Mackinac, the wonderful isle, Petoskey, Traverse City & other northern Michigan summer resorts.

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MACKINAC,
The Wonderful Isle,
Petoskey
And other
Northern Michigan
Summer Resorts
SUMMER RESORTS AND LAKE REGION OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN. GRAND RAPIDS & INDIANA RAILROAD.
Summer
In Northern 
Michigan
"Go where the lakes, the chief of all delights,
Mild-swept by winds with healing of their wings,
Clear mirror in their depths the pine-clad heights
And lull the senses by their murmurings."
MACKINAC ISLAND.
MACKINAC Island is
situated where the
three great lakes,
Superior, Michigan and
Huron, mingle their waters,
and consequently enjoys
cool breezes all summer.
The island is about nine t.-I' miles in circumference.
One hundred and three acres
to' of this area are used for a
military reservation and the remainder the
government has, with a just appreciation of its
wonderful attractions, reserved for a National
Park.
Mackinac, surrounded by the blue-green
waves which divide the two peninsulas that
compose the State of Michigan, unites in
itself all the glories, beauties and advantages
that constitute an ideal Summer Resort.
Imagery and metaphor have been exhausted
in attempting to describe its manifold attrac­tions.
" Queen of Enchantment," "The Tour­ists'
Paradise," "Siren of Summer Land,"
"Gem of the Straits," "Fairy Island of
Romance," are some of the many names
bestowed upon it by countless admirers.
This rocky perch of land towers at its high­est
point three hundred feet above the waves
that ever rise and fall around it, singing
sweetest lullabys or deepening into the omin-
ous roar of storm-driven breakers. It is at its
post like a sleepless sentinel, always" on duty,"
keeping watch over the great expanse of
water that is called "The Gateway of the
West." Or, like another Statue of Liberty,
carved by the hand of Nature, watching the
wealth and products of the great Northwest
pass by to supply our own and other nations.
Majestic in strength, "the Wonderful Isle" has
watched countless years glide by, and from
the Indian dug-out, filled with dusky warriors
and the daring French voyageurs seeking
new lands and adventures, on down to the
present, with its mighty steamships, sailing
craft, gay yachts and dancing row-boats, it has
witnessed a never-ending procession which
typifies the spirit of progress, and the growth
and development of our nation.
Apart from all the romance and loveliness
of this wonderful isle are the historic associa­tions
connected with it, and when we hear the
student of history talk familiarly of Marquette,
Hennepin, Nicollet and La Salle, we find it
hard to realize that they were here before the
Mayflower brought the Puritans to Plymouth.
The old fort stands on a rocky eminence
above the town and is garrisoned by a small
body of United States troops. Old block­houses
pierced with port-holes still remain on
the battlements, dating back through more
than a century.
SUMMER IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN. 3
Tourists will be sure to visit the many points
of interest-Arch Rock, Fort Holmes, British
Landing, Lovers' Leap, Maiden's Rock, Devil's
Kitchen, Chimney Rock, Sugar Loaf, Scott's
Cave, the old Battle Ground, Robinson's
Folly, etc., familiar to many through works
of history and fiction.
All of Northern Michigan's many attrac­tions
are within easy reach. Powerful steam
ferries run in connection with the Grand
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GRAND HOTEL. MAOKINAO ISLAND.
Rapids & Indiana Railroad from Mackinaw
City to the Island and St. Ignace. Bois Blanc
Island, Skilligalee Light. Point St. Helena
Light, the Cheneaux, or Spectacle Reef Light
-the finest on the Great Lakes and surpassed
by but one in America-may be reached every
day and some of the points nearly every hour
in the day.
The hotel accommodations on the Island
will this season be all that could be desired.
SUMMER IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN.
The large new hotel, The Grand, will open
about June 25th. The hotel is located on a
bluff two hundred feet above the lake, over­looking
the Straits. It is 650 feet in length,
four stories in height, has all modern conven­iences
and will accommodate one thousand
guests.
The other hotels are the John Jacob Astor
House, Island House, Mission House, The
ew Mackinac, The ew Murray, Lake View,
Palmer House, Grand Central, etc.
