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

58THE CITY OF MADISON.on Mendota at the University boat house, at the City Boathouse foot of N. Carroll street, and at Bernard's BoatLivery, No. 624 E. Gorham street. One may row atwill up and down the shores; or pass from one lake tothe other through the Yahara river and lock. On Men-Picnic Point from Observatory Hill.The summer sleeps along the land;The dreaming waters sigh upon the shore,And mirror in their opalescent depthsThe fronded branches bending gently o'er.dota a favorite ride is to Picnic Point, with its shadytrees and fine sandy beach inviting one to lunch or bathe.Sail boats are private property and cannot be readilyhired. Where they are to be rented may be learnedfrom the boat liveries. Motor boats are for rent atseveral of theabove mentioned places.Steamer and Launch Trips.In the summer of 1906 the waterway between lakesWingra and Monona will be completed. Row boats,