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A STREET IN OLD MACKINAW.
and fort were removed from that point after the massacre of June 4. 1763. Many of che fences are of the original palisade style. The whole area of the island is one labyrinth of curious glens and valleys. Old fields appear in spots which were formerly cultivated by Indians. In some of them are circles of gathered stones, as if the Druids themselves had dwelt there. The island was formerly covered with a dense growth of rock maple, oak, iron wood, etc., and there are still parts of this ancient forest left, but all the southern limits exhibit a young growth. There are walks and winding paths of the most romantic character among its hills and precipices. From che eminences overlooking the lake can be seen magnificent views of almost illimitable extent, and as the observer gazes from the rocky battlements of the fort upon the surrounding waters, there steals upon him a sense of security which seems a complete bulwark against the host of Summer annoyances.
The late Dr. Drake says: "The island is the most important summer resort to which we can direct the attention of the infirm or the fashionable. As a health resort it is unsurpassed. Its cool, dry air and the living streams of pure water which gush from the lime rock precipices, are just what are needed to bring back the glow of health to the faded cheek, and send the warm currents of life dancing through the system, superseding all necessity for nauseating iron, sulphur and epson salts,"
At watering places generally, all the features of the surrounding scenery are soon familiarized to the eye, which then merely wanders over the commingled throngs of coquettes, dandies, dancers and idlers, and soon returns to inspect the real or fancied infirmities of its possessor. A visit to Mackinac reverses all this. Its natural beauties and historie associations, together with the innumerable lesser attractions which cluster round about, serve to furnish visitors with so much entertainment and variety for either the robust or weakly ones, that ennui which eventually is felt at most resorts need not be experienced here. You eat with a new relish, and sleep like a child.
MACKINAC VILLAGE, AS SEEN FROM THE GUN PLATFORM OF THE FORT.
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You row, or ramble, scarcely able to keep your buoyancy within bounds. Dr. Mills, once post surgeon at Mackinac, says : "No better place can be found for sickly girls and puny boys, for worn-out men and women. From the hour of entering Lake Huron, your feelings will indicate that you have passed beyond the reign of miasma, fever, dyspepsia. blue devils and duns, and you look back upon the whole of them with gay indifference, or a feeling of good-natured contempt, as every turn of the steamer's wheel carries you farther into the temperate and genial climate of the lakes, and away from your perplexities. Under these influences real diseases may abate, and the imaginary ones be forgotten, and this salutary mental excite- ment will not soon die away, for the historic associations, not less than the surrounding scenery, are well fitted to maintain it." Dr. . Mann says: "A few whiff's of the air would make your lungs give a hygienic laugh. Children are crazy with animal spirits, and eat in such a way as to demonstrate the paradox that the quantity con- tained may be greater than the container." These extracts will no doubt meet with a hearty response from thousands who have visited Mackinae.
Dr. Hammond, the famous physician, says : "I have no hesitation is saying that it is the best summer resort of which I have any knowledge, for persons whose nervous systems are run down, or who desire to be built up and strengthened."
