Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-09-01
ABOUT THE STRAITS.
MANY SUMNER RESORTS ARE NEAR
MACKiNAW.


! rh.~ A-s M.ck,,,. r;,, .,, w.
oSk""' S''S' nAr"or spring.
Petoskey, Charievoix and Many Others.
A Breezy Letter Describing Them.
lspeciai Correspondence.l
MAcKiNAc ISLAND, aug 2G-An I'M
mense coiiection Oh summer resorts environ
the straits Oh Macknaw, wnlcn attract
swarms Oh people from Detroit' Cnicago' the
south anu "eli-.ooo pe"pie Vi Micnigah,
limos ara !" isconsin. ine resorts Ae
known as mackihac Iity, Aipeha, Cne-
ooygan, macKiha" City, haroor springs,
FetoSSy' Charie'oiA, iraserse City, ot.
ignace ana many otnerS Inc atmosphere
OF tnis region Is pecunarty rarened consider
ing the vast oohes Vi water' anu ncs "eaIner
Is never known tnere Inc nignts are always
coid, tne Gays oengntiui, Out the water Is
TOO trigid tor most people 10 batne IN
Macklhac islana' Oh course, is tne center OF
attractioh' naVihg tde largest notei accom-
lnooa'ions. IL rises inaJest'caiiy iroin tne
straits ana around IL tne wafer Is so peiiucld
tnae 'he peooies anu rocks are visible from its
SHORES at cohsiuerapie aeptns- IL comprises
aii area Oh s,-Si acres, Oh "nch the hationai
PARK nas osi ana the United states military
sser'a.'on 10 IL was supposedly nere tna.
nia" a'na' 'he ine''a Doshooi the Aieohquins'
was porn ana some OF the Legends OF tine
isiand are nter"oveh In LongIeiiows poem OF
us name. Inc shiaSeoi hucihacK Is Gu
riosity situateo al ene iooe Oh tne oiult' whiie
ABOVE IL Is the Iort Most Oh tue ouiidihgs are
antique some Oh Inem having oeen removed
from Machihaw ai'er tne massacre OF June
T. i'oa ihe isiand Is a mass OF caicareous
rocK rising some ooO ieet above water, with
water line showing that either it was pushed
OUT OF tine water 2oo Ieet or else the lake has
SUNK that amount Inc latter theory con-
forms 10 the formation OF the surrounding
states Inc chns tower IN pihhacies hKe
gotnic steepies. IL mas many caVerns "here
the Indians ourled tneir DEAD Large vessels
can land at tne beacn, and there Is
nne' safe haroor. icere Is nucn sou wnicn
tne Indians cultivated Inc forest OF former
years bas oeen thinned cut 10 form groves
and walks. Numerous springs abound, with
a UNIFORM temperature OF II degs. one OF
the Tirst and lasting experiences here Is a fe-
rocious appetite Inc Tort stands on sheer
precipice of white limestone i4o ieet ABOVE
tne water II was established oy the Eng
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