As a health resort this Island cannot be sur­passed,
and the testimony of everyone who
has visited it is unanimous in its praise. Dr.
Wm. A. Hammond has written of its merits,
and Lieut. Greeley, the Arctic hero, in an
article published in Scribner's Magazine, entitled
"Where Shall We Spend the Summer?"
names Mackinac as pre-eminent in possessing
the cool, dry, bracing air necessary to health.
Across the Straits and about five miles
northwest of Mackinac Island is ST. IGNACE.
It is a very old town, having been first settled
in 1671. It is the terminus of a division of
the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railroad,
by means of which all points may be reached
in the Upper Peninsula. The Pictured Rocks
on Lake Superior, a little off from this road,
are well worth visiting, the scenery being
especially grand and full of interest.
One hundred and fifty miles from St. Ignace
is MARQUETTE, the finest and largest city
of the Upper Peninsula, named in honor of
Pere Marquette. It occupies a commanding
site overlooking Lake Superior and is a popu­lar
Summer Resort. The celebrated copper,
iron and gold mines of this peninsula are
located but a short distance from the city.
LES CHENEAUX ISLANDS.
This archipelago of more than four hundred
beautiful islands is reached from Mackinac by
daily steamers, being located from fourteen to
twenty miles distant and adjacent to the main
land of the Upper Peninsula. They are fre­quently
compared to the Thousand Islands of
the t. Lawrence, and in natural loveliness they
certainly rival them. Marquette Island, the
largest, contains nearly three thousand acres,
and from this they vary in size down to a
single rock rising above the water. The
narrow channels between this labyrinth of
islands are undoubtedly the best fishing waters
in the whole country. Mackinaw trout, pick­erel,
muskallonge, pike, perch, bass of the
gamiest and largest varieties, fairly swarm in
all directions, giving new zest to the most
skillful and experienced angler.
These Islands are the camping grounds of a
number of important clubs. Boats, bait and
guides, in addition to other needed accom­modations
for tourists or visitors, will be found
on the islands.
SAULT STE. MARIE.
One of the most delightful excursions from
Mackinac which may be taken any day during
the season, on the fine steamers of the Delta
Transportation Company, is up the Sault Ste.
Marie to the town of the same name. The
river is sixty-two miles long and is almost
entirely shut in by high hills covered by the
primeval forests. I t is one succession of
beautiful straits and broad lakes, forming a
panorama of enchanting views with the many
islands mirrored in the clear, rapid river. The
traveler compares the St. Mary's to the Hud­son
and other well-known rivers of romantic
SUMMER RESORTS IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN. 5
beauty. The village or city of Sault Ste.
Marie lies on the west bank of the river, just
below the famous government ship canal
built for the purpose of passing the rapids.
In the short distance of two miles the river
falls nineteen feet, and these rapids are the
cause of much curiosity and awe; to shoot
them in an Indian canoe is an experience
never to be forgotten.
The old lock built thirty years ago by the
State of Michigan is five hundred and fifteen
feet long and eighty feet wide, and navigable
for craft drawing sixteen feet of water; but
the vast commercial interests of the United
States made it apparent that it was a work the
Government must control.
The United States is now enlarging the canal
at an expense of five millions of dollars, and
the new lock will be eight hundred feet long,
one hundred feet wide, navigable for boats
drawing twenty feet of water, and when
finished will be the largest granite reservoir
on the globe.
This magnificent lock, together with the
many other attractions to be found here, makes
a visit to the .. Soo" of the utmost interest.
The town is of considerable commercial im­portance
and is rapidly growing. The hotel
accommodations are all that can be desired.
Travelers wishing to return more quickly than
by the water route can reach Mackinac via St.
Ignace by rail in about four hours.
BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF MACKINAC ISLAND-UNITED STATES NATIONAL PARK.
1 Fort Mackinac. 5 Skull Cave. 9 Cliffs, 13 Battlefield, 1814. I 7 Devil's Kitchen. 21 Steamer and Ferry Wharf
2 Fort Holmes. 6 Quarry, 1780, 10 Arch Rock. 14 Scott's Cave. 18 Pontiac's Lookout, 22 The Grand Hotel,
3 Catholic Cemetery. 7 Limekiln, I 780, 11 Sugar Loaf. 15 British landing, 19 Obelisk. 23 Les Cheneaux Island••
4 Military Cemetery, 8 Robinson's Folly. 12 Skull Rock. 16 Lover'8 Leap. 20 Old Indian Burying Ground, 24 McGulpin's Point.
