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to be memorable. Whether the belief 
of its residents that Door County is “the 
Paradise of Wisconsin” is true or not, 
there can be no question that the penin- 
sula, whdse shores are, washed on one 
side by Lake Michigan and on the oth- 
er by the waters of historic Green 
Bay, is pre-eminently qualified for 
selection as a State Park. 
The area available is not limited. But 
it is the opinion of the State Park 
Board that the finely situated penin- 
sula between Ephraim and Fish Creek 
and north of the diagonal road, includ- 
ing some 3,800 acres, more than eight 
miles of shore line with a number of 
deep water harbors, will constitute an 
adequate and unified State Park. Such 
a tract would cost, it is estimated, not 
more than $75,000, an average of less 
than $20 an acre (options have already 
been obtained for 2,200 acres for $35,- 
000). Even now Door County is rea- 
sonably accessible, judged by the 
■standards required for State Parks. 
Door County has unmistakable and 
not easily destroyed landscape beauty. 
It is wild and as yet unspoiled, with 
alternating interests of woodland and 
cliff, bay and land. Reminding one 
constantly of the coast of Maine, the 
shore with its many graceful indenta- 
tions is a never-ending delight. It 
sweeps from point to point, here a 
beach of fine sand, there of gravel, then, 
in contrast, precipitous limestone bluffs, 
rising to a height of a hundred feet or 
more and covered with a heavy growth 
of native trees and shrubs, mostly ever- 
green. The vegetation is rich and var- 
ied. Extensive forests of pine, cedar, 
balsam, maple, basswood and birch, cov- 
ering large tracts, with every now and 
then a pleasant opening in the more 
fertile, level land. 
To add even greater interest to these 
scenes we have the little islands — 
Strawberry, Horseshoe, etc. — stretching 
along the shore — which, it is hoped, 
will form a part of. the State’s posses- 
sions. With a temperature always 
moderate, the purest of air laden with 
the fragrance of balsam and pine, with 
unexcelled facilities for sailing, boating, 
fishing, with already a hundred miles of 
fine country roads sweeping over hill 
and dale, this Door County region un- 
der State control might easily become. a 
famous pleasure resort of the highest 
order. 
In the southwestern corner of the 
State, near the old historic city of Prai- 
rie du Chien, is the site the proposed 
Grant County State Park on the Mis- 
sissippi River. It is situated close to 
Wyalusing, south of the Wisconsin 
River and east of the Mississippi. Most 
of the property is on a ridge five hun- 
dred feet above the river. It appears 
to be the best Wisconsin site on the 
Mississippi for park purposes because 
of its large and well preserved groves 
of native trees and because the land 
required to form an accessible park is 
practically in the possession of one 
man. Mr. Robert Glenn, the owner 
of the property, hasi held it intact for 
years in the firm belief that it would 
some day become a public park. He 
is unselfishly interested in the project 
and has shown himself ready to coop- 
erate with the Board. The total area is 
about 2,720 acres, 1,720 of high land on 
the ridge and about 1,000 west of the 
railroad tracks, practically level with 
the river. The high land alone could 
be bought for about $43,000 — an average 
of $25 an acre; the low land for less — 
substantially the price of the timber. 
This proposed Mississippi River reser- 
vation is very accessible, being only 
three hours from Madison on the Chica- 
go, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad, 
PARK MEN 
The American Asso- 
ciation of Park Super- 
intendents has begun 
early to prepare for its 
annual convention in 
Seattle, and with the 
Alaska - Yukon - Pa- 
cific Exposition as a 
side show expect to 
give the eastern and 
middle west members 
the chance of their lives to get well 
repaid for going further west than 
most of them have been before. 
The executive committee held a 
meeting at the Genesee Hotel, Buf- 
falo, March 17, and set the dates for 
the meeting as August 9, 10 and 11, 
with a side trip to Tacoma for Au- 
gust 12. J. W. Thompson of Seattle, 
Theodore Wirth of Minneapolis, Pres- 
ident John W. Duncan of Boston, and 
Secretary-Treasurer F. L. Mulford of 
Harrisburg, Pa., were appointed as a 
committee of arrangements. 
The first order of business was ac- 
tion on the applications for member- 
ship. The applicants were: Wm. I. 
Hoch, Supt. of Parks, Reading, Pa.; 
John Berry, Supt. of Parks, Colorado 
Springs, Colo.; H. B. Filer, City For- 
ester, Buffalo, N. Y. ; Board of Park 
Commissioners, Winnipeg, Can. They 
were all recommended favorably to 
the next annual meeting. 
The secretary-treasurer then read a 
report, which showed there were three 
honorary members and one hundred 
and three active members at the close 
of the last annual meeting. Since 
then three members have resigned 
and of course easily reached from many 
points by boat. While fhe climate may 
not be as invigorating as that of Door 
County, it would be a refreshing re- 
treat to people in that section of Wis- 
consin and to tourists from more south- 
ern States. Judged by the point of 
scenery alone it is equal to any site un- 
der consideration. It would be a sur- 
prise to most people to wander through 
its exquisitely beautiful coulees and 
grottoes or to stand upon its heights 
and view the broad island-dotted, ma- 
jestic scenery of the “Father of Wa- 
ters.” The vegetation equals that of 
Door County in interest, all the trees 
native to the section being found, with 
a rich variety of shrubs and wild 
flowers. The scientific interest of Dev- 
il’s Lake is also at Wyalusing, and here, 
writes the Secretary of the Wisconsin 
Archeological Society, are “some of 
the most extensive and interesting 
mound systems of the State.” 
tributed. Copies of the annual re- 
port have been sent to the com- 
missioners in all cities where there are 
members located. Nearly one hun- 
dred and fifty copies were sent to 
other superintendents in the hope of 
interesting them in the association. 
The report was adopted and the 
president and the secretary-treasurer 
were authorized to push the canvass 
for members by every available 
means possible so as to get those not 
members of the association interested. 
A vote of thanks was extended to 
the Board of Park Commissioners and 
Mr. Cowell for the entertainment so 
courteously extended to the Execu- 
tive Committee. The following were 
present at the meeting: President, 
John W. Duncan, Boston, Mass.; Ed- 
ward H. Perry of Niagara Falls, N. 
Y,, proxy for Theo. Wirth; Prof. J. F. 
Cowell, Botanical Gardens, Buffalo, 
N. Y., proxy for J. W. Thompson : 
J. C. Williams, Erie, Pa., proxy for 
J. W. Rodgers; Wm. Donaldson, 
Asst. Supt. of Parks, Buffalo, N. Y., 
proxy for John Henderson of Mon- 
treal; F. L. Mulford, Secretary-Treas- 
urer, Harrisburg, Pa. 
PLAN CONVENTION 
and one, A. Pinoteau, 
of La Fontaine Park, 
Montreal, Canada, has 
died. The treasurer’s 
report showed $294.10 
collected, $402.23 ex- 
pended, and a balance 
of $60.92 on hand. 
The annual report and 
bulletin No. 5 have 
been printed and dis- 
