. 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 . brated Au Sable Chasm is reached by the Delaware & Hudson Road from Platts-burg, or by rail or stagefrom Port Kent, and is wellworthy of a visit. Lake George is a long,narrow body of water, dot-ted with beautiful islands,and
. 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 . brated Au Sable Chasm is reached by the Delaware & Hudson Road from Platts-burg, or by rail or stagefrom Port Kent, and is wellworthy of a visit. Lake George is a long,narrow body of water, dot-ted with beautiful islands,and surrounded by attract-ive mountain scenery. Itis one of the most fashion-able summer resorts ofAmerica, its proximity toSaratoga bringing the twointo natural association bypleasure-seekers. The sum-mer houses of wealthy NewYorkers are numerous onits shores, and eleganthotels and superior board-ing-houses are found atCaldwell,. the fashionablecenter for this locality. Mount Mar-cy, 5,337 feetin height, isexceeded inthis part ofthe countryonly by peaks ofthe Adiron-dacks are con-ical, the slopesabrupt, andthe sceneryis wild andgrand. Therivers Saranacand Au Sableflow fromthem north- KATTERSKILL FALLS. east> an(J the Hudson, Cedar and Boreas to the south. In the tract are manyponds and lakes; Racquette Lake, very irregular in outline, being. 42 SUMMER RESORTS. the largest. The Adirondack region once abounded in caribou,moose, deer, bear, panther, beaver, otter and smaller game; it isstill a favorite hunting country, and is famous for salmon, trout,pike and other game fish. It is now one of the most popular sum-mer resorts for those who desire life in camp, or wild scenery. SARATOGA SPRINGS. Lying in the direct highway of pleasure travel, and with an es-tablished reputation, the Saratoga Springs may well be includedas a stopping place, between Montreal and New York. These famous springs, twenty-eight in number, are situated ona plateau ten miles west of the
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