HOTEL ACCOMMODATION
S a very satisfactory problem at Mackinac. There are innumerable hostelries of every grade of price and corresponding service. If the tourist wishes to study the ancient features of the island from their stronghold, he will put up at the John Jacob Astor House. This was originally the headquarters of the American Fur Company, and a glance at its low ceilings, seored by heavy timbers, its ancient fire- places, its clumsy iron door locks, and its old storing vaults will satisfy any lover of antiquities, even before he has been invited by the genial proprietor to inspect the account books of four score years ago. The Mission House, at the extreme easterly point of the island, is another relie of ye olden time. Commanding one of the best views on the island, it is very popular with those loving quiet repose. I
The place of all places for the fashionable resorters is Plank's Grand Hotel. situated on a commanding eminence at the western end of the island, and facing the straits. This hotel is the largest summer resort in the West, accommodating as it does upwards of 1,000 guests, and representing a capital of $300,000. Its rates are from $4.00 to $5.00 per day, and the season extends from July ist to September coth. This tremendous building is 650 feet in length and five stories in height. Its architec- ture is of the " Old Colonial " style, the distinctive feature being a colonnaded portico, 30 feet wide, upon which the windows of every floor open. The interior is well arranged and fully equal to every demand of the most fastidious taste. The lower floor is occupied exclusively by the dining-hall, drawing-room and private parlors. with the large rotunda office in the center. The dining hall is a mammoth apart- ment, capable of seating 600 people. It occupies the space of two stories, the vaulted ceiling being 27 feet overhead. The guest rooms are large, light and airy. Each front suite is provided with a private balcony. The hotel is lighted by gas and electricity, heated by steam, and provided with elevator and electric call and fire alarm bells. It is also supplied with barber shop, bath-rooms, steam laundry and a first-class livery. A metropolitan orchestra is in constant attendance. The grounds have been made very attractive and a casino constructed for indoor sports. The hotel is under the management of Mr. J. O. Plank.
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MACKINAC REGION.
A LL of Northern Michigan's many attractions are within easy reach of Mackinac Island. Indeed, so central is this spot, that the "Mackinac Region," as com- monly spoken of, is supposed to in- clude every attraction of the Great Lake Region of Upper Michigar All methods of travel may be caller. into use, and all scem to start from a common center or hub, radiating as they do from this small island. Perhaps the most important of these secondary points is the Little Tra- verse Bay. Here, clustering within a mile or two of each other, and with fast extending suburbs almost touching, are Petoskey, Bay View, Wequetonsing, Harbor Springs and Harbor Point. The most expeditious route is via the G. R. & I. Railway, whose excellent train service renders com- munication possible at almost any hour of the day. The distance by this route is only thirty-five miles from Mackinac City, the nearest point to Mackinac, on the mainland. They may also be reached by either the day or night lines of steamers by way of Lake Michigan. By these lines the mileage is nearly doubled, and the better part of a day or night occupied in the journey. By far the prettiest route, however. is via the picturesque Inland Line of steamers through Mullet Lake and Indiar River. The Michigan Central Railroad leading directly south, touches Topinabec and Indian River in an hour's ride from Mackinac. These points are also local to the Inland Route.
Charlevoix and Traverse City, on Grand Traverse Bay, are best reached by the steamers on Lake Michigan. They are about a days' ride from Mackinac.
A line of splendid steamers makes daily trips to Sault Ste. Maric, leaving Mackinac about nine in the morning, and passing all of the superb scenery of the St. Mary's River by daylight. At the Soo, connections are made with the through steam- ships running to the north and south shores of Lake Superior and to the Canadiar ports situated on Georgian Bay.
In a water trip-to Chicago or Milwaukee, there is considerable diversity of choice. The Lake Michigan and Lake Superior Transportation Co.'s steamers running without stops straight through the center of the lake, afford a quick trip and the novelty of being in mid-sea for twenty-four hours. The Northern Michigan steamers, coasting to all important points on the Lake Michigan east shore, and consequently taking up more time, afford the tourist a better opportunity to view the industries of the region. Coming back to the service more directly connected with the island, we may mention that nothing gives a more general idea of its wonders than a trip around its shores in one of the numerous steam yachts. These trips are on at all hours of the day. So, also, are the fishing excursions to Les Cheneaux, than which no more delightful way of spending one day may be contrived. The ferry steamers, and the constant move- ment of steamers of regular routes, afford excellent opportunities to visit the mainland cither north or south at any hour of the day or night.
