. 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 . let andFrench River. The scen-ery from Penetang toParry Sound is amongstthe most varied and pic-turesque anywhere to befound, the steamer wind-ing in and out a contin-uous series of islands ofevery description, whichcannot b
. 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 . let andFrench River. The scen-ery from Penetang toParry Sound is amongstthe most varied and pic-turesque anywhere to befound, the steamer wind-ing in and out a contin-uous series of islands ofevery description, whichcannot but enchant thetourist. From Collingwood,which may be almosttermed the terminalpoint of the Northern &Northwestern Divis-ion of the GrandTrunk, a line of steamers, the property of the Great NorthernTransit Company, which run in connection with the Grand Trunk,make frequent trips through what must rightly be called the mostenchanting water scenery of this continent. Every Monday andThursday, during the season of navigation, the Northern Belle,on the arrival of trains from Toronto and Hamilton, makes trips toParry Sound, which place is reached after a few hours sail throughsome of the most romantic of scenery, passing through a successionof the most beautiful and varied islands, which in their numberand variety far surpass the famed Thousand Islands, as it is com-. 72 SUMMER TOURS. puted that there are over 20,000 islands in the Georgian Bay, ofall sizes, from mere dots to hundreds of acres, with high toweringcliff-like centers. Resting a night at Parry Sound, the steamer thenext morning proceeds to Byng Inlet, a famous fishing resort, andthence to French River, another famous resort for lovers of therod. This is the terminal point of this line of route, the returnjourney being made twice a week to Collingwood. Collingwood is a charming, cleanly town, and presents attrac-tions in itself, which awaken a general desire for a furtheracquaintance, and a few days may be spent here very
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