Summer sauntering on northern waters : the Steamship Manitou... season of 1899

              SUMMER 
SAUNTERING
On
NORTHERN WATERS
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Summer Sauntering on
Northern Waters
THE
STEAMSHIP MANITOU
PRESENTING THE ATTRACTIONS OF THE MOST
LUXURIOUS LAKE STEAMER
AFLOAT
SEASON OF 1899
LAKE MICHIGAN AND LAKE SUPERIOR TRANSPORTATIOW Co.,
General Offices, Rush and North Waler Sis.,
CHICAGO
Published by
THE PASSENGER DEPARTMENT,
L. M. & L. S. T. Co.,
CHICAGO
TOBY RUlIOvlTS PRINTU AND BINCER.
WAY TO HAVENS
OF R.EST
NORTHWARD ON INLAND SEAS
" A summer vacation! " How much of restful
recreation is wrapped up in these three words for
the man who knows how to spend a vacation! To
some they mean tedious and tiresome journeys on
hot and dusty railway trains; to others they bring
thoughts of refreshing and invigorating trips on the
dustless highways of fresh-
WHAT A SUMMER. water seas, where the cares
VACATION MEANS
of the household and the
office are brushed away by the cooling breath of
the lakes. To some they mean weary bodies and
jaded nerves, worn out by a fruitless search for the
rest they know not how to find; to others they
bring memories of a mind rejuvenated by pleasur­able
relaxation and a body strengthened by employ­ments
that are a never-ending source of satisfaction
and delight.
It is the mission of this booklet to tell the tired
wrestler with business care
how to build up the shattered
nerves and brush the cob­webs
from the wearied brain. To the" landlubber"
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SCENIC BEAUTY
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OF THE LAKE
~EGIONS
from the parched and dusty cities who has tasted
the lake breezes and pulled a wriggling speckled
trout from the bosom of the limpid blue, there is
no need of summer guidebook to point him the
way to havens of rest. With the coming of the
summer solstice and its sweltering shafts of caloric,
every impulse of his nature cries out:
.. To the lakes!
To the lakes!"
0,. THE DECK Of THE MANITOU
And it is to the northern lakes that this little
messenger would beckon those who have not yet
found a balm for tired nerves
and worn-out bodies. From
the sun-parched streets and
the dingy offices to the cin­derless
pathways of limpid waters that lead to a
hundred life-giving retreats, it calls you. Whether
you run a bargain-counter in editorial opinions,
poetry, pills, or silk remnants, your mind and body
call for a season of rest and relaxation. And no­where
on the globe can they be found with such
measure of health-giving environment and diversi­fied
scenic beauty as in the lake region that stretches
across the northern lands of our matchless domain.
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GRAND OLD
LAKE MICHIGAN
MOST RESTFUL
SPOTS IN THE
WORLD
EXCLUSIVELY
FOR PASSENGER
SERVICE
Nature seems to have lavished her richest scenic
treasures upon grand and mighty Lake Michigan,
one of the greatest inland seas
in the world, whose vast ex­panse
of billowy blue is pillowed
with breezes that are rich in vitalizing ozone and
whose shores are cleft with beautiful bays and quiet
harbors under whose cooling shadows nestle the
picturesque homes of summer idlers. Thousands
who have wandered away from its enchanting inlets
and restful bays in search of new scenes in remote
parts of the globe have returned to their first love
with confession on their lips
and gladness in their hearts,
willing to spend the rest of
their days at lovely Mackinac
Island, at beautiful Charlevoix, at restful Petoskey,
at sparkling Harbor Springs, at refreshing Bay View
or Roaring Brook.