PETOSKEY is a charming resort situated on the side of a high bluff near the head of Little Traverse Bay. The town numbers 3,500 souls, and has a water front
of 11/2 miles, to which a long pier gives considerable character and life. A lofty limestone cliff flanks it on the west. Among its trees may be seen the tents of many " campers," and further : on the pretentious villas of wealthy residents. From the verge of this cliff the view is superb. Five miles distant is the ridge of hills that lines the opposite shore of Little Tra- verse Bay. These sweep in a symmetrical curve around this vast aniphitheatre, and follow up the hither shore until they rise and terminate in high cliffs. The white line of pebbly beach which stands out so promin- ently against the green of the hills now takes an abrupt turn to the left, and forming a crescent two miles long, ends in a wooded point.
No summer resort or watering-place on the continent can boast of purer air, fresher breczes or better hotels. Facilities for re- creation are also good. Boating on the bay and short excursions by steamer or rail- road may be indulged in at , all times. BAY VIEW COLLEGE. Owing to the salubrious climate and central location, the Western Hay Fever Associ- tion makes its headquarters here
BAY VIEW, of Summer University fame, lies que mile further up the beach. Though but a few years have passed since the location of the grounds, this Assembly has become immensely popular in the East and South, ranking next to Chautauqua in size and completeness. The location is beautiful and no expense has been spared in improving its natural advantages. The land rises in natural terraces from the bay and affords cozy and picturesque sites for the four hundred cottages, of which glimpses may be caught through the trees. Clear cool water has been brought to these cot- tages through pipes from a never-failing spring further up the hill side.
HARBOR SPRINGS lies six miles further round the shore of Little Traverse Bay. It is located on a beautiful harbor (Wequetonsing) formed by the crescent of Harbor Point. Along the water's edge are large springs from which gush streams of water as clear as air and of a temperature only 12 to 15 degrees above freezing point. The history of the place is full of interest. Pieces of pottery show that it was once a stopping place for the ancient mound builders. It was for many years a cen- tral point for the payment of annuities, and for ages a favorite camp ground for the Indians. Many curious legends are extant. Strangers always visit the antiquated Catholic church, founded more than 200 years ago by Marquette.
THE HARBOR POINT RESORT, directly opposite, is singularly favored. The strip of rolling land on which it is situated is hardly more than a stone's throw in width, and while on the outer shore the heavy surf of Lake Michigan rolls grandly over a fine bathing beach, the children may with perfect safety paddle about the harbor within. Besides the large amusement hall and hotel which stands high above the beach on the breezy Lake Michigan side, the resort includes numerous cottages, which are provided for such of the guests as prefer the seclusion of their own roof.
CHARLEVOIX, 18 miles below Petoskey, on the Lake Michigan shore, is a most picturesque spot. The beautiful little town is situated at the mouth of a short stran. the outlet of Round and Pine Lakes. Further up, and just between the lakes, are the handsome grounds and residences of the Kalamazoo and Chicago Resorts, which occupy the north and south shores respectively.
THE INLAND ROUTE is undoubtedly the most interesting one. between Mackinac and Petoskey. Nothing short of a water trip through the heart of Florida can compare to this wonderfully novel route by crooked rivers and lovely lakes, across the northern end of Michigan. Even with the former the comparison ends here, as the salubrious climate and the high forest grown shore are lacking. A little steamer leaves Mackinac at 7 o'clock, Cheboygan at 9 o'clock every morning, and after picking her way among logs and booms, past saw-mills and through the lock, steams up the crooked Cheboygan to Mullet Lake. The lake is 12 miles long by 5 wide, with a charming ruggedness of outline, caused by the thickly wooded hills which completely encircle it and form its shores. Topinabee, a favorite spot for campers, is situated at the further end, and here the passengers debark for dinner. After a short rest the little vessel resumes her journey, and worries through Indian River into Burt Lake the lower end of which is crossed in reaching Crooked River. The latter stream i: the shallowest and most crooked of the three, and although the steamer draws but thirty inches of water, it is only by a constant succession of twists and turns, scrapes and pushes and stops and backs that she gets through to Crooked Lake, where after a run of three miles, she ties up to the wharf at Oden, after an exciting and highly interesting day. A dummy starts immediately on the eight-mile run to Petoskey, where it arrives in season for supper. The little steamers Romeo and Juliet. which compose this line, are marine marvels. A vessel capable of carrying 150 passengers, which may safely and constantly make the trip through mid-lake from Mackinac to Cheboygan, yet at the same time is compact enough to wriggle through stretches of river that would seem impossible to crafts larger than a skiff, must be the handiwork of a,genius. The twin screw system now in use on the most famous ocean flyers, has been employed in miniature to furnish the motive power. This enables the boat to turn in her own length, but even then, poles and ropes are in frequent demand, and the ingenuity and experience of the captain is taxed to the utmost.
