Central Collegiate Institute - Ye Flame Yearbook (Regina, Saskatchewan Canada)

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Lake Manitou Lake Manitou fourteen miles in length lies in a cup-like depression several miles in extent which some freak of nature has scooped out of the surrounding plain. Its banks are verdured with the graceful native poplar, providing shade and shelter and affording grateful physical relief to eyes habituated to the monotony of the prairie. The beaches are sandy and pleasant, and ideal for bathing and water sports. Owing to the easy slope to the water they are particularly suitable for children as there is no danger of waders stumbling into sudden holes. The water is buoyant and invigorating, and bathers may, with hardly any effort, find themselves borne up and afloat, supported on the bosom of the little dancing waves. During the summer the beaches are scenes of color and animation. There is rowing, sailing and motor boating, and a favorite sport for the young people is surf board riding be- hind a speeding motor boat. Hot baths, outdoor bathing, golf, swimming pools, dancing, are but a few of the attractions at VVatrous Park. One of the charms of this resort is its convenience of access from almost all the centres of popula- tion in the southern portion of the Province. Excellent accommodation is provided at Little Manitou Chalet, with rooms and cabins, tourist camp, dancing pavilion, golf course, summer cottage sites available in surveyed subdivisions. Madge Lake Those who have visited the Thousand Islands of.the St. Lawrence and the Highlands of Muskoka declare that Lake Madge loses nothing by comparison with these famous play grounds. In the heart of the forest, dark, impenetrable and mysterious, this glorious body of water seems like a glimpse of an enchanted land. It furnishes a favourite summer play ground for the country of which the city of Yorkton is the centre and its fame is so spreading that it attracts visitors not only from all over the province but from far beyond its boundaries. Un- disturbed as yet by the advancing encroachments of civiliza- tion the wild life native to the region flourishes. At the mouth of a stream the crested heron stands on his stilted legs meditating on his sins and the loon is heard giving forth its ghost-like laugh at night. There are black tailed deer in the woods and sometimes the crashing in the deepest thickets indicates that you have disturbed the great moose in his native home. There are good accomm.odations: bungalow camp, log cabins, and tourist camps. Tennis courts, bathing facilities, a store and dancing pavilion all contribute to the comfort and pleasure of summer visitors. Lots are available for summer cottages in surveyed subdivision. 38

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SUMMER RESORTS Moose Mountain Provincial Park-Lake Kenosee This resort was formerly known as Fish Lake, but the name has been changed to the more euphonious one of Kenosee, which means the same thing in the Indian tongue. Relief labor has been utilized by the Government to erect a fine and commodious stone chalet and fifteen cabins for the accommodation of summer visitors. The chalet is a beautiful faced-stone building, two and one-half stories high, of Eliza- bethan design. It contains large lobbies and lounge rooms, a handsome timbered dining room and ten bed-rooms. Between the chalet and the lake shore lies a wonderful sunken garden which lends enchantment to the scene. A pier also has been built into the waters of the lake for the convenience of boaters and anglers. Camp sites have been cleared and an excellent, sporty golf course laid out. Sandy beaches provide admirable bathing facilities and the fishing is of the best. Many disciples of Izaak Vllalton, from the neighboring states of Montana and Dakota as well as from other parts of Saskatchewan, make this a place of annual pilgrimage. Kenosee Lake, while not so well known to many people in southern Saskatchewan, enjoys a large trade from the nor- thern United States and in the years that it has been a play- ground for visitors from across the line, it has grown rapidly until today it is one of the best organized resorts in the province. ' Cypress Hills Park In the southwestern corner of the province close to the Alberta and Montana boundaries, lies one of nature's jewels- the Cypress Hills. Flung far out on the prairies, one hundred miles or more from the Rockies, we find the Highlands of Saskatchewan with elevations from four to live thousand feet, altitudes similar to Vllaterton lakes and Banff. This park is surrounded by the oldest ranching country in the province and teems with historical interest concerning Indian wars and the North VVest Mounted Police. lnvigorating air, pine-scented, cold, clear, sparkling spring creeks with beaver, brook trout, antelope, deer frequenting the forest glades, this detached foothills retreat provides a delightful summer holi- day. The accommodation is excellent. Beaver Lodge nestles at the foot of lofty pine-clad hills surrounded by beautiful white spruce trees on the shores of Loch Leven and only a short distance from Loch Lomond. This bungalow camp consists of a central dining hall, a lodge with sixteen sleeping rooms and seven log cabins close by. A camping site with kitchen shelters and tent space at moderate rates is provided for tourists. Summer cottage sites also are available. 37

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