How to reach these, the most restful and the
most delightful spots in all the world, was solved by
the Lake Michigan and Lake Superior Transporta­tion
Company in the construction of the agnjikent
steel steamship" Manitou," designed fo e-~lusiv,e/
passenger service, ...---
which in point of
luxurious equip-ment
and fa-cilities
for comfort and enjoyment
is equal to the finest ocean grey-hounds
afloat. In its massive
proportions and graceful out­lines
it represents the per­fected
product of the best ar­tistic
and engineering skill in
marine architecture Its h-otCo<
SCENE
CLIMAX OF
COMFOR,T AND
ENJOYMENT
THE MANITOU'S
HIGH MAR,INE
R,ATlNG
terior appointments and furnishings are prevaded by
a quiet and tasteful elegance that gladdens the eye
and responds to the cultivated
sense cf proportion and color.
Its soft carpetings, velvety
tapestries, and rich mural dec­orations
give the weary traveler a feeling of re­poseful
satisfaction and contentment, presenting
with the never-ending attractions of the lake and
its bracing air the climax of comfort and enjoy­ment.
As it plows its way through the dustless blue
from Chicago to glorious Mackinac, driven by its
superb triple expansion engines, it presents a picture
of power and beauty worthy the brush of the great­est
artist.
No expense was spared in making the Manitou as
safe and seaworthy as she is graceful in her lines of
construction. Her owners de­termined,
before her keel was
laid, that no steamer on either
I fresh or salt water seas should
outrank her in marine rating. In addition to the
certificate of supreme excellence given her hull and
boilers by the government, she received from the
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Bureau Veritas of France the rating of the Maltese
Cross in the first division. This rating. which was
awarded the Manitou by Captain F. D. Herriman,
lake representative of the Bureau Veritas, places
the Manitou in the same rank with the finest of the
ocean" Greyhounds."
The Manitou is a single screw steamer of 3,000
tons burden, built entirely of steel, measuring 300
feet in length, 42 feet beam
I CTHAENNMOATNSITINOKU and 32 /12,(2 feet deep from the
upper deck to the bottom.
Extending the full length of the ship is a double
bottom, the lower half of which is 3Yz feet deep,
and is divided by solid steel bulkheads into seven
compartments, each completely separated from the
LADIIU' SALOON, lOOKING FOlhlf.....O
others, making it impossible for the hull to fill with
water even though the outer sheathing of steel
should be stove in by a rock or other obstruction.
The boat is driven by triple expansion engines of
3,000 horse power, supplied with steam by four
Scotch boilers, each with two 42-inch furnaces.
The machinery of the Manitou combines elegance
and strength, and embodies in its construction the
safest and most modern appliances known to marine
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engineering skill. In the engine room are also two
direct connected twin compound engines and dyna­mos
and one General Electric dynamo, supplying the
current for 850 lights distributed throughout the
cabins and staterooms.
The main saloon,which is reached by a handsome
broad stairway, is a dream of mahogany and white
- and gold. Through domes of
MAIN SALOON OF I .
THE MANITOU glass In the upper deck the
- I i g h t illumines a spacious
apartment nearly 200 feet long, the full sweep being
broken only by the machinery enclosures, and on
either side of which is a double row of staterooms.
MAIN SAlOON
Amidships the saloon rises two stories high. flanked
by galleries that are enclosed with polished copper
railings and are reached by polished mahogany
staircases. Directly aft the main saloon is a
beautiful and spacious drawing-room.
It is in the dining-saloon. however, that the
builders of the Manitou exhib-
IDINING·ROOM OF ited the greatest concern for
THE MANITOU
the comfort of passengers. for
it is well known to lake travelers that the pleasure
of such a trip largely consists in the satisfactory
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gratification of an appetite that is whetted to inde­scribable
keenness by the ozone of northern waters.
