Annapolis is a convenient portal to a wild forest land that rivals Finland in the number and beauty of its lakes. Sportsmen seek them for their pools and tributary streams, for the furred and feathered game in adjacent woods, and for the paddle-ways that stray hither and yon through a virgin wilderness. Kedgemakoogee, or Fairy Lake, has already been referred to as a body of water especially prolific in natural charms. Under "Hotels," mention has been made of the Club House whose accommodations are open to transients. The club motor-car meets guests at Annapolis if the manager is previously advised on what day it will be required.[1]
The wagon-road from Annapolis to the Lake passes out the main street to open fields, where great boulders pour down the slopes as if out of a Titan's cornucopia. Grey monoliths mark turns of the highway as the automobile draws near the lakes drained by the Liverpool River. Canoes leaving the sportsmen's colony at Milford descend by a wonderful inter-linking water-way of lakes and rivers to the Atlantic coast, the trip consum-
- ↑ As letter delivery is slow in so remote a region, it is wise to write a considerable time in advance, or to use the telephone from Annapolis. Fare, Annapolis—Lake, $5 each way, or $3.50 each for two or more persons in the car. Distance, 35 m. Kedgemakoogee may also be reached by way of New Germany and Caledonia on the Halifax and Southwestern. Carriage, Caledonia—Lake, $2.50 per person each way. Distance, 12 m. Tourists arriving without having previously notified the management should telephone from Milford or Maitland for the launch to meet them at the terminus of the road, a short way from the Club House.
