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of Tangen and Hamar (Akersviken). Opposite to Hamar lies the
large and well-cultivated Helgø (Holy Isle; 1050 ft.), the only
island in the lake. The erection of fortifications and a large central
arsenal (like that of Karlsborg in Sweden, p. 296) on this island
is projected. The Hunner Ørret is a kind of trout peculiar to this
lake.
The scenery of the hanks of Lake Mjesen is of a soft and
pleasing character. They present an almost unbroken succession
of fields, woods, and pastures, studded with numerous farm-houses
and country residences, but will perhaps seem somewhat
monotonous if the traveller goes all the way from Eidsvold to Lillehammer
in one day.
The steamer touches at Ekornholm, Stigersand, and Fjeldhoug
on the W. hank, and then crosses to Gillund and —
Hamar (* Victoria, Jernbane Hotel, both near the steamboat
pier and railway-station, and facing the lake), the capital of
Hedemarken, sometimes called ‘StorehammeF to distinguish it from
Lillehammer, with 3600 inhab., prettily situated between the
Furnasfjord to the N. and the Akersvik to the E. The latter is
crossed by a long bridge. Hamar dates from 1152, when an episcopal
see was founded here by the papal nuncio Nicholas Breakspeave,
an Englishman, afterwards Pope Adrian IV. From that period
also are said to date the ruins of the old Cathedral, once a handsome
edifice, of which four round arches of the nave alone are left.
A pleasant walk may he taken to the ruins, 25 min. to the NAV.,
where the original town of Storehammer was situated. The old
town was destroyed by the Swedes in 1567. The modern town,
which received its municipal charter in 1848, and again became an
episcopal see in 1864, has thriven greatly since the construction of
the railway to Throndhjem (p. 211). — Near Hamar is the
‘Folke-hedskole1 of Sagatun.
The steamer now’ steers towards the \V., passing on the left
the pretty Helgø (see above), and touches at Nces, Smørvik, and —
Gjøvik(*(7jøi;(7cs Hotel, near the pier, with view of the lake,
and * Victoria, 100 yds. farther up the main street), the capital
of Toten Fogderi, with 1200 inhab., situated on the W. bank of
the lake, about 60 Kil. from Eidsvold and 40 Kil. from
Lillehammer, and at the mouth of the Hunns-Elv. Pleasing views of the
lake and Helge from the church of Hunn (which contains a good
altar-piece by Miss Asta Nerregaard) and other heights near the
village.
From Gjøvik to Odms, 38 Kil. (24 31.}, carriage-road, with fast
stations. Diligence daily (fare 4’/2 kr ). starting at 5 p.m., stopping for the
night at. Granum, and reaching Odmrs in time for the Kandsfjord steamer
(7 a.m.); in the reverse direction it leaves Odnns at 6.30 p.m., passes the
night at Mustad, and reaches Gjøvik in time for the steamer on Lake
Jljøscn (10 30 a.m.; comp. p. 117). — The road at first ascends rapidly,
traversing extensive woods, to —
14 Kil. Mustad (1510ft.; a fair station). The drive to this point oc-
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