. Here and there in New England and Canada . d relation-ship to the muscalonge family, so abundant elsewhere in Canadian in reality the muscalonge is an entirely different fish from the Memphre-magog trout (salmo ), which may be found here in four varieties,—the black, silver, gray, and copper. Stretching away northward for thirty-three miles, between rock-boundshores and ancient forests, with a chain of high mountains brooding alongits western shore, and many a graceful island rising above the clear waves,Memphremagog truly merits its strong Indian name, which means Beautif
. Here and there in New England and Canada . d relation-ship to the muscalonge family, so abundant elsewhere in Canadian in reality the muscalonge is an entirely different fish from the Memphre-magog trout (salmo ), which may be found here in four varieties,—the black, silver, gray, and copper. Stretching away northward for thirty-three miles, between rock-boundshores and ancient forests, with a chain of high mountains brooding alongits western shore, and many a graceful island rising above the clear waves,Memphremagog truly merits its strong Indian name, which means BeautifulWater. It attains a length of thirty-three miles, with a width varying fromone to four miles, and is traversed daily by a handsome Clyde-built steam- 6i boat, making several landings on the way. There are several other steamers,and the safe navigation of the lake is aided by government light-houses. The steamboat from Newport makes two trips daily along the entirelake, to Magog and back, the running-time each way (including stops) being. - •\ about three hours. There are many sail-boats and row-boats at Newport, inwhich trips may be taken among the islands, and along the picturescjueshores. There is always a breeze here, coming from the mountains, andcooling the air delightfully. The usual standard of comparison for Memphremagog is the exquisitely
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