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Regicn.” In the county are also thirty lakes’ 
—Loon, Crystal, Jackson’s, Eagle, Rice, Mad- 
ison, Laura, Wilte, and Minneopa being the 
largest. The Falls of Minneopa, on the outlet 
of lakes Crystal and Loon, are very fine, and 
are claimed to be more beautiful than Minne- 
haha in many respects. Sportsmen can have 
rare sport here, game and fish abounding in 
great abundance. There are no less than fif- 
teen hotels in the village for the traveler to 
select from. 
Kasota, four hundred and thirty-four miles 
from Chicago, is situated in the vicinity ofa 
Lumber of beautiful little lakes, from which 
fish may be taken at any time. The Kasota 
House is the best hotel. 
St. Peter, four hundred and thirty-seven 
miles from Chicago, is built on terraces, on 
the left bank of the Minnesota River, and has 
a very attractive and picturesque appearance. 
Many lakes are near the city, inhabited by 
every variety of fish, and Lake Emily was 
stocked with Atlantic salmon a year or two |! 
ago.. The city has three hotels, 
Sleepy-Eye Lake, four hundred and eighty 
miles from Chicago, is in the vicinity of excel- 
lent shooting aud fishing. Game of all kind 
is found in abundance, and fish of almost 
every variety are taken from the lakes, of 
which there are several in the neighborhood 
in addition to Sleepy-Eye. 
From Marshall, five hundred and forty-five 
miles from Chicago, the railroad is built from 
this point through Lac Qui Parle, State Line, 
Dakota, Coteau, and Prairie, to Lake Kam- 
peska, six hundred and twenty-four miles 
from Chicago. Settlements are few and far 
between, and splendid shooting and fishing 
can be had all along the route. Game and 
fish are so abundant that the killing and tak- 
ing soon ceases to become a pleasure. 
Retracing our steps to Chicago, we will 
tell our readers of a few pleasant places 
ON THE MILWAUKEE DIVISION. 
Highland Park is a pleasant Summer re- 
sort, twenty-three miles from Chicago. It oc- 
cupies a charming location overlooking Lake 
Michigan. 
Waukegan, thirty-six miles from Chicago, 
is situated on a bluff commanding a fine view 
of Lake Michigan, and as a Summer resort 
offers far superior and more meritorous at- 
tractions than hundreds of other points. 
Kenosha, fifty-one miles from Chicago, is 
in Kenosha county, in which there are many 
lakes from one to two miles wide that afford 
good fishing. Silver, Paddocks, Camp, Cen- 
tre, Lily, Powers, and Twin Lakes are the 
largest. On Twin Lake is a pleasure steam- 
er during the Summer months. 
New Cassel, one hundred and thirty-three 
miles from Chicago, is surrounded by a beau- 
tiful forest on the north, and a chain of gen- 
tle elevations on the south, among the hills 
and valleys lies one of Nature’s parks. Lake 
Fifteen is three miles and Long Lake seven 
miles distant. They have many attractions, 
and- will soon become popular Summer re- 
sorts. A large variety of game and fish are 
found in those sections. On Bannon’s farm, 
as also on Dierrerger’s, one mile from New 
Cassel, may be found Indian mounds, em- 
bankments, ditches, &c., laid out with great 
‘precision, showing that the builders had con- 
siderable knowledge of military science. In 
the village are three good hotels. 
On reaching Milwaukee, the traveler can 
proceed up the lake by taking the cars of the 
Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Railway, 
passing through Port Washington, Belgium, 
Sheboygan, Manitowoc, to Two Rivers, all 
places of interest and on the lake shore. 
Sheboygan is one of the most delightful 
Summer resorts in the West. It is beautiful- 
ly located upon a bluff overlooking Lake 
Michigan, whose azure waters, moving per- 
petually, and here and there dotted with sails, 
are a constant source of amusement to the 
eye, while in the background lies a landscape 
of rare beauty —hills clad with the richest 
verdure, groves of native forest trees and 
fields of waving grain. The Sheboygan River 
flows down one of the most picturesque val- 
leys in the State, winds nearly half way round 
the city, and finally empties into the lake 
south of the residence portion of the place, 
affording a safe and convenient harbor. The 
river affords unsurpassed opportunies for row- 
ing, while the lake is a favorite resort for" 
those who enjoy sailing. Pleasure boats of 
all kinds may be had here. The fishing is 
good ; the fisheries here are among the most 
important on Lake Michigan, and a Summer 
day can hardly be more pleasantly spent than 
in visiting them in one of the steam fishing 
smacks, The drives in the vicinity of the 
