. In fair Aroostook, where Acadia and Scandinavia's subtle touch turned a wilderness into a land of plenty; . :•-•$<. ^^•r 4* HOliT KEN I IN FAIR AROOSTOOK. 45 houses and the old church of the Canadian village of Clairsstretch along the base of the hills that roll northward to thedivide of the St. Lawrence valley. Along the river valleysto the east and south, carriage roads lead away from the townin long days drives through picturesque Acadian AN INTELLIGENT PEOPLE— APPKECIATIVE OF EDUCATION In the pure, clear air of this upland town, five hundred and fiftyfeet above the se
. In fair Aroostook, where Acadia and Scandinavia's subtle touch turned a wilderness into a land of plenty; . :•-•$<. ^^•r 4* HOliT KEN I IN FAIR AROOSTOOK. 45 houses and the old church of the Canadian village of Clairsstretch along the base of the hills that roll northward to thedivide of the St. Lawrence valley. Along the river valleysto the east and south, carriage roads lead away from the townin long days drives through picturesque Acadian AN INTELLIGENT PEOPLE— APPKECIATIVE OF EDUCATION In the pure, clear air of this upland town, five hundred and fiftyfeet above the sea, pervaded with the health of the surroundingevergreen forests, are found rest and invigoration for shatterednerves and minds and bodies overwrought with the haste andtension of city living. As a headquarters for sportsmen it is anideal place, situated as it is upon the border of the great north-ern game region of Maine, and receiving the Fish River afterthat stream has gathered the outflow of its fifteen lakes, all easyof access and teeming with the choicest fish. Once in its history, before the present advent of the railroad,with all the innovations that attend its coming, has the peace ofthis old Acadian town been invaded. Its blockhouse, standingpicturesquely on the plateau by the junction of the rivers, is amemorial of the time when the Maine militia marched northwardin 1839, to defend the border from Canadian invasion in theAroostook war. Another
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