Amidst the Laurentians; being a guide to Shawinigan Falls and points on the Great Northern Railway of CanadaBy from the author's own pholographs, with a few exceptions . In the Woods over to Almaville and tak-ing the road to the left atthe top of the hill. Thelake bottom isfairly rich in ironore, and a dred-ger is generally at. Avork on the lakeraising it to the sur-face. Another verypleasant ramble isto take the path tothe little inn facingthe Falls, and con-tinue right on bythe old portage pathwhich leads downto the Lower Bay If it were notfor the fact of theriver b


Amidst the Laurentians; being a guide to Shawinigan Falls and points on the Great Northern Railway of CanadaBy from the author's own pholographs, with a few exceptions . In the Woods over to Almaville and tak-ing the road to the left atthe top of the hill. Thelake bottom isfairly rich in ironore, and a dred-ger is generally at. Avork on the lakeraising it to the sur-face. Another verypleasant ramble isto take the path tothe little inn facingthe Falls, and con-tinue right on bythe old portage pathwhich leads downto the Lower Bay If it were notfor the fact of theriver being low andthe Falls conse-quently far fromtheir best, the idealtime to visit thisdistrict is in the late fall. Thefoliage of the trees is then in allthose gorgeous hues that onh^Nature dare show. The maple,with leaves ranging in shade fromthe palest chrome yellow to deepcrimson, the ash, hemlock, birch,and the dark green of the gracefulpines, give a mass of color that must be seen to be appreciated. A walk through the woods at such atime, the ground carpeted with crimson, is like a revelation of fairyland. The tourist who carries a camera (and who does not now-a-days?) isgoing to have a busy time around here. The writer has himself seen some ^^^ JlP^i^.


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