PETOSKEY.
The August heat was rising fast
As from his home a pilgrim passed,
Who waved, at parting, twice and thrice,
A 'kerchief bearing strange device-
.. Petoskey!"
His eyes were dim, his nose below
\Vas burnished red and full of woe;
A quick, involuntary wheeze
Condensed his watchword to a sneeze­..
Petoskey!"
His smarting eyes; with loving light
Dwelt on his home,- a pleasant sight;
Then, as he faced the cool, clear north,
Again that mystic word broke forth-
Petoskey! "
“0 stay!" his weeping wife had said,
“And let me soothe your fevered head."
A scalding tear ran down his nose
And hoarse and faint his answer rose -­..
Petoskey!"
"0 stay," said his better half, with me,
And take a cup of boneset tea;
You have a dreadful cold, I'm sure;"
But still he gasped the only cure-
“Petoskey!"
“Beware the forest's tangled snares!
Beware the wildcats, wolves and bears!"
As thro' the dark the headlight glowed,
A voice replied, far up the road -
“Petoskey!"
And now his eyes are good as new;
His nose has gained its normal hue;
He joins his brethren in a cheer,
They shout their watchword far and near­”
“Petoskey!"
This famous Summer Resort has, in the last
twelve years, acquired a more than national
reputation, so that people use the expression
“Up to Petoskey" as though it included the
whole resort region of Northern Michigan.
It is situated on the south side of Little
Traverse Bay, which is six miles long and
about nine miles wide. The bay is enclosed
by table lands or higher hills that approach
the water in a succession of terraces, forming
a natural amphitheatre where Petoskey is
located, so that the city commands a fine view
of the lake, bay and opposite shore.
The town has grown astonishingly and it is
now the largest, busiest and most important
place in the northern part of the State.
The prevailing winds are from the lake,
always cool and fresh, which, together with
the health-giving atmosphere, water of crystal
purity, the invigorating days and refreshing
nights, all combine to make this region a
natural sanitarium. To breathe this marvelous
8 SUMMER IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN.
air is better than all the drugs and medicines,
and is a certain relief and speedy cure for
asthma and hay fever. Those who come here
once are sure to come again. In fact a national
association of hay fever sufferers holds a con­vention
at Petoskey each year, and its mem­bers
unite in advising all suffering from this
distressing malady to come to Petoskey and
be cured.
The accommodations for guests are superior
both in extent and character. Besides the
well known Arlington (and what visions of
comfort and good service that name recalls)
are other hotels first-class in every respect.
Petoskey affords almost endless amusement
and recreation for summer visitors. The daily
excursions, splendid sailing. capital boating,
dancing, bowling, tennis, bathing, fishing and
gathering agates fill out the days and make
them pass like a dream. A daily newspaper
is published here during the resort season,
called the Daily Resorter, which is devoted to
the interest of Petoskey and Northern Michi­gan
in general.
AGATE GATHERING
is a favorite occupation with all who visit the
shores of Little Traverse Bay. The bed of
the lake or bay is composed of what is known
as agatized coral, and the action of the water
breaks off small fragments and tosses them up
on the shore. Several lapidists make polish­ing
these specimens a lucrative business, for
everyone must take home something of this
kind as souvenirs for themselves and friends.
Gathering pine needles may be said to rival
the agate-seeking with ladies and children,
and the fragrant pine, made into beautiful pil­lows,
miles from the spot where it is gathered,
often "bring back to memory days of long
ago," and of the happy time when we, with
Nature, kept a holiday.
BAY VIEW.
Bay View is situated on the Grand Rapids
& Indiana Railroad, one mile north of Petos­key,
and is growing in fame and popularity
every year. It is the property of the Michigan
Camp Ground Association of the M. E.
Church, and an annual meeting is held every
summer, in the months of July and August.
