 

 To, 000 acres. 



The water of Lake of the Woods is part of the system 



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