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Title: The playgrounds of Canada; a short treatise on tourist, fishing and hunting resorts reached by the Grand Trunk Railway System
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada
Subjects: Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada Fishing Fishing Hunting Hunting Railroads Camps
Publisher: (Montreal): Grand Trunk Railway System, General Passenger Dept.
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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the summit in about two hours. Theview from the top of this mountain is something magnificent.Mounts Adams and Jefferson are in full view, and Mount Washing-ton is seen to better advantage than from any other point. Mount Washington (6,293 feet), looking out from beyond, a headtaller than all the others, is the mountain monarch of the North,about whose summit, veiled in clouds and darkness, the thundergod occasionally holds his turbulent court. From the base of MountWashington can be seen the five highest peaks of the range. MountWashington may be ascended by means of a mountain railwaywhich operates to the summit, the view from which is awe-inspiringand wonderful. And so on to Portland, Me., with varied mountainscenery for many miles. Good accommodation is available at allpoints, and for the fisherman the streams are bounteously supplied. Portland, the Beautiful City by the Sea, as Longfellow sopoetically called it, is the gateway to innumerable natural beautiesand cool retreats. 39
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Grand Trunk Railway System Besides the fame which Portland has attained as being thebirthplace of noted men, it has unequalled advantages and attrac-tions. Seldom has a city such surroundings of sea and shore, andseldom has a series of summer resorts such attractions to offer asare found here. Portland and Casco Bay form the Utopia of those with moderatemeans; nowhere will a dollar procure more of seaside pleasures.Hotels in city and on the islands in the bay are numerous, and anunlimited number of boarding houses and cottages are in evidenceand to suit all classes. From Portland, Old Orchard Beach and Kennebunk Beachare easy of access. These magnificent surf-bathing beaches arethe rival of Cape May or Atlantic City in popularity, while thestretches of sand, tumultuous surf and glorious bathing facilitiesare unsurpassed by any in the world. Complete description of thiscountry is published in our Mountains of New England and theSea folder, available from any agent of the Grand Trunk. (

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