Identifier: seasonof1890summ00gran (find matches)
Title: 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
Year: 1890 (1890s)
Authors: Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada
Subjects: Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada Railroads Summer resorts
Publisher: Battle Creek, Mich. : Wm C. Gage & Son
Contributing Library: Queen's University Library, W.D. Jordan Special Collections and Music Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Queen's University - University of Toronto Libraries

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Who stands astonished at the meteor light,Then turns to bound away,—is it too late ? * By the Trent Valley Canal the charming and romantic village ofBobcaygeon is reached. The steamer Beaubocage, which pliesbetween Lindsay and Bobcaygeon, would evidently associate the 56 SUMMER RESOR TS. name with the French explorers, and to their outspoken admirationof the lovely woodlands on these waters. Without doubt, thefishing in this neighborhood is the very finest to be had in thecountry. The village is surrounded by water on all sides, and theripples of the falls can be plainly heard. There is excellent hunt-ing to be had in these parts; deer abound, and guides are readilyprocured, the season lasting from October 15th to December 15th.Bobcaygeon was founded by the ancestors of Mr. Mossum Boyd, agentleman resident here, whose generous hospitality has been freelygranted to many a seeker of sport in his locality. From this placea pleasant excursion by means of the Trent Valley Navigation Co.s
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PORT PERRY. Steamers may be made to Sturgeon Point, where is located one ofthe best summer hotels in Canada, with capital fishing near by;thence through Sturgeon Lake and Scugog River to Lindsay. Lindsay, charmingly situated on the Scugog River, is one ofthe pleasantest of the inland towns of Canada. It has a populationof upwards of 5,000 inhabitants; is the county seat of VictoriaCounty, contains the county buildings, and several fine churchesand schools, while its river facilities offer many pleasant excursionsby water. North of Lindsay are Fenelon Falls, named after the earlyFrench missionary of Canada, who was a brother of the great arch-bishop. These falls enlist the admiration of all who see them.They are picturesquely situated where Lake Cameron empties itselfinto the Fenelon River: and the government has erected locks POR T PERR V A ND PE TERR ()R O. 57 here to complete this chain of inland communication. Progressingin a northerly direction Haliburton is reached, by a branch o

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