HIGHLAND LAKE 



The park has been developed with the sole object of making 

 it accessible and usable for the people. Great care has been 

 taken to preserve and enhance its natural beauties and all arti- 

 ficial adornment has been avoided. 



Onljr such buildings have been erected as were considered 

 necessary for the comfort of visitors and proper housing of the 

 organization. 



Roads, paths, trails, lakes, docks, beaches, water and sani- 

 tary systems, playgrounds, loicnic groves, boats, pavilions, shel- 

 ters, camps and ice houses have been built, and restaurants, 

 lunch rooms and steamer and automobile transportation ]")ro- 

 vided. 



Much forestry work has been done and from the dead timber 

 secured in this work has been sawed practically all the lumber 

 used in the buildings. More than 5,000,000 j^oung trees and 

 many native shrubs have been planted, also nut trees and a 

 great variety of berry-bearing shrubs have been planted to in- 

 crease the food supply of the birds, and native wild flowers and 

 flowering shrubs are being planted and fostered. 



Several of the lakes and streams have been stocked ',/ith 

 game and pan fish and other varieties planted for their food 

 and for the control of mosquitoes. 



There are few places in the world that offer more oppor- 

 tunity for biological study than this park. The Commission 

 procured a herd of elk from the Yellowstone and placed them 

 within the park under enclosure. The herd is doing well and 



SEVEN LAKES DRIVE 



SEVEN LAKES DRIVE 



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