portage into Loon Lake, then down the Littlle Vermillion 

 River into Sand Point, and through the narrows into Crane 

 Lake, this bringing the canoeist to the mouth of Vermillion 

 River, at which supplies may be purchased. Up the river to 

 this point is the most picturesque part of the joute. 



When the tourist arrives at Vermillion Dam, he may con- 

 tinue the trip across the lake to Tower by canoe or take 

 passage on one of the steamers which plies between this 

 place and all points on the lake. This trip consumes about 

 fifteen days and is only one of a hundred that can be made the 

 most beautiful of nature's wonders. 



Canoeing in Minnesota is still in its infancy. There have 



Such Trout Streams are Plentiful in Minnesota. 



been a few who have covered the best trips to be made in 

 Northern Minnesota. From some of the points along the 

 boundary, wonderful canoe routes extend in all directions. 

 They reach into Canada without limit. 



In an early issue, the wife of one of the rangers will tell of 

 a trip she and some friends made from Rainy Lake through 

 the Manitou and countless other lakes to Lake of the Woods. 



A small railroad operating an oil-burning locomotive on the 

 Tahoe national forest, California, had a breakdown durincj the 

 past summer and burned wood instead of oil for one day. On 

 this day fifteen fires started along the right of way. During the 

 preceding year, only one fire occurred near the railroad and it 

 zvas not thought that the. engine was responsible for that one. 



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