. Lehigh valley railroad summer tours to mountain, lake and ocean resorts . over the BowmansCreek Branch, beyondHarveys Lake. Dash-ing little streams whisperof frolicsome trout, anddense glades are eloquentof partridge. From thestation of Ricketts (namedin honor of Col. Ricketts,mous as the commander oferan Ricketts Battery at Gettys-burg) a spur of track winds and twistsaway among the lumber piles towardthe forest. The cars of the GanogaLake Branch are backed and backedalong wildwood lanes to finally come toa halt beside a rustic station in thedepths of the piney wood. A boardwalk invites one
. Lehigh valley railroad summer tours to mountain, lake and ocean resorts . over the BowmansCreek Branch, beyondHarveys Lake. Dash-ing little streams whisperof frolicsome trout, anddense glades are eloquentof partridge. From thestation of Ricketts (namedin honor of Col. Ricketts,mous as the commander oferan Ricketts Battery at Gettys-burg) a spur of track winds and twistsaway among the lumber piles towardthe forest. The cars of the GanogaLake Branch are backed and backedalong wildwood lanes to finally come toa halt beside a rustic station in thedepths of the piney wood. A boardwalk invites one toward a hotel — theNorth Mountain House and the Lodge,two plain but hospitable structures — averitable mountain inn. The cleared grounds include a golf course of nine-teen holes. The Lake, close by, is dottedwith the light blue punts which are thetypical water craft of all this region. Ganoga Lake, save for the presenceof a small clearing at the boat landing,is environed by unbroken forest. Thelake is said to be the highest body ofwater east of the Rocky Mountains,. TM, View, half a mile from the hotel, and reveals a magnifi-cent outlook to the westward. Toursare also made to Glen Ganoga and GlenLehigh. In the climb through thesewild .glens, thirty-three cascades, someof which are 100 feet high, are encoun-tered. Other local points are Rhodo-dendron Point, Stella Spring, Mehoo-pany Spring and Far View. The Lodgeis open all the year, and in autumn andwinter is the resort of gunning parties, 18 Lehigh Valley Railroad partridge and large game being abun-dant. The Williamsport & North BranchRailroad touches the ]>o\vmans Creek
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