The grounds contain three hundred and sixty
acres; over three hundred cottages nestle in
the terraced groves, and from every piazza
may be seen a view of the beautiful bay, whose
cool, invigorating breezes bring restful pleasure
to those tired of the harassing labors, the
wearying cares, the grime and toil or the con­ventionalities
of city life.
The Assembly, which meets here every year,
is an aggregation of summer schools, and is
in charge of leaders and faculties drawn from
the best schools, colleges and pulpits in the
land. Its departments are in session three or
four weeks, and are of incalculable benefit to
those in attendance. The members of the
Assembly congratulate themselves on having
one of the finest buildings for a summer school
in the West.
The Association has a good hotel for mem­bers
and the general public; it has also pro­vided
a fine system of water-works and
sewers.
HARBOR SPRINGS.
Harbor Springs, formerly called Little
Traverse, in point of antiquity and historical
interest is second only to Mackinac. Frag­ments
'of ancient pottery found here point to a
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time still more remote when this spot was an
important stopping place for that mysterious
race-the mound-builders. It was probably
on their route from Mexico to Lake Superior
and the copper mines, and for generations it
was a favorite camp ground for the Indians.
The town is situated on a fine harbor separated
from Lake Michigan by a narrow peninsula
projecting into the bay, inclosing a land-locked
inner bay a mile long and one-half mile in
GRAND HOTEL, MAOKINAO ISLAND.
width. The name is particularly appropriate,
for along the water front are numerous springs
of the coolest and purest water, besides its
being the best harbor on the Great Lakes.
One of the most prominent and interesting
buildings, which visitors always go to see, is
the old Church of the Holy Infancy of the
Ottawa Mission, built about a hundred years
ago. This mission was founded by Pere Mar­quette
two hundred years ago.
1 0 sketch of Harbor Springs, however
slight, would be complete without some allu­sion
to Margaret Boyd. She is an Ottawa
Indian woman, older than this century, famous
in local history and song, and her works for
~he church, translating its books into the
Indian language, have been of much import­ance.
Margaret lives in a comfortable house
at the foot of the bluffs, where she welcomes
visitors, sells them bead work of her own
making, and entertains them with thrilling
stories of the remote past.
HARBOR POINT.
Adjoining the village of Harbor Springs on
the southwest is the beautiful resort, Harbor
Point, which nature and art have combined to
make attractive, homelike and healthful. It
comprises some fifty acres jutting out into the
bay and gradually narrowing to the width of
a few rods. There is a light-house situated at
the extreme point. Clusters of cottages with
fanciful and bright-colored roofs rise to the
summits of the natural terraces, the noble
background of dark green cedars, pines and
hemlocks throwing out in bold relief the
dwellings on their slopes. Beyond the Point
is the bay, ever beautiful, "Whate'er its moods
may picture," and further to the west the eye
rests on the broad expanse of Lake Michigan.
There is a carefully managed hotel with capa­city
for five' hundred guests, and in addition
to the unrivaled boating and bathing, specially
safe because the bay is land-locked, ample
and varied amusements are provided. The
mail, railroad, telephone, telegraph and ferry­boat
facilities are all that can be desired.
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WE-QUE-TON-SING.
H 'Twas 'We-que-ton-sing,' when the red man's tongue
Long years ago its sylvan beauty sun~;
And we, successors to the wood and wave,
Repeat the word, and while we lounge or lave,
Thank some old minstrel of the fated race
For its rare euphony and rustic grace;
Its sweet suggestiveness of all that's best
In calm retirement and refreshing rest.
A welcome shelter 'neath the looming lee,
Land-locked and safe against the threat'ning sea,
This little one within the broader bay,
(Such is the meaning, as the wise ones say,)
And this to us who here our sails have furled,
Is' We-que-ton-sing,' in the wide, wide world."
Still another association resort is to be
found about a mile east of Harbor Springs
and seven miles by rail from Petoskey, which
bears the name the Indians gave the harbor,
We-que-ton-sing (Harbor of Rest, or Quiet
Harbor). From this point a fine view is
obtained of Harbor Springs, Harbor Point, Bay
View and Petoskey, the open, ever-changing
bay, and, beyond, the great lake stretching
away to the horizon. By many We-que-ton­sing
is considered the most charming spot on
the bay, and it is truly a paradise for children.