The dining-room of the Manitou is in the bow,
directly forward of the main saloon, instead of in
the hold or on the main deck where it is usually
located and where the light is obstructed and the air
generally impure. The room is handsomely finished
in red birch, is light and airy and equipped with
every appurtenance that is calculated to contribute to
DUflHG-SALOOH
gastronomic pleasure, including electric fans and the
McCreary ventilating system. The seating capacity
is ample and comfortable. The cuisine and service
are perfection. They constitute one of the chief
reasons for the popularity of
MANITOU CUISINE the Manitou. It is the com-
IS PERFECTION
mon verdict of the thousands
of families who, year after year, embark on the
Manitou for northern resorts, that its table is not
surpassed in culinary excellence and tempting vari­ety
by the finest hotels in the land. The service is
a La carte, this plan having been adopted as the
most satisfactory to the greatest number of travel­ers,
who find the greatest enjoyment in selecting
from a large and generous menu the particular
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things that appeal to their appetite and paying for
them a moderate price. The dining-room is open
from 7:00 A. M., to II :30 P. M., so that the" deli­cious
hunger of the lakes" may be gratified at any
time and in any way that may please the fancy of
the passengers.
PROMENADE 0 CK
The promenade of this floating palace, where the
tourist delights in taking his early morning "con-
-- stitutional" and where the pas-
ITHE PROMENADE I . ON THE MANITOU sengers bask In the sun all day
long, drinking in the sweet­scented
breath of the pine-clad northern hills min­gled
with the refreshing ozone of the waters, is
located on the upper deck and is nearly one-eighth
of a mile in circumference. The railing that sur­rounds
it is furnished with a rope netting that
relieves nervous parents of all apprehension for the
safety of their children.
On the upper deck is the ladies' observatory,
16x 17 feet in size, and a smoking room for
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gentlemen, l5x 17 feet, finished in oak. The Cap­tain's
office is also located on this deck.
LADIES' OBSERVATOny
The staterooms are fitted with marble wash­stands
and running water as well as electric lights.
A number of staterooms are
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SERVICE EQUAL TO of extra large size, finished in THE BEST HOTELS
hardwood, with brass bed-steads
instead of berths. In all, about 400 passen­gers
can be provided with first-class sleeping accom-modations.
Each stateroom, parlor, the ladies'
observatory, and the smoking room, is fitted with
an electric call bell, connected with the Purser's
office, providing a service equal to that offered by
the best hotels and most fashionable clubs in the
cities. 11
DAILY PAPER
PRINTED ON
THE MANITOU
Although cut off from the noise of the city and
the strife of trade, the passenger on the Manitou
is not permitted to lose track
of the current events of the
day. Every evening on week
days and every Sunday morn­ing
the passengers are greeted with copies of " The
Manitou Light," a newspaper edited and printed on
board the steamer, which contains. in addition to its
complete passenger list and a synopsis of the route,
news dispatches and reports from all the leading
stock exchanges and boards of trade. The
GALLERY AeOVE ",AIN SALOON, LOOKING AFT
Manitou is the only steamer plying on the Great
Lakes that publishes a daily paper.
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CHARMING
.. CHARLEVOIX
THE BEAUTIfUL"
But the journey on the Manitou, delightful and
exhilarating as it is, furnishes only a foretaste of the
pleasures that are in store for
the seeker after health and
rest in the northern lake re­gions.
The cool resorts and
picturesque retreats that may be easily reached
from the points touched by the Manitou are almost
countless in number, presenting attractions for the
lover of the camera, the rod and reel, the wheel­man,
and the devotee of every form of outdoor sport
and recreation. Among these resorts none is more
inviting or charming than .. Charlevoix-the-Beauti-
CHARLEVOIX
LIGHTHOUSE
ful," so named because of the lavish manner in
which nature, without the aid of art, has bestowed
upon it its treasures of scenic wealth and salubrious
atmosphere. Its climate is famed the world over
as a sure and never-failing specific for hay fever.
