246 A SPORTING PARADISE 



in extent. Windfall Lake is celebrated for 

 perch, but barely exceeds fifty acres of water 

 space. I am of opinion that no fishing can be 

 found on the face of the globe to compare 

 with Blackstone and Crane Lakes. I tried 

 all the famous spots in this neighbourhood, 

 and during previous visits I have explored the 

 fishing-grounds of Lake Joseph, Lake Rosseau, 

 and Lake Muskoka, but Crane Lake stands first 

 in my estimation as a region beyond the tramp 

 of trippers, townsmen, and objectionables. Here 

 one realises freedom, health, and enjoyment. 

 The sporting paradise of Mr. Leith Adams would 

 appear to be Grand Lake. His description of 

 scenery and Nature is realistic. 



" One of the most picturesque portions of the 

 Schoodic region," he writes, "is Grand Lake. This 

 noble sheet of water is broken here and there by 

 islets, and surrounded, even to the water's edge, 

 with forests of pine and hard wood, whilst its 

 bottom is covered with granitic boulders, which, 

 in combination with drift, are spread far and wide 

 among the arboreal vegetation around. Great 

 banks of gravel run along the side of the effluent 

 stream, where a slate formation, possibly Silurian, 

 has a dip scarcely less than the perpendicular, 



