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THE PALISADES. 



How little we realize what a treasure we possess along our beautiful 

 Mississippi River. Some do not know that our bluffs are among the most 

 wonderful creations of Nature. Those who have seen the Palisades of the 

 Hudson come back and declare the superiority of the Palisades of Savanna. 



They begin at the outskirts of Savanna and extend north for miles. 

 Their rocky sides, covered with trees and ferns and mosses, are about two 

 hundred and fifty feet high. Evangeline Day. 



THE TWIN SISTERS. 



The Twin Sisters are a rock forma- 

 tion on the River and north of Savan- 

 na. They resemble each other very 

 closely. The general outlines are those 

 of human beings, although their faces 

 cannot be distinguished. They stand 

 on a huge rock platform apart from 

 the other bluffs. 



When viewed at a distance they 

 seem but a shapeless mass of rock; 

 but when seen in the proper way, it 

 is not difficult to imagine that they 

 were once two shy maidens who were 

 changed into stone by the order of 

 some Indian God. 



Norma Bahne. 





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