The Bay at Charlevoix is beyond a doubt the most
picturesque and romantic in Lake Michigan. To ac­commodate
the rapidly increasing army of pleasure­seekers
that have adopted Charlevoix as their sum­mer
home, a hotel of mammoth proportions, known
as .. The Inn," has been er;cted that combines all
the luxuries of a palatial hostelry with the quiet
comforts of a model home. The structure is
440 feet long. with a grand porch 1,300 feet in
length and from ten to twenty feet wide. On one
side of The Inn every window looks out over
beautiful Pine Lake, while from the other front
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THE PALATIAL
"INN" AT
CHARLEVOIX
THE SWIMMING
POOL AT
CHAR.LEVOIX
the guest may gaze out of his
window over the blue depths of
Lake Michigan. In addition to
such entertainments as instru­mental
concerts, balls, germans, stage attractions,
billiards, pool, shuffleboard and whist, The Inn pro­vides
special opportunities fer outdoor amusements,
such as golf links, tennis courts, wheeling, driving,
trout and bass fishing and kodaking. The Charle­voix
Golf Club has links that are famous for their
superb equipment and beautiful location. On the
beach of Pine Lake, a clear
and beautiful body of water, is
a swimming pool, covered with
a building of modern design,
and equipped with every convenience for adding to
the pleasures of this be~utiful pastime. The tank
capacity is one hundred and five thousand gallons
of water, constantly changing by intake and over­flow,
which is brought to an agreeable temperature
by a special Ifeating plant. At night the swimming
pool is brilliantly illuminated and presents a spec­tacle
of gayety and mirth that can be seen nowhere
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I COOL AND
SPARKLING I HARBO~ SPRINGS
else in the northern country. Although Charlevoix
is a comparatively new aspirant for summer tour­ists,
it is an old town and has long been the favorite
resort of a large number of people who have
learned the recuperative benefits of its pure air and
water.
Pine Lake, one of the shores of which lies at the
foot of the lawn in front cf The Inn, is fifteen miles
long and from two to three
I WFLAYTEARNDFISDHEIENPG I ml'1es WI'de. It'IS connected
with Lake Michigan by a nav-igable
river through which may pass the largest
vessels. The lake and the river furnish unsurpassed
VIEW OF" H...R80R SPRINGS
fROM THE " ......NITOU.. DECK
opportunities for rowing, sailing, and for fly and deep
water fishing, while the picturesque environs afford
a paradise for the lover of the camera.
Harbor Springs, at which the Manitou makes a
stop, is located upon Little Traverse Bay on a
landlocked harbor formed by a
long neck of land known as
"Harbor Point," w hie h is
covered with picturesque cot­tages
and club houses, the summer abodes of
dwellers in the cities. Each is connected with a
spacious boathouse in which may be found naphtha
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RESTFUL AND
DELIGHTFUL
PETOSKEY
AT LOVELY
BAY VIEW
launches and sailboats of every description. Harbor
Springs, which is surrounded by wooded hills, is
noted for its cool springs that lie almost hidden
8U.UTlFVl. HAReoR SPRINGS IAV
HAR80R POINT TO THf Lfn
along the water's edge and which send forth in mid­summer
their crystal, sparkling water at a temper­ature
of only 12 to 15 degrees above freezing point.
Across the Bay from Harbor Springs is Petoskey,
famed also for its pure and wholesome air that is a
panacea for hay fever and all
bronchial affections. It is built
on table-lands which rise in
~ noble terraces from the sandy
beach of Little Traverse Bay. It is a natural san­itarium,
contributing through its splendidly appointed
hotels and its opportunities for fishing and boating
and other outdoor amusements all the pleasures
that a summer sojourner could ask. Located on
the south side of the Bay, the prevailing winds are
from the lake, and hence are always cool and laden
with health-giving freshness.
One mile north of Petoskey and reached there­from
by rail or ferry every few minutes, is Bay View,
famed for its Assembly and Sum­mer
Univtrsity, with over four
hundred cottages, and spacious
parks and playgrounds. A mile east of Harbor
Springs and seven miles from Petoskey is the re-
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BEAUTIFUL AND
HISTORIC MACK·
INAC ISLAND
sort known as We-que-ton-sing, a quiet and charm­ing
retreat which grows more attractive every year,
while midway between Bay View and Harbor
Springs on the north shore of Little Traverse Bay,
is Roaring Brook, which nature and the art of man
have converted into one of the prettiest resorts in
the lake region.
