The Madison guide book, Madison, Wisconsin - Surrounded by Reality

OPINIONS OF VISITORS.pened to give boats a waterway to Lake Monona and abroad driveway built along the north shore through thegrounds of the Edgewood Female Academy.Bird's=Eye Views of the City.The best view is from the capitol dome. Since thefire of February 24, 1904 the dome has been consideredunsafe and visitors are not allow^ed there. When thenew building soon to be erected is done, this fine viewwill be accessible to all.The next best view is from the roof of University Hall,the highest building on the University grounds. i\ccessto it may be had every day except Sunday by applyingto the accommodating janitor of the hall. From thisroof the city spreads out like a map eastward bouridedby the rolHng county; the lakes embrace its sides andstretch away into the distance. See cut, p. 34. Tothe north is Maple Bluft^and the State x\sylum for theInsane.Picnic Point thrusts out from the western shoreof Mendota like an arm; Eagle Heights raises its oakcoveredshoulder beyond. West are the university barnsand fields, and Forest Hill cemetery.South of the spectatoris Lake Wingra and the suburbs. UniversityHeights, Wingra Park and South Madison. Lake Kegonsaappears far awa}'^ over the hills. At one's feetare the o-founds and buildino-s of the Universitv.Fromno other point can so fine a view be had at this time,and the visitor to Madison should not fail to take it.Opinions of Visitors.The natural beauty of the city and its surroundingsstrike all visitors, and all give the same verdict of praise.