TO people who are in search of a unique outing, I suggest 

 that they try a canoe trip through the lake and streams 

 connecting Rainy Lake and Lake of the Woods. 



This suggestion of mine is founded upon experience. 



Three of us who were in search of a real change, took this 

 trip in the fall of 1911 and we are unanimous in proclaiming 

 that we found, not only the much desired change but a much 

 needed rest as well, despite the fact that the weather condi- 

 tions were anything but favorable. We are chuck full of 

 memories of beautiful lonely islands, red-skinned men in their 

 native haunts and log-built lumber camps whose comfort and 

 good fare can never be forgotten. 



We caught sight of several moose and deer and found small 

 streams teeming with trout. When we built our campfire at 

 night we felt as completely shut off from the outside world as 

 though we were in a wilderness. What restful sleep we had 

 on those balsam boughs and with what appetites we ate that 

 campfire cooking! Truly these are memories we would not 

 sell. 



Such a trip as this would doubtless appeal to the class of 

 people who want to get as near to Mother Nature as they can 

 get and also those who are seeking an inexpensive outing. 



Forgetting the fact that the sun was once nearing the 

 equator and that because of this fact we were liable to have 

 a week or two of disagreeable weather, we set out from In- 

 ternational Falls one morning in late September in the "In- 

 dian Girl," a launch which plied between the falls and Ranier. 

 We hired the owner of this launch to take us up Rainy lake 

 about fifteen miles to what is known as Northwest Bay from 

 which place we were to begin our canoe trip. The launch 

 landed us on an island in this bay about 10 a. m. Here we 

 unloaded our equipment from the launch into the canoes, piled 



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