which he has no control. His vacation is short, his funds are 

 low, his wife's unfit, his children small, perhaps his strength 

 is not up to the task or his stock of knowledge over-small. A 

 trip to the wilds is beyond his reach and the yearning stays 

 unsatisfied. 



It is for these last and the numbers are astonishingly 

 large that Itasca park offers an almost unparalled oppor- 

 tunity. The experienced wanderer in unknown fields might 

 turn up his nose at the tameness of it all and yet all the ele- 

 ments of the wild life are there. Within easy walk of a hofel 

 porch one can easily imagine oneself in a place where no 

 white man before has trod; no alien sounds intrude, no sign 

 of man can there be seen, all nature's children proceed about 

 their daily business undismayed. It is beyond the reach of 

 none. Comfortable quarters, either hotel or camp, within the 

 reach of a daily mail, and civilized company in the wilder- 

 ness. What more easy access to the simple life could there be? 



It is for this purpose that Itasca park is, and always should 

 be preserved by the state. Its true value will be more fully 

 appreciated every year. More people will come to know of its 

 beauties and peculiar attractions, and some of the fortunate 

 ones who now scorn it as tame will be forced to patronize it 

 for their own beloved wilderness is being pushed farther and 

 farther back by the invading lumberman and pioneer settlers 

 and will soon pass beyond their reach. 



It is one of the very few places in the State where the tim- 

 ber is being preserved intact and every year its condition be- 

 comes more and more unique. Its value to the State cannot 

 be overrated and its value to the people will soon be more 

 fully recognized. 



