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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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GLEN HOUSE, WHITE MOUNTAINS. Ravine; from no other point can one get so accurate an idea of theextent of the White Mountain region. There are many points of interest in the Glen, of which the bestknown are Glen Ellis Falls and Crystal Cascade. The Falls arethe finest in this region, and have been rendered famous by artistsfor whom they have always had an especial attraction. The fall isabout seventy feet. Crystal Cascade is a tumbling torrent, eightyfeet in height, and in early summer, when the streams are full, isperhaps even more beautiful than the Falls. Tuckermans Ravineis a stupendous chasm in the side of Washington, and is a favoriteobjective point for hardy tourists. The walls of the ravine riseabruptly on three sides, and thus shut out the rays of the sun ex-cept at about midday. The consequence of this is that the snow,which collects here in immense quantities in the winter, often does 26 SUMMER RES ORIS.
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NEAR VIEW OF THE PROFILE. THE OLD MAX OF THE MOUNTAIN. 21 not disappear until the end of the summer. A huge cavern, com-monly called the Snow Arch, is formed by streams running under-neath the mass of ice and snow, and is one of the most strikingwonders of the White Mountains. An ascent of Washington canbe made on foot through Tuckermans Ravine. The.mountain streams, which, by the way, abound in trout, addgreat charm and interest to the Glen. In the course of theEllis River is a beautiful translucent basm, known as EmeraldPool; also the well known cataract, Thompsons Falls, namedafter the original owner of the Glen House. On the PeabodyRiver is Garnet Pool, also many secluded spots, the favorite hauntsof that great trout fisherman, Josh Billings. On the east side of the Glen rise Wild Cat, Carter Dome, andother picturesque features of the Carter Range. The Imp, a gro-tesque profile, can be seen from the road above the Glen House.Superb views of the Presidential Range can be had from t

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