Four hours after leaving Harbor Springs the
great pine-clad bluff that is famous as the greatest
island resort on the continent,
and which rises majestically
from the bosom of the waters,
comes into view. This is
beautiful Mackinac Island, rich with the historical
associations and legendary lore of two centuries,
VIIt_ 0'
MACIU"AC ISUNO
r ROIL 'Hi DfCK
Of' 'THIIlA'UTOUo
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the Mecca for seekers after health and recuperation
from the middle and western states. As the boat
gets nearer, the outline of the old United States fort
and the white pillars of the Grand Hotel, that sits
high up on the site of the bluff overlooking the lake,
become plainly discernible. and finally the great
summer cottages, palaces of wealth and comfort
that nestle cozily on the rocky hillsides. The long
walls that stand out in chalky whiteness against the
green of the scraggy pine forest mark the battle­ments
of the abandoned fort now hoary with age
and crumbling with the neglect of peace, but which
\tIIW OF WACKIHAC ISLAND
LOOKIHG ,"OM THE: FORT
formerly commanded the crescent-shaped harbor
at its feet. This historic island, which nature and
the industry of man have converted into an en­chanting
retreat, is a summer principality by itself.
The old trading post where the Astors laid the
foundations of enormous wealth still stands and has
been converted into a quaint
PARADISE FOR h SUMMER IDLERS ostelry. The Indians peopled
this craggy island with giant
fairies and gave it the name of Moe-che-ne-mock­e-
mung, while the early French settlers called it
Michilimackinac. The island is 728 feet above the
level of the ocean with a mean level temperature of
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I
MOST PICTUR·
ESQUE ROAD IN
THE WORLD
41 degrees Fahrenheit. Nature has given to this en­chanting
spot a combination of towering white cliffs,
pine-topped crags, wooded valleys, and winding dells
that make it a veritable paradise for the summer
idler who desires to get in close communion with
nature and to completely forget the scenes of com­mercial
strife and professional endeavor. The island
is about nine miles in circumference, and its steep,
and in some places precipitous shores rise to the
height of two to three hundred feet above the sur­rounding
waters of lakes Mich­igan
and Huron. It is covered
with a dense growth of beech,
birch, maple and arbor vitae,
and the hard, smooth roads winding gracefully
about to the different points of interest make riding
and bicycling a rare delight. The boulevard built
around the island, at a cost of about five thousand
dollars, is one of the finest and most picturesque
roads in America. It starts from the village, around
the beach, past the Grand Hotel, along the shore
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to Devil's Kitchen, Pontiac's Lookout, Lovers'
Leap and Chimney Rock. The road then winds
around the lake shore, through cedar and balsam
shrubbery, back to the village of Mackinac. Among
the points of interest are: Arch Rock, a natural
bridge of rocks on the northern cliffs; Fort Holmes,
the remains of the old British fort; Sugar Loaf, a
huge rock, the shape suggesting the name; the
"Devil's Kitchen," a cave with blackened walls
near the beach on the southern shore; Lov~rs'
Leap and Skull Cave, with legendary associations,
are all interesting points for a half day's excursion.
On the south side of the island are many p:1latial
summer homes nestling among the crags and under
the cool umbrage of lofty maples. The Grand
Hotel, with its six hundred feet of frontage and
accommodations for one thousand guests, is situated
on a commanding eminence and from its broad
verandas the eye may sweep the vast and ever­changing
panorama below. A number of other
hotels offer first-class accommodations for the
summer tourists.