That it is rapidly growing in favor is evinced
by the number of new and elegant cottages
erected the past summer. A much needed
assembly hall has been completed for ser­vices,
entertainments, etc. The hotel has been
enlarged and improved. As the railroad runs
in the rear of the grounds, the resorters have
the benefit of hourly trains as well as the
steamers which touch at the pier going both
ways.
CHARLEVOIX.
This town is eighteen miles from Petoskey
and is situated on the high bluffs overlooking
Lake Michigan and on each side of Pine
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River. Steamers ply daily between Petoskey
and Charlevoix, and it is one of the pleasant­est
water trips on the coast.
Round Lake, a park-like water space of
about thirty acres, is between the large lake
and Pine Lake, and upon the shores of these
lakes are situated the popular Chicago and
Charlevoix resorts. The combined charms,
of air, scenery and recreation attract many
summer visitors, outside of the cottage own-
THE ARLINGTON HOTEL, PET08KEY, MICH.
ers, and they are sure to find good hotel
accommodations, pleasant surroundings, a
healthful and invigorating climate, and a
cordial hospitality. The country about IS
renowned for its fishing grounds.
Pine Lake is twenty miles long, and at its
farthest end receives the Jordan River, the
best known trout stream in Michigan. The
Boyne, scarcely less famous, also empties into
this lake.
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In their season Pine Lake and the many
neighboring lakes abound with pike, pickerel,
black bass and muskallonge, affording great
sport to those who prefer larger game than
trout. Steamers make frequent trips through
Pine Lake, making all the favorite points easily
accessible.
BATHING AT ODEN.
Eight miles from Petoskey, upon Crooked
Lake, is situated the little hamlet of aden.
The Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad Com­pany
has had twelve acres cleared between
the railroad and the lake shore, making one of
the finest camp and picnic grounds in the
vicinity of Petoskey. A large portion of the
lake is shallow, so that the water becomes
warmer than in most of these northern lakes,
and being so near Petoskey insures its per­manence
as a bathing resort. Commodious
bath-houses have been provided and fast trains
run every two hours. 0 better bathing short
of actual surf-bathing can be found anywhere.
THE INLAND ROUTE.
One of the most novel and altogether
delightful excursions from Petoskey is through
the so-called Inland Route. Leaving Petoskey
by rail to Oden, thence, on one of the Inland
Company's steamers, through Crooked Lake,
Crooked River, Burt Lake, Indian River,
Mullet Lake and Cheboygan River to Cheboy­gan;
thence to Point aux Pins, on Bois Blanc
Island, and up Lake Huron and the Straits to
Mackinac Island.
Two elegant new steamers, the "Romeo"
and" Juliet," have been put on this route, and
daily trips are made during the season.
Crooked Lake is five miles long, with good
bass fishing and delightful spots for camping.
Crooked River is no misnomer, for it is full of
quick turns and abrupt angles, and part of the
way travelers may pick branches from the
trees on either side; thus winding on for
seven miles we reach Burt Lake. This lake
is ten miles long and five wide. Passing
through this lovely wood - encircled lake,
Indian River, with its sinuous but wider and
swifter channel than Crooked River, brings us
to Mullet Lake, the largest and most import­ant
of the inland chain. . Mullet Lake is
twelve miles long and from five to eight miles
in width; the shores present a wild rugged­ness
of outline. It is full of fish, and its
borders abound with game.
The total distance of this Inland Route is
forty-five miles; easily traversed in one day,
but delightful to the hunter or lover of nature
to linger near for weeks, with its varied
attractions and picturesque scenery.
The shores of these lakes and the banks of
the rivers are high and free from malaria.
Point aux Pins' Cottage Re ort, which is
reached by these steamers, is situated on
the south slope of Bois Blanc Island nearly
opposite Cheboygan, and consists of numerous
pretty cottages, well shaded avenues and
parks. "The Pines," a new hotel, furnishes
accommodations for guests at moderate rates.
GRAND TRAVERSE BAY.

