Lake of The Woods County

Famous quotes containing the words lake, woods and/or county:

    “These beginnings of commerce on a lake in the wilderness are very interesting,—these larger white birds that come to keep company with the gulls.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “The autumnal change of our woods has not yet made a deep impression on our own literature yet. October has hardly tinged our poetry.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “A horse, a buggy and several sets of harness, valued in all at about $250, were stolen last night from the stable of Howard Quinlan, near Kingsville. The county police are at work on the case, but so far no trace of either thieves or booty has been found.”
    —H.L. (Henry Lewis)