] spent the day passing through - winding in and out among the Green Mts. ] I left Montreal by Canadian Pacific & ^ ] after crossing the W. Miss Haiglet: who went about with us, told us of winter sports - 1 week in January - the ice palace which cost $10,000 & is so dangerous to construct on account of cold and slipping that they will probably never have another - of storming of the Palace by ^ ] white ] blanket snow shoe clubs - firewood assault. On top of the park hill, we saw a toboggan slide. Royal - on an old volcano - were all visited. ] Montreal to Camp Tewauua ]Ĭanadian Pacific Station, the park - Mt. James Cathedral, reproductions of Notre Dame of Paris & St Peters in Rome, the old Montreal bank, the governors, Whose thick walls hark back to historic days, is now a museum of curios & historic relics. Chateau de Ramezay, the picturesque old home of French & Eng. instead.Īt Montreal we went to the Hotel Corona, a small moderate priced & very comfortable hotel, & spent the next day sight seeing. We were to have taken the Rapids Queen to Montreal but she got disabled & we were transferred to the Grand Trunk R.R. Beautiful wooded islands with picturesque castellated architecture & suitable wood colors that fade into the landscape. Went to Clayton & spent the night at the Hubbard House & the next day took the boat. ] July 10 ] we left Lyons Falls for Montreal.

And beside one tent the fragrance of syringas laden with white bloom - and pervading it all the songs of the Veery thrushes that had taken possession of the old deserted home. With the sunshine filtering through - it is all a soothing beautiful memory. The sunset colors - the moonlight with fields of haycocks - the birch woods The blue hills were pink at sunrise with white mist rising on the rivers & lakes. Savanna sparrows sang on the roadside fences their small jumbled but cheery song, while ] occasionally added richness to the concert. The freshness & sweetness of the big open country was ] delicious ] after the shut in city with its 'rank vapours'. Great clean fields of timothy & fields dotted with buttercups & daisies along the roads & sweet smelling fields of new mown hay. The country was in the flush of its summer prime. Stayed at the Falls about ten days- went to Lyonsdale July 4 - & July 5 went up to Homewood to camp. Then the beautiful Mohawk Valley & finally the Black River valley - a day of satisfactions. How can people choose to make the trip by sleeper? The Rhine, the Columbia, & the Hudson are said to be the most beautiful of rivers & the ride up along the broad Hudson with the Palisades & the Catskills makes a rare day for a traveller. Spent the night in New York at the ] Hotel, & took breakfast with Clint & Hilta, after which we took the train for Lyons Falls.

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