Twenty-six miles from the main line of the
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad, reached by
the Traverse City branch from Walton Junc­tion,
is TRAVERSE CITY, a delightful town
of 4,000 population, situated at the head of the
far-famed Grand Traverse Bay. As the train
sweeps out of the woods and around the curve,
and the wide expanse of blue water, with its
forest-covered hills, of shores stretching out
to the far horizon line, open before us, a
breath of pure cool air from the north sweeps
in at the windows, and an involuntary exclama­tion
of delight and admiration bursts from the
lips. The great, clean, bright village of Tra­verse
City presents its charms, and they are
appreciated, but the bay soon comes to the
front again, and fascinates and draws the new­comer
with an inexpressible charm.
Aside from the attractions Traverse City
possesses as the commercial and social head­quarters
of the Grand Traverse Region, and
the possessor of an exceptionally good hotel,
it is surrounded on every side with remarkably
fine wagon roads and rich fruit farms, whose
products are the admiration of the world.
Connected with all the resorts on the bay by
four daily lines of steam craft, it is no wonder
that summer visitors find much to interest
them in Traverse City.
Six miles northwest of Traverse City is Carp
Lake, a beautiful sheet of water, teeming with
the different varieties of game fish. A steam
yacht runs across the lake to PROVEMONT,
a charming resort regularly patronized by
some of the highest officials in Uncle Sam's
service.
Twenty miles north of Traverse City, on the
west side of the west arm of Grand Traverse
Bay, is OMENA, formerly known as New Mis­sion.
The natural geographical and climatic
advantages of Omena Heights as a summer
resort are unsurpassed by any place in the
country, and have long been appreciated, but
not until the season of 1889 has any real
effort been made to develop the place and
afford accommodation to the public.
THE OMENA HOTEL ASSOCIATION purchased
the entire grounds known as the “New Mis­sion
Farm," comprising some 600 acres of
beautiful high and rolling ground, with an
orchard of 3,000 fruit trees, beautiful maple
groves and many romantic walks and drives.
The company have divided a portion of their
grounds into village lots which will be sold
at reasonable prices to acceptable persons
who desire to erect summer cottages them­selves,
to afford home-like retreats where,
meals can be furnished at, or by the Hotel,
as desired.
Omena is reached from Cincinnati by the
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad to Traverse
City in eighteen hours (fare, 17.00 for the
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round trip), and by steamer to Omena (two
hours' delightful boat ride on Grand Traverse
Bay to Omena dock), fare $1.00 round trip.
A half dozen miles further north is the
pleasant village of NORTHPORT, which has
ample hotel accommodations and possesses
many points of interest.
On the opposite side of the bay, about
eight miles from Traverse City, situated on
the famous Peninsula, which contains many
fruit farms of national repute, is TRAVERSE
POINT, a narrow neck of land about a mile
long and a quarter of a mile wide, forming the
western shore of Bower's Harbor. This resort
was not open to the general public until the
summer of 1889, but its conimodious hotel
and handsome cottages bespeak a hearty wel­come.
Adjoining Traverse Point on the north is
the resort recently founded by the State Con­vention
of Universalists, which is already
dotted with cottages, and is destined to take
rank with the Methodist and Presbyterian
resorts on Little Traverse Bay.
On the east side of the Peninsula, and
about six miles north of the Traverse Point
and Universalist resorts, is OLD MISSION, one
of the oldest resorts in the State, having been
patronized by summer tourists as long ago as
1860. Two commodious boarding places
afford plenty of accommodations.
Southeast of Old Mission, on the opposite
side of the East Bay, is ELK RAPIDS, a thriv­ing
village of 1,500 people, the location of an
enormous blast furnace and the largest wood
alcohol works in the world. Good fishing is
to be had within convenient distance, and
delightful canoe or steam-boat trips can be
taken through Elk, Round, Torch and Inter­mediate
Lakes, which are connected by
streams of unexampled beauty.
HEALTH IS WEALTH.
