. The Street railway journal . y building supplied CORNER OF THEATER park, which is the wildest glen at Whalom. The enclosureis surrounded by a walk and crossed by a neat and effectivefoot and carriage bridge, designed by Sargent, superintendent of the Fitch-burg & Leominster Street Railway Com-pany, to whose untiring energy and en-thusiastic perseverance much of ihe successof the park is due. The bridge is con-structed of rough logs with the natural barkleft untouched, and its substantial appear-ance is most pleasing. Four semi-circularbays, fitted with wooden seats, an excellentplank fl
. The Street railway journal . y building supplied CORNER OF THEATER park, which is the wildest glen at Whalom. The enclosureis surrounded by a walk and crossed by a neat and effectivefoot and carriage bridge, designed by Sargent, superintendent of the Fitch-burg & Leominster Street Railway Com-pany, to whose untiring energy and en-thusiastic perseverance much of ihe successof the park is due. The bridge is con-structed of rough logs with the natural barkleft untouched, and its substantial appear-ance is most pleasing. Four semi-circularbays, fitted with wooden seats, an excellentplank flooring and conically rounded posttops compose the striking feature of thebridge, which is backed by a superb mass ofpine forest trees. Here are kept red deer,elk, a moose, bear, rabbits, pheasants, free to all are found throughoutthe grove, as well as picnic tables andrustic seats. Numerous church picnics from thetowns within a radius of thirty miles are heldhere yearly. An information bureau is available at the. SCENE IN RIP VAN WINKLE with a cot bed, long-distance telephone, bicycle checkingracks, etc. No bicycle riding is allowed in the main grove,and teams are kept strictly out of the park, though amplefacility is provided for tying horses in shady places. Beyond the grove is a large area of wooded land and emergency station, which is the companys branch office onthe grounds. Special excursions to Whalom Lake are runon Saturdays in the summer time by the Boston & MaineRailroad. The season opens about May 30 and closesabout Labor Day. February r, 1902.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 149 On the lake shore is a large boathouse finely equippedwith canoes, adirondacks, small and large rowboats. Anattractive little steamer makes periodical trips about thelake, starting at the boathouse wharf, which extends wellout into the water away from the canoe wharf. The boat-house is divided into a main shed and a two-storv office and the operas given were: Said Pasha, Heart and Hand,B
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