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head to the Swifts that have nested in my chimneys (and, once, 

 let fall a young one into my fireplace) and the sixteen other 

 Warblers that have been seen from the same windows that look 

 out on the shelf. Surely this is no mean record for one yard, and 

 one that may perhaps give encouragement and pleasure to some 

 who think that their opportunities are negligible. 



George Roberts. 



A Trip to the Apple River Country 



It was not until the fall of last year that my friend and I 

 gratified our long cherished wish to visit the beautiful Apple 

 River country of Jo Daviess County. Its fame had reach us, 

 and we knew that its friends were urging that it be set aside as 

 a state park. Finally the time came when we were to see it for 

 ourselves. 



Protracted and heavy rains postponed our trip several days, 

 for we had been advised to wait for dry weather. At last the 

 floods subsided and 

 the sun shone out on 

 a perfect fall day. 

 So we boarded the 

 morning train with 

 our knaosacks, pre- 

 pared for a two 

 days' outing. A 

 short ride brought 

 us to Warren, the 

 station nearest the 

 Canyon. The citi- 

 zens of the village 

 are deeply interest- 

 ed in the park pro- 

 ject and very at- 

 tentive to visitors, 

 for many are seek- 

 ing to know the re- 

 gion. A car was 

 waiting for us, and 

 we drove some five 

 miles or more to the 

 entrance of the 

 park. Here the two 

 main branches of 

 the Apple River join 

 to form the main 

 stream. 



We found ourselves at noon on the site of the old village of 

 Millville. Scarcely a trace now remains of the big mill and the 

 homes of the two hundred people who once lived there. From 



Photo by Miss Ruth Marshall 



A NOONDAY REST IN THE SHADOW OF THE 

 GREEN-CLAD CLIFF 