The entire western coast of Michigan, from
Traverse City to the Straits of Mackinac, is
the grand sanitarium for hay fever sufferers;
better than all the physician's prescriptions in
the world. The health-giving air, laden with
piney odors, is both healing and exhilarating,
and also a cure for asthma, malaria, dyspepsia
and other kindred diseases, as well as for hay
fever. To the tired brain and over-worked
muscle, the first impression, in this enchanting
region, is that of rest-perfect repose of mind
and body; but ere long one is surprised to find
himself entering into gay amusements and
excursions with a zest and energy he had not
supposed himself capable of enjoying.
The curative effect of the pure, bright air
is felt at once, and with gay indifference he
looks back on all the old ailments and anxi­eties.
If you doubt this statement, come and
try it for yourself.
"THE FISHING LINE."
Those who have enjoyed the rare sport to
be found in fishing in Western Michigan, have
appropriately named the Grand Rapids & In­diana
Railroad" The Fishing Line." Such is
the abundance and variety of fish to be found
that Michigan is the rival of Maine in this
respect. The gamy, speckled trout, the cel­ebrated
grayling, the black bass, the muskal­longe,
together with many other varieties, are
to be found for the seeking.
For many years to come this entire region
will be one of the finest, also one of the most
SUMMER IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN. 15
accessible, game preserves in the land, and
winter sportsmen will enjoy a few weeks as
thoroughly in these forests as the skillful an­gler
and pleasure-seeker in the summer. Bear,
deer and the smaller game are plentiful be­tween
Reed City and Mackinac and through­out
the Upper Peninsula. Water-fowl are
found in abundance in the many lakes and
streams. It is the" Happy Hunting Grounds"
-a land of fin, fur and feather.
EASILY REACHED.
The topographical map on the cover, and
the map showing the Grand Rapids & Indiana
Railroad and its connections, give the "Word
to the Wise" as to the best route for reaching
these delightful spots.
In the summer season the tourist can take
through Buffet Sleeping Cars, without change,
from the Pennsylvania Station, Cincinnati, to
Mackinaw City, the journey being made in
but twenty hours. From Chicago through
Sleeping Cars are run to Mackinac via the
Michigan Central and Grand Rapids & Indiana
Railroads. As every east and west thorough­fare
north of the Ohio River crosses the
Grand Rapids & Indiana, close connections
and unexcelled accommodations are furnished
tourists or resorters from all sections of the
country.
LIST OF HOTELS AT THE VARIOUS RESORTS ON THE LINE OF THE
GRAND RAPIDS & INDIANA RAILROAD_
SHOWING LOCATIO • TERMS, CAPACITY. ETC.
10.50-12.00
10.00
7.50-10.00
10.50-24.50
14.50-21.00
8.50-10.00
. ....." ......
10.00
4.00
.............
14.00
10.50-14.00
7.50-10.00
5.00-7.00
5.50-7.00
5.50-7.00
10.00
4.0Q-6.00
5.50-7.00
7.50-12.00
7.50-12.00
5.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
5.00
12.50-14.00
7.00
3.50
4.50-5.00
4.00
4.lJO-4 .r,o
10.00
4.50-5.00
6.60
10.00
pecial.
10.00--t4.00
12.00
12.50-14.00
N".. 0' Ho.u. w.,., Locmo. ?,,,d",,,, M",,,,. [ j 1,__p_e_r_D_a_y_'_,1 Per Week.
Grand.. .. Mackinac Island, Mich t· o. Plank 1000 3.00-500 1"1'2'.'50-"'91'.'00"
Astor House Mackinac I land, Mich............... . F. Cable ·...... 400 2.00-3.00 _
Island House Mackinac Island. Mich............... Irs. H. Van Allen....... 150 3.00 14.50-17.50
Mission House Mackinac Island. Mich........... Mr:. E. A. Frank 300 3.00 1500
The New Mackinac Mackinac Island, l\olich.............. F. R. Emerick............ 200 2.00-3.00 pecial.
The 'ew Murray Mackinac I:land, Mich D. Murray............ 200 2.00 12.00
Lake View Mackinac Island. Mich C. C. Cable............... 50 2.00-3.00 ..
