CHAPTER XXIII. 
EXCURSIONS. 
Bear Swamp occupies three or four hundred acres in 
Scarborough Township. It is on Highland 
Creek about three or four miles from Lake On- 
tario. Take radial line at Woodbine to West 
Hill, walk down hill and turn north. 
Bond Lake.—Take Metropolitan line to Bond Lake. 
There is a good supply of boats for hire here. 
Brampton.—Reached by G.T.R. or C.P.R. Bramp- 
ton is the home of the Dale nurseries, the rose 
houses of which cover a space of more than 
twenty acres under glass. 
Burketon.—Take the C.P.R. to Burketon; go north 
along the Scugog road until Blackstock is 
reached; turn east to the swamp. 
Burlington.—Take the G.T.R. for Hamilton; leave 
the railway at Burlington and walk southward 
to the lake. 
Churchville-—On the C.P.R. just beyond Meadow- 
vale. Eldorado, near by, is one of the few sta- 
tions for the White Dog’s-tooth Violet. 
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