MARQUETTE, the metropolis of Lake Superior country, is a very handsome city. Its business portion displays great activity and metropolitan tastes. Its resi- dences, which are exceedingly beautiful, are placed high up on a bluff to the north, and command a view of the lake for 30 miles. While its central location makes it a capital base of operations for all the lovers of the rod and gun who visit these natural game preserves, it possesses no small attractions within itself. Speckled trout may be caught in the streams near by, while in the bay lake trout of twenty to thirty pounds in weight furnish exciting sport. The hotels are of the best, and everything necessary for hunting and fishing may easily be obtained.
THE TRIP TO THE SOO is worthy of note. The steamer after rounding Mackinac Island follows the northern shore of Lake Huron as far as Detour, at the entrance of the St. Mary's River, where the real interest begins. The river is 62 miles long, and is composed of a succession of beautiful straits and broad lakes. It is almost entirely shut in by high hills, which rise from the water's edge. In the many beauties and eccentricities of the stream and its outline, it is freely compared to the Hudson and other famous rivers. The channel is narrow, crooked and shallow, how- ever, and must be passed by daylight. This is usually accomplished at dawn, this line being the only one which makes it at mid-day. The river is full of islands, and there are many popular hunting and fishing resorts along its course.
SAULT STE. MARIE, a city of 8,000 inhabitants, may be reached by rail or water. There is much of interest about the old place. It lies on the left bank of the river, just below the famous government ship canal, built for the purpose of passing the St. Mary's Rapids. The government works are exceedingly interesting. The immense and perfect structure of masonry, the water power which runs all the machinery necessary to operate the monster gates of the lock, and the dynamos which furnish the electric lighting, are perfect in all their details, and well display man's ingenuity.
D&C
LAKE ERIE DIVISION. Steamers CITY OF CLEVELAN and CITY OF DETROIT (New) DAILY LINE BETWEEN -
CLEVELAND and DETROIT.
LEAVE CLEVELAND 10.00 P. M .- After the arrival of ALL trains. Passengers due in Cleveland via 5 Line at 9.45 p. m., or via Erie at 9.00 p. m., should notify Conductor of th wish to catch the steamer.
ARRIVE DETROIT 5.00 A. M .- Making connections with EARLIEST trains in every direction. By : route passengers may reach the Saginaw Valley at 10.55 a. m., Grand Rap at noon, and other points at correspondingly early hours.
LEAVE DETROIT 11.00 P. M .- After the arrival of ALL trains. Passengers due in Detroit via Michig Central Fast Train at 10.45 p. m., or via Detroit, Lansing & Northern at 10 (Standard Time.) p. m .. should notify Conductor of their wish to catch the steamer. By this ro passengers may leave Bay City, Saginaw, Grand Rapids, Niles, Kalamazoo, etc., a‘ supper and reach Cleveland following morning.
ARRIVE CLEVELAND 5.30 A. M .- Connecting with EARLIEST trains East, South and Southwest, I reaching Pittsburg or Columbus at noon.
CLEVELAND WHARVES, 23 River Street. DETROIT WHARVES, Foot of Wayne Stre The Sunday Night Trips are operated only during June, July, August and September.
LAKE HURON DIVISION.