Palmer House Mackinac Island, Mich Jollie & Bird............. 100 2.00
Lozon House..... Mackinac Island, Mich....... A. Lozon... 50 1.00
Grand Centra!. Mackinac Island, Mich C. J. Louisignaw......... 40 2.00
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The Wentworth Macfinaw City. Mich................ 75 2.25
Mercier House '" Mackinaw City, Mich... 75 2.00
Park House Mackinaw City, Mich............... 20 1.00
Arlington Hote]' > Petoskey, Mich ]. R. Hayes............... 300 3.00
Cushman House · Petoskey, Mich. Cushman & Judson... 150 2.00
Occidental Hotel. Petoskey, Mich G. B. umner.. 75 2.00
Clifton House Petoskey. l\1ich tA. C. Rowan........... 50 1.50-1.50
National House Petoskey. Mich.:..................... . G. Braun.... 80 1.50-1.50
Exchange Hotel.. Petoskey. Mich....... . A. Labodie............ 50 1.50-1.50
Pacific Hotel Petoskey. Mich D. Hastings........ 50 1.50
Cass House Petoskey. Mich C. Van Leuven........... 50 2.00
Park Hotel........................... Petoskey. Mich....................... L. S. Davis 20 1.00
Bay hore Hotel Petoskey, Mich L. A. Curtis...... 50 1.00
.Bay View Hote!...... .. Bay View. Mich.... G. W. Childs............. 100 2.00
Howard Hotel. Bay View\ Mich........ 100 2.00
Boyne Falls Hotel.. Boyne Fa Is, Mlch D. S. Judd................ 1.00
Boarding House Boyne F~lIs. M.ich Jno. rrunt:............... 1.00
Commercial HoteL Boyne City. Mlch \V'i' Lewis.............. 1.00
Pine Lake Hotel Boyne City, Mich A.. Hall......... 1.00
United State' Hotel Boyne City, Mich S. . Thatcher........... 1.00-1.50
Park Place Hotel Traverse City. Mich............ .. 'V. O. Holden............ 200 2.00-2.50
Occidental Hotel. Traver:e City, Mich ~ R. Gowdy.............. 60 1.50
Central Hotel Traverse City. Mich.......... as. F. P~wers............ 35 1.00
Boardman River Hotel. Traverse City. Mlch.... .. . G. hllson............. 50 1.00
National Hotel. Traverse City. Mich C. C. Maes 30 1.50-1.25 I
Front treet Hotel. Traverse. Citv.,l\hch................. Ino. Kell~............... 50 1.50-1.25
Lake View Hou.e.................... Elk Rap!ds. hch : F. J. Lewis............... 75 2.00
Hughes House..... .. Elk Rapids. hch..................... E. \V. Bement... . 30 1.00
Hedden House Old Mission, Mich .• near Traverse City Georg~ Hedden... 15 1.00
The Leelanau.... Omena. Mich......... S. A. Keyes......... .. 100 2.00
Fountain Point Hotel.... Carp Lake, Mich .• near Traverse City L. N. Fowler..... 50 2.00
Fountain City House Charlevoix, Mich O. H. Ball................ 75 2.00
The Kensinltton.. Harbor fulrings. Mich................ A. A. Bleazby............ 200 2.00-2.50
Resort Hotel Harbor Point. Mich... 500 2.00-2.50
The Elliott. Les Cheneaux Islands, Mich R. Fickling....... 100 3.00
The Marquette IMarquette. Mich C. E. Deane...... 150 2.lJO-4.00
New Clifton Marquette. Mich W. H. Volk....... 75 2.50-3.00
The Summit lMarquette. Mich J B. Taylor.. 100 1.50-2.00
The Brunswick Marquette, Mich Dan Sullivan............. 50 1.50-2.00
The Iroquois I ault te. Marie. Mich. .. Smith Bros. .. 200 2.50-3.00
Chippewa Hotel...................... ault teo Marie, Mich H. P. mith.. 125 2.50-2.50
Exchange Hotel....... ault Ste. Marie. Mich 1 F. B. Atwood.... 125 2.50-3.00
The Pines Pointe Aux Pins. Bois Blanc Island.. ,................ 2.00
illc?F of Uze Rl\P\DS &-
GRPtND INDIPtNA R. R.
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PARTIES DESIRING FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE ADDRESS
C.L. LOCKWOOD, General Passenger Agent GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
G.R. & I.R.R.
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