. 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 . THE BRIDAL VEIL FALLS. called Venetia, and it is aptly designated, for not in Venice itselfare boats more used or needed. The Shadow River, one of the most wonderful natural curios-ities of the Muskoka region, empties its wa
. 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 . THE BRIDAL VEIL FALLS. called Venetia, and it is aptly designated, for not in Venice itselfare boats more used or needed. The Shadow River, one of the most wonderful natural curios-ities of the Muskoka region, empties its waters into the bay on theshores of which Port Rosseau stands. In front and behind, the river-winds like a silver creek, hemmed in on either side by forest trees,and losing itself in the distant curves. The surface is as motionlessas glass, and everything is duplicated in marvelous detail, eacli leaf 68 SUMMER RESORTS. and branch having its reflected counterpart, even more distinctthan it appears itself. The fair trees look over, side by side,And see themselves below. On a small tributary of the Shadow River are the Bridal VeilFalls, which make silver music in the forest grove, and a visit per-. EAGLE S NEST, LAKE ROSSEAU. chance may give some hesitating, anxious swain an opportunity offreeing from his halting tongue the words which cleave so closelyto his heart. The lofty headland of Eagles Nest is a conspicuousand interesting spot on this lake. Lake Joseph, the third of the series of the Lakes of Muskoka,was for a long time a mare incognitiim, except to venturous spirits,though those who have viewed the charms of this lake claim for it MA GANE TE WA N RIVER. 69 a beauty surpassing that of all others. Its islands rise moreabruptly, and to higher elevations, and more rugged cliffs line itsshores, than do those of the other lakes. All who have visitedthese charming regions will agree with the enconiums paid to thesethree lakes—Muskoka, Rosseau, and Joseph. It is hard to saywhich
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