. Tourist travel via Grand Trunk Railway System : and connections, including Niagara Falls and Gorge, the Highlands of Ontario, comprising Georgian Bay, Muskoka Lakes ; St. Lawrence River, Montreal, Quebec, the Saguenay River, the Rangeley Lakes, White Mountains, and the Atlantic Sea-Coast. sesses many attractions as a sum-mer resort, not the least of which is a magnificent bathing beach, freefrom dangerous or sudden depths, the sloping sands, smooth as a boule-vard, insuring safety to the unskilled swimmer. Thorah Island isreached by a row of half an hour, while Talbot River, Ethel Park,Victo
. Tourist travel via Grand Trunk Railway System : and connections, including Niagara Falls and Gorge, the Highlands of Ontario, comprising Georgian Bay, Muskoka Lakes ; St. Lawrence River, Montreal, Quebec, the Saguenay River, the Rangeley Lakes, White Mountains, and the Atlantic Sea-Coast. sesses many attractions as a sum-mer resort, not the least of which is a magnificent bathing beach, freefrom dangerous or sudden depths, the sloping sands, smooth as a boule-vard, insuring safety to the unskilled swimmer. Thorah Island isreached by a row of half an hour, while Talbot River, Ethel Park,Victoria Park, and a fine road for bicycling, round up the list of attrac-tions which render Beaverton a favorite and easily accessible resort. Continuing our northward journey we reach Orillia, situatedbetween Lakes Simcoe and Couchiching, the latter somewhat smallerthan Simcoe, and yet large enough to be dotted with islands, scatteredin picturesque beauty over its area, and affording abundant places forcamps or summer cottages. The streams and lesser lakes near byafford fine fishing, including salmon trout, maskinonge, bass. etc. As ahalf-way stop on the route ti> Muskoka, this locality allures manyvisitors, some of whom are enticed into a full seasons tarry. THE RIVER ST. ( IT bu wide as theAmazon, nor aslong as the Missis-sippi, not so famousfor historic tradi-tions as the Hudson,nor for ruined cas-tles as the Rhine,yet the St. Law-lence is nKire attrac-tive to the touristthan either, a n dsuffers by compari-son with neither norall of them. As thechannel throughwhich all the watersof the great lakes find their way to the ocean, it could not be otherwisethan majestic, and being navigable its entire length, it presents unusualattractions and delightful contrasts to the voyager who takes a daylighttrip among its charming scenery. Leaving Niagara Falls in the early evening, the tourist arrives atKingston or Gananoque in the morning, where the boats of the Riche-lieu &
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