Free Camping Grounds for Tourists at Bemidji 



Bemidji has come to the fore by establishing camp- 

 ing grounds for tourists, something which other cit- 

 ies and municipalities should do. The Forestry As- 

 sociation has long advocated the need of camping 

 grounds where tourists may put up their tents and 

 coo"k their own meals. Boy Scout organizations have 

 been urged to establish camp sites at suitable points. 

 This is one of the first definite steps looking toward 

 a series of such camps, and Bemidji is to be con- 



gratulated. Hotel accommodations during the sum- 

 mer in northern Minnesota are insufficient, crowded 

 and uncertain, and camping sites like this one estab- 

 lished at Bemdiji will do much to bring tourists to 

 Minnesota or make them comfortable while here. The 

 following is taken from the Bemidji Pioneer: 



That Diamond Point this season will be a most pop- 



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