. Season of 1890. Summer resorts reached by the Grank Trunk railway and its connections including Niagara Falls, Parry Sound, Georgian Bay, Muskoka Lakes, Lake Simcoe and Couchiching, MacKinac Island, Midland District Lakes, the Thousand Islands, rapids of the St. Lawrence River, the White Mountains, Montreal, Quebec, the Saguenay river, Rangeley Lakes, and the sea-shore . upon a crib or timber is aunique experience a visitor should endeavor to make; for while itis unattended with danger, the novelty and excitement are mostabsorbing. Close to the city are also the Rideau Falls, and the 44 SUMM
. Season of 1890. Summer resorts reached by the Grank Trunk railway and its connections including Niagara Falls, Parry Sound, Georgian Bay, Muskoka Lakes, Lake Simcoe and Couchiching, MacKinac Island, Midland District Lakes, the Thousand Islands, rapids of the St. Lawrence River, the White Mountains, Montreal, Quebec, the Saguenay river, Rangeley Lakes, and the sea-shore . upon a crib or timber is aunique experience a visitor should endeavor to make; for while itis unattended with danger, the novelty and excitement are mostabsorbing. Close to the city are also the Rideau Falls, and the 44 SUMMER RESORTS. Rideau Canal, connecting the Ottawa and St. Lawrence Rivers, exca-vated at the base of a ravine 150 feet below the roadway. The greatsight at Ottawa is, however, her magnificent pile of governmentbuildings. They cover an area of four acres, and occupy a verycommanding site on the river bank ; they are built in the Italian-gothic style and were erected at a cost of $3,000,000 The libraryis the most architecturally beautiful building for the purpose inAmerica. It is polygonal in shape, with a buttress at each of itssixteen angles, upon which are flying buttresses, which supportthe dome. The library contains over 100,000 volumes. RideauHall, the residence of the Governor-General, is during the sessionof Parliament the scene of much gaiety and PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS, OTTAWA. KINGSTON. Kingston is a city which has played an important role in Ca-nadian history, and was first settled in 1673 by the Count de Fron-tenac. It is one of the pleasantest of Canadas towns, and enjoysa cool summer temperature, from its neighborhood to the lake andriver. Its old importance, both as a military post and as a polit-ical center—for it was once a capital—has now passed away ; butthe country around is so pleasant that it will always be a favoriteresidence. Picturesque martello towers rise from the water, andare posted along the environs of the town to where Fort Henry, ont
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