Telegram-herald., 1890-08-17


- wAea Nj. ane Mrs. Marx Norrs tals
nse ~ tue UeoFg a. bay up. / al
once concl gaea y tzke s.
eoalpSpy N-th Mrs.. Georse Bar-
den. of bubagUs, lows. : xery
charming lady Whose Acaua irtanae /
made al the hotel. Ne seSare3 So
rooms on the Canadian steamer Pae,f..
There aTe three boAts IA that Inc 49,
Pasg6e. the Atlanta and Tue Balt,e
one Of the lie leaves tie Island every
other day. The TRIP i 3 most deiislf-
tai ones consuming week durlug
whlcn uIne Z Il sad Ne passd POO
Islands. Bat of course some Of the
islancs are very small. Even a stone
witch shows above TIE Mater ! called
an island. We lets Macklnac IA the
afternoon and reached Hilton. ora ~.
JOseph's Island, next lnOrning before
breakfast. One gets al their meals on
the steamer and the cuisine = excel
lent. The scenery Of the North Cnan-
nel 5 wonderfully beautiful, and stops
are made all along 10 distribute the
mails. To call al these little points il
J. necessary 10 leave the main channel
aud il Is IA making these det0urs that
the beauty OF the entlre region j dis
PLAYED. Al Killarney, on the North
Shore, the scenery Is sad 10 rival the
famous Killarney n Ireland. AT owen
sound there are enormous ship-yards,
and there We saw the monster iron
steamer Manitoba, the Largest boat on
the fresh water lakes. she looked IA
me like a mammoth hotel. She has
lust been finished and i fitted up ia
palaual style. We were afterNard
sorry that We did not stop OF al Owen
sound and catch the steamer or sn-
other one OF the line on their retRrn
trip. There Is 80 much 10 see there and
the hotels are 80 good. ColiingwOOd
about one hundred and twengy-foar
M. les farther on ls the terminus of the
trip and there We We're obliged
10 90 10 the hotel for the night as Il MAS
desired 70 give the boat thorough
cleaning for the return trip. There are
blue mountains about seven miles away
that are very pretty aud there Is d
natural cave IN the mountains which ls
also quito sight. We had plannsd 20
visit the cave and had engaged a car
riage, but II ralncd all the morning 50
we lost the trip. Coming back the
steamer takes another route, visiting
SaHl; Ste. Marie where a stop Is made
sufficiently long TO enable tourists to
see the sights of the town. just before
the boat reaches the 500 Il stop IS made
on the Canadian SIDE and the pasSen-
gers are given an opportunity 10 visit
an Indian who is los years old. He
home Is rgh, at the landing and until
this year he has been able 10 go down
ot.. at ia Ia I.
now confined 10 ms bed, but we went
up and saw him, leaving hlm pieces OF
money and BITS OF ribbon winch pleased
him greatly. We returned 10 MacknaC
after being gone just week and the
entire expense Of the trip was only Sl4
Twelve dollars pays for tue round trf
on the steamer and II includes both
meals and stauesrOOm. The other !
Is for the hotel fare at COllngwood. II
is much cheaper TO spend week OF
these boats than TO board at hotel, tOl
there ISN'T place on the lSland where
board can be secured for the amount
paid the steamboat company.
After TINS trip | spent week al
Bay View where / attended
some Of the assembly lecture,
with great pleasure and profit. | heard
Marion Harland (Jrs. Tcrhune) speak
and was also present when Margaret
SangsteT recited some Of her poems.
knew both the ladies', having met then
at the Grand. Then | again went e
Mackinac, taking advantage of The
Monday excursions Oh the G.. Il. & J
Just think of it. on Monday you car
90 from Petoskey To MackInac and re
/ turn for 81. You reach Mackinac at X
O'Clock IN the morning and have Ia,
| day ON the island, returning late th'
same evening. l came home by va,
of Traverse City, ana had most en-
joyable trip. l feel greatly benefited
and scarcely dare tell how man,
pounds in weight have gained. Mos
OF the Grand Rapids people who are NJ
North now will remain as late as pos
sible, not returning until next month.