Steamers CITY OF ALPENA and CITY OF MACKINA FOUR TRIPS PER WEEK BETWEEN DETROIT and MACKINAC.
GOING NORTH.
GOING SOUTH.
MON PM
WED AM
FRI A M
SAT PM
THUR PM
SATAM
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Marine City
Oakland Hotel
3.00
2.00
2.00
3.00
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AM
FRI PM
SUN PM
6.30
4.00
4.00
6.30
62
Port Huron2 Ar.
9 30
8.30. .
8.30
8.30
6. 30
82
. Sanilac
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6.00
12.00
10.00
10,00
9.15 12.00
124
Sand Beach 3
4.15
3.30
3 30
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THUR A M
SAT AM
PM
PM
FRI A M
BUN P M
4.30
2.45
2.45
4 30
180
Oscoda 1
12.00
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11.00
9.00
7.39
7.30
9.00
228
Alpena 5
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7.30
7.30
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MON AM
WEDAM
THUR PM
SAT PM
5.30
4.00
4.00
5.30
329
Ar. Cheboygan €
12.00
11.00
11.00
7.00
5 30
5.30
7.00
345
Mackinac Island :
10.30
9.30
9.30
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7.30
6.00
6.00
7.30
350
St. Ignace 8
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10.00
9.00
9.00
CONNECTIONS -- (1-2) With Railways diverging. (3) P. H. & No. W. Railway. (4) D. B C. & A. Ral (5) Bay City Steamers. (6) Inland Route. (7) Steamers for Lake Michigan, Lake Superior and Soo R (8) Duluth, So. S. & Atlantic Railway for Lake Superior ports.
THIS LAKE LINE of swift steamers furnishes the only reliable, enjoyable and comfortable means of reac the Summer Resorts of Northern Michigan, Mackinac, Petoskey, Harbor Springs, Bay View, Charles Traverse City, Les Cheneaux Islands, Sault Ste. Marie, Marquette.
THE LAKE AND RAIL Route formed by the D. & C., and the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Ry. .. shortest, quickest and cheapest way of reaching Lake Superior and Northwest points. Fast Evo Trains, having elegant parler or sleeping cars attached. leave St. Ignace immediately after the arrival of steamer, and reach Sault Ste. Marie in 4 hours, Marquette in 6 hours, the Copper Region in 9 hours, Duluth in 15 hours.
FOR NORTHWEST POINTS located on the lines of the Northern Pacific R. R., Canadian Pacific Rv St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba R. R., this new and interesting route through Lake Malon and allness Upper Peninsula to Duluth will be found the cheapest.
F. E. RANDALL. East. Pass. Ag't, Pittsburg, Pa.
Gus. SCHANTZ, Cant'l Pass Ag't. Detroit, Mich.
T. F. NEWMAN, Gion'l Ag: CleveAnd.
D. CARTER, GEN. MANAGER.
E. B. WHITCOMB, GEN'L PASS AGENT, DETROIT. MI STEAMERS RUN UNTIL DECEMBER I.
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"SOO-SOUTH SHORE LINES."
The Soo-South Shore Lines extend from Mackinaw City and Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., to Duluth, St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minn., and Bismarck, N. D., traversing the States of Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Dakota, and opening up a comparatively new country, the development of which has made rapid strides within the past few years. This territory is attracting general and widespread attention.
THE PINE AND HARDWOOD
of the country are sources of wealth that have not escaped the lumbermen, and the entire region is being traversed by prospectors, and land is being taken up rapidly by settlers.
THE PARK REGION OF MINNESOTA
and the valleys of the Red, James and Cheyenne Rivers, reached by these lines, are among the finest farming sections in the Northwest.
For further information and time tables, write to or call on
E. P. WILBUR, Northern Pass. Agent, VAN DEARING, Dist. Pass. Agent,
MARQUETTE, MICH.
JACKSON, MICH ..
C. B. HIBBARD, General Passenger Agent, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
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