Rod and gun . tte morethan half a day. From Toronto thetraveller can reach Huntsville in less thanfive hours. 24 ROD AND GUX IX CANADA Such are the facilities with which themodern railroad handles the traffic. It isin fact so easy to reach the Lake of Baysthat one is inclined to feel that after allthe place wont suit for ones summerholiday. All this talk of fast trains,Pullman cars and dining cars gives onethe impression of too much civilization,too much comfort, and after all the sum-mer visitor wants to rough it a little, youknow. This is a verv natural feeling, on- tion of the holiday-maker
Rod and gun . tte morethan half a day. From Toronto thetraveller can reach Huntsville in less thanfive hours. 24 ROD AND GUX IX CANADA Such are the facilities with which themodern railroad handles the traffic. It isin fact so easy to reach the Lake of Baysthat one is inclined to feel that after allthe place wont suit for ones summerholiday. All this talk of fast trains,Pullman cars and dining cars gives onethe impression of too much civilization,too much comfort, and after all the sum-mer visitor wants to rough it a little, youknow. This is a verv natural feeling, on- tion of the holiday-maker, who but yes-terday was sweltering in a hot city office,as he steps off the train at Huntsvillewharf. Were it not for the shackles ofpropriety, he would be inclined to per-form a clog dance on the platform. Thebracing air, the rippling water, the wood-ed shores and above all the smilingheaven, enthrall him. Not since he wasborn did he experience such a glorioussensation. What does anj-thing else matter? He is. XLo Beach at Wawa—Lake of Bays. ly the assumption is all wrong. Becausea place is easy to reach is no earthly rea-son-why it should lose any of its primi-tive beauties and attractions. Lake ofBays is too far away from the big citiesto be overrun and it is big enough to ac-commodate thousands without losing anyof its natural charm and freedom, \\hatthe railway company has done is simpl}to make it possible for the man or woman,who doesnt want to spend much time onthe train, to get away from home quicklyand without becoming wearied by a longjourney to reach his or her destination asrapidly as possible. No one who has not been through theexperience, can realize the blissful sensa- i n t o X ica t e dwith unadul-terated Canad-ian ozone and,if hes a natur-al man, hellfeel the effectsof the spree un-til Christmas. Lake of Baysis the largest ofa number oflakes, clusteredtogether int h e neighborhood, somelinked b} riv-ers and othersseparated b it-self, to
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