Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-28
AGATE In THE GALE
After Viewing the Scenery at
Mackinac
NE TAXES A PERIL0US RIDE
On . Beat Commanded BY . Drunken
Captain and . Love-S.ck Plot.
The Hzfoof Reached.


Bar vrEw, July 1--WE boarded the
morning usln for AAekinAs on satnr-
day, July q. having = delightful trip
througn . seemingly endless forest
VITA here and there . small VII
Iaxs indicating the prssenee OF man
Kind. Al ST. Oden we sAw what 10 your
reporter Was "a anspeaksDls delight
The railroad company nAs . fio~lax
we'll here when sends up the coidest
aud purest water We ever drank. IL
boiis up through IN eigntinen uie,
which stAnds ilve feet above the ground,
flowing over the sides IN lrrldescent
beauty. forming charming crystal
snsss Of acauAuc ioveiiness. Imagine
such . we'll IN the center Of Csmpsu
square on these hot cays-wster cold
- ice, pure ~ crystal aud . never end
ing supply. Don't meation H.
We arrived At Mackinsw just IN time
10 See . Train Of passenger coaches run
on 10 the 81 lxnAce 10 be transferred
" the osner side of the straits connect
nag with the d.. :. ; n A. railroad at
~ Ignaee. sir eoaea-s were on board.
three on each side of the weasel, and
~ given signal tne great benemoah OF
the straits glIded Out upon the CLASSY
surface of the water and Was soon lost
~ view IN the rlang mist Soon We
were on board the Algoman for
picturesque and historic MAckinAc. On
F..x a WA al
that the game of "skinning' Was on
when the captain ex.orted . nslf dollar
from the unsuspectlng tourist for only
= few minutes ride across. When We
landed We were ready tor the hawkers
and psckers who were At the dock In
swarms- Talk about Niagara Falls or
Saratoga; the nowhng NIB OF grip
slingers and would-bs guides NJ Mack
nae beat anything ever witnessed At
Joppa OF Cairo. When they could not
get one price they would Jump to some
other figure until they had load for
.round the island" IL 10 Q tact that
many of these drivers knew absolutely
nothing about tho islands except 10 keep
Ia the roads leading TO different parts
OF the park.
Ne SLOW About Mursviag.
Let me say to tourists. don's be in .
hurry about selecting = hotel or car
rage or guide when you 20 70 Mack
mae. Keep cool and don't allow any
Of those howling dervishes to skin you
In lees than two minutes after you
have been on the island. II you are
good pedestrians walk up on the hill
and spend an nour or two in the old
fort and looking out upon the moot
bswitching and fascinating perspective
your eyes ever beheld- Then &, over
10 Blut Path, or Lovers Lane and
make the journey up TO Arch Rock
through An srchway Ok evergreens fes-
TONED with vines and foliage Of in
mite variety and beauty. A little
way from this place 10 the majestic
sugar Loaf rock towering upward 1874
feet and from whose crsvices are
growing ferns, spruce and several
kinda Of vegetation.
Visit other places of interest minutly
described IN history and return 70 din
ner, after which get aboard little yes
ael and circumveus the island. THIS
will Be one Of the real pleasures Of your
life. For IS cents you can enjoy this
privilege. With . good glass you can
bring the evergreen shore" near 10
you and every point of interest can be
distinctly traced, so that when you re-
turn 10 the starting point you Will have
secured = grand aggregate OF all the
interesting features Of the island, with
plenty OF time for looking up hotels
and cottages and again studying the
history of old Fort Mackinac.
The scenery. natural and artificial,
about the island 10 grand beyond de-
scripuon. No lover of my Michi-
gan should fail To see this historic old
island and oil connected with It.
Meeting some friends from Grand
Rapids. VINO came by boat with an ex.
eurson party from Bay View, We had
= most igntfui time on the island
ard At half past 4 o'clock We were
stesmspg out upon the straits toward
old Lake Michigan ~ happy . lot ~
ever boarded vessel.
To the rear the old fort. over 800
feet above water level, seemed 70 wave
parting adieu With the fiag that xissed
sery breeze, while tho Grand hote
stood out IA bold relief from . hack
ground of gray and green, rivalinl
ia bsauty the ciass,c buildings OF Cor
sntnisn and Doric arts
speeding over the Waves
speeding onward over the smooth
lake craft. exchanging salute and sing
ing sUer the sea" until the shadow
of evening began 10 fall and the gull
weary Of the days fight WAS returning
with low aud measured sweep To III
quiet home on some remote end lonely
beach. But Just nov the curtain ross
-
other. IN brilhancy and beauty. The
ing up the sspter OF day ipto the
aaseaiy hand of the goddess Of night
a. Il 80 snow her sadie majesty hi.
wealth of iuneous lustre and brilliant
illumination and thereby Win her fat
haad and At the altar of hymen ceie
bsxte the nupslsls which snail declare
tn<t "there shall be no night then
sne king OF dsy rohed himself in gar
n,ents OF irrlds>cent loneliness and
rot on = crown of dsxsnng briliiancy
So With gold. silver and ali manner al
precsous stones. transforming ths
rloods With indescrinabse Transparent
c,es. AGAINST the say there vAs 20 b,
sen q pyroteehniesl display rivAllux II
grandeur the md night scenes of {
hundred active voscsnoes. while tn'
water reflected in unsurpassed levelf-
ness the scintiliaaons Of thousand
aurora norssl8s
The dasky queen vas not son. how
ever. with sll tins display OF grandeur
and proceeded 80 of yore 10 crap tn
world n her somhre robes sitting II