The Cherry Orchard the three or four outstanding plays by Chekhov, along with "The Seagull", "Three Sisters", and "Uncle Vanya". The play concerns an aristocratic Russian landowner who returns to her family estate (which includes a large and well-known cherry orchard) just before it is auctioned to pay the mortgage. Unresponsive to offers to save the estate, she allows its sale to the son of a former serf; the family leaves to the sound of the cherry orchard being cut down. The story presents themes of cultural futility – both the futile attempts of the aristocracy to maintain its status and of the
The Three Sisters (Temagami) The Three Sisters (Temagami) The Three Sisters are a trio of lakes connected by short creeks in Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada, about north of the village of Temagami. They are arranged in a north-south trending line with a maximum length of about . This group of lakes is situated in the geographic Best Township, which makes up part of the Municipality of Temagami. The North Sister is about long and wide, the Middle Sister is about long and wide and the South Sister is about long and wide; all lie at an elevation of . Three unnamed creeks flow into