... RESORT OR aU.....ER HoUr OJlll
O~E OF THE , ..ow I~LA"'D'
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From Mackinac Island steamers make the trip
twice a day to the Les Cheneaux Islands, com-
- --- monly called" The Snows,"
IENCHANTING AND a group of about one hundred
~OMANTIC I
"SNOW" ISLANDS islands fourteen miles from
Mackinac, lying near the
northern shore of Lake Huron. As the boat winds
its way through the picturesque channels of the
little archipelago, the panorama of wooded hills,
summer cottages and club houses presented on
either Side is one of enchanting beauty. This is
the Eldorado of piscatorial delight. Around the
rocky points are black bass and along the edges of
EVERY DAY FISHING SCENE
the green rushes large yellow perch feed. while in
the deep water channel pike and muskellunge are
- -- found. If you intend to indulge
MUST PHOTO. G~APH YOU~ FISH in piscatorial sport among the
Snow Islands you must take
a camera with you with which to photograph the
trophies of the day's adventure. for your friends
will not believe the half you tell them about the
long strings of finny prizes it is possible to capture
with hook and line under the direction of the many
guides that are at your service. No fish story of
"The Snows" is complete without a photographic
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CONNECTIONS
FO~ EASTE~N
~ESORTS
affidavit taken on the spot. It is not enough to
hook the muskellunge; you must kodak him.
Under command of Captain Allan McIntyre, an
experienced master who knows the lakes as the
small boy knows the swimming
holes and bird nests, with
trained officers and crew, the
Manitou covers the route be­tween
Chicago, Charlevoix, Harbor Springs, Petos­key,
Bay View, Wequetonsing and Mackinac Island
three times a week in both directions. Besides
T.I(~N 'ROM OIl:CI(
0' e. 8 ......"ITOU AS
6t4! API'ROACHE!l
1'H[ .."R" AT
MA(ICVrtAO I LAIIlO
meeting the ever increasing demand of summer
tourists for transportation between Chicago and the
northern summer resorts, the Manitou provides the
most pleasurable way of reaching the numerous
eastern resorts, such as Montreal, Quebec, Boston,
Lake Champlain, Lake George, The White Moun­tains,
and St. Lawrence River, connections being
made at Mackinac Island with the best eastern
steamship lines. The Manitou performs her ser­vice
with the regularity of a railroad fast express,
hardly ever varying from her schedule time more
than fifteen minutes during an entire season, not-
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I A TR.IP OF70()
MILES
withstanding the fact that her round trip covers a
distance of some seven hun­dred
miles. Winds or storms
do not detain her; with her
3.000 horse power engines she plows through the
lakes in any kind of weather with safety and ease.
TI'+E "GRANO," MACKINAC ISLANO
It should be borne in mind that the hours of de­parture
for the Manitou are different on different
days of the week.
Following is a condensed time schedule:
Lv. Ar. Lv. Ar.
Chicago. Mackinac. Mackinac. Chicago.
TUESDAY. 9:00 a. 1':'1. .... ... ... . . ..........
WEDNESDAY ....... ... . 8:15a. m. 9:00 a. m.
THURSDAY•. I I:OOa.m. ...... .... ..... .. .... 9:00a.m.
FRIDAy .... ......... .. 11:00a.m. 12:30p. m.
SATURDAY 4:00p. m. ... ..... . .......... 1:30p.m.
SUNDAY··· . ........... 4:15p.m. 5:00 p. m.
MONDAV· ... ........... . .......... 5:00 p. m
Charlevoix. Harbor Springs. Petoskey. etc.. are reached about
four hours before arrival at Mackinac Island Northbound, and about
four hours after leaving Mackir.ac Island Southbound.
Before the arrival of the steamer at the Chicago
wharf. a uniformed agent of Parmelee's Transfer
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CIIOWO AT "MANITOU" OOCI( AT MACI(INAC ISLANO
Co. will board the steamer and check baggage to
any hotel, railroad depot or residence in the city.
At the wharf the most reliable cab service can be
secured at established uniform rates, thus abso­lutely
avoiding overcharges.
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