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MARINETTE. Wis.. Au- 11.—[Special, j—'l'he first Wisconsin state park is practically a reality. The deal for the purchase l»y the state *f 4(.K)0 acres m s Door county will he consummated this week in Sturgeon Kay.Gov. Davidson has given his written t approval of the project and the park commissioners, after spending two weeks e investigating, have given instructions to Attorney General Gilbert to close the i rchat e for t he si ate. i . . J1 M-hinidt. assistant attorney general, was in Marinette this morning on his way to ' St urgeoii Kay to take the deeds for the pim-hase ,»f 111«‘ land.lln* state has options on most of the ■ ' property desired and has started eon-t dlt; liniati' n proceedings to acquire three i i portion* of land that it cannot buy in • • the ordinary way. Two of the latter are i. oil the main land and the third is Eagle s i island, off Ephraim. The park cornmis-1 sinners desire to add this pretty island, s which has a perfect natural harbor, u horseshoe in shape, to the state park.Will Cost $50,000.i- The new park will consist of 4000 acres and will cost about $50,000. It c, ■ includes practically all of the shore be-5f tween Fish Greek and Ephraim. Most ,r of tlishore is high and rugged/ withthe exception of the portion near Fishf£ Creek, where there is a tine beach, ln-eluded in the state park will be the,t sightly Eagle bluff, which rises sheers from the water nearly 200 feet. In the P face of the bluff is a cave which has q been a rendezvous for sightseers for years.Khanty bay is also part of the park.I As soon as the purchase is concluded.( the improvement of the new park will begin. Men who ought to know believe that Wisconsin will in time have a state I- park equaling and surpassing in some features, Mackinac island the famous 1 Michigan state park.Has Promising Future.Starting ^vit!i the bluff at Fish Greek, o nearly 300 feet high, it swings uorth-: ward irregularly until it reaches Eph-i rnim, Limestone bluffs, covered with ’’ siiaggy evergreens, constitute most of the shore line. From Green Kay, the h park is very imposing and sightly, and tj 1 the many surrounding islands and pret-;i ty inlets make it an ideal place for a U j park.,r Kack of thlt;* shore are some very line ‘ I drives, and it is predicted that it will he I a grear rendezvous for motor cars in , time. The Door county region is at present a very popular summer resort for people from southern Illinois, Missouri, Indiana and Kentucky, and there l*_ j are numerous summer hotels at different points along the shore.y I »_i*
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Watertown Leader
Watertown, Wisconsin, US
Fri, Aug 13, 1909
Page 10
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Darren K.
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