. In fair Aroostook, where Acadia and Scandinavia's subtle touch turned a wilderness into a land of plenty; . >ri> 1 1- ri M IN FAIR AROOSTOOK. rounded fertile hills that roll back to the sky line on every is vScandinavia, trans]ilanted into New Sweden and Stock-holm and Westnianland. with roots that have struck deep andl)ranches that ha\e waxed and spread until the slender colonythat settled in the Maine forest thirt\-two >ears ago hasbecome a large and ])rosi>erous connnunity made up of the bestof citizens. And here, on the 1>ank of the St. John, is mediae-val Franc
. In fair Aroostook, where Acadia and Scandinavia's subtle touch turned a wilderness into a land of plenty; . >ri> 1 1- ri M IN FAIR AROOSTOOK. rounded fertile hills that roll back to the sky line on every is vScandinavia, trans]ilanted into New Sweden and Stock-holm and Westnianland. with roots that have struck deep andl)ranches that ha\e waxed and spread until the slender colonythat settled in the Maine forest thirt\-two >ears ago hasbecome a large and ])rosi>erous connnunity made up of the bestof citizens. And here, on the 1>ank of the St. John, is mediae-val France merged in harmony with our institutions, its sonsand daughters eager learners at American schools, and its noteof patriotic sentiment expressed in the refrain of its Acadian folk-,song, Mndawaska, How good it is to l)e an II At i ill HOW TO GET TO THIS ^ACADIA OF AROOSTOOK That is the next thing >ou will naturally want toknow after you have read in this book of the scenicl:)eauties. the domestic and industrial advantages andthe fish and game possibilities of Maines northern-most territory. The answer is simple : RIDE TO IT IN THE SOLID VESTIBULED TRAINS OR PULLMAN PALACE CARS OF THE BANGOR & AROOSTOOK R. R. The K. <S: A. offers the easiest, quickest, and mostdirect route to all the towns and villages of northernMaine. The \an Buren extension takes one fromCaribou to New Sweden, Jemtland and so on up tothe state boundary line at Van Buren village. TheAshland branch and hish River extension assure themost comfortable of transportation up through theFish River region, to Kagle Lake, Wallagrass andFort Kent. Both these extensions traverse a countryof unlimited attractions not only for the home hunterand i)usiness builder, but for the game hunter andangler as well. The expense of travelling to or
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