Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-28
1ns Over the Broad Bosom Of
the Mlssssslppi.
eight DAYS ON A STEAMER
oRisxht Hssfr A~Ay troa D~ss.
MAI 4nd Oshes DssAsre-ssAe Feat
srss sr Travel by Rail-

Un0-th frrtur~fs 81 rrS*fA menu t11S ~ v
Nosnsns can prove more exhsiarating.
oors beneficial a truly enjoyable -
Ne eve. the uliod and body. than .
sk>ass from rsslresd. heat and dust 10
s1e ~ TIE NJ ssissippi or Ohio river
steamers where can - had sufficient
Gspe a scsasry. hlufs. hills. rslis. roek-.
eelfis and fats. such vafictiss NJ inter
eats ~hich are pleasing 10 the eye and
spothing % the mind and all for the
ofaple price % hotel beard. room. led
s1a transportation Included Any one
a hmitesl means and IN Feed u re~f
shoald Jaxe tina trip ia preferences ~
overland trips. tor IL Gill Aid 10 health.
D. -fFength and Ia life.
We BEARDED the steamer az 81 Paul.
passing -nccesslon II pretty suburban
villages. making stops az Newport and
Pinc Bead Reaching Hastings. twenty
-svsu utles beIox ~. Paul ve stopped
long enough ~ Wait the pretty little
N~rmiiiion river AZ floss about one.
hall uliie ecst - Hastings. and which
se delight ~ visit a. often a.
of,purtaaity presents. Smooth as
Eia--. it Winds "a say over the
nnsfu!ating Prairies~ where no one
ever thought II seelng flowing
water A abort distance above where
sh- waters q this beautiful and elevated
prairie nver enters. and minxIes with
that oe tn Mississippi river. are the
N~rnil.inn Pals They are about forty
feet m highth. IL - a most beautiful.
romantic attic spot q Gods creation;
- delightful ~ modest. 80 retired les
rocky taeks ADD cliffs are skir;ed with
small OAKS. c-dars. pines and vines.
frpo among which pour numerous muir.
suring little springs and brooks. but
a. nlust bad sdisu ~ this b~aurful
spot ~ a. must o. all things which are
BEAUTIFUL and losable on earth
stops AZ Way stations
Our next stop n Prescott. three miles
telo~ Hastings. Its pretty hrtle COT
tsze- look down upon th. river ST. Croix
on the north and the father % waters on
tns vest The ST. Croix 10 the division
line between Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Prescott being located on the north
baax - the former river and state. We
scxf and al Diamond BLUFF, thirteen
"a .rs teiow. All 10 quiet in the efiil Ut
t. nixhL 4 blast % the whistle and a
stroke - the bell and we lard. then pas
90 90 fgenton. sx miles below. Here
a. nASs a r-vrrential midnight bow.
Thea ca we pass 10 lively little Red
winx. three niles below. and fifty two
miles ~outh 20 ~ Paul. We then make
a stretch q twelve miles TO the noted
-Nsiden Rock Daylight approaches.
ard We saw at a distance the broader
VA, q the river into Lake Pepin-
Vow comes the pretty village u
.Alaisi.n Eock" which hes nodestly
a. hi~n IN deep glen. surrounded 10y
- found rocks. ferns and trees. On
pass. aud fuar miles south we round
l. .of;y hight % Maiden Rock" %
V<hich romantic legend IL a familiar
heusehald story Frontenas lies three
sailc- below the rock. and from there we
Yassed 90 "a Lake City. six miles below.
Ine vhisfie. the bell. and We we're
landed. Then with the signal and .
sriash - The wheel we depart in quiet
teacr dowu % Stockholm Here tho
government has constructed break
waters Or tho protection of boats dur
inE storms "a the inland lake. On we
pcs o. Fepiu. ar miles south. and here
i The prettess beach on the lake. seven
niiss farther down - Reeds Landing.
and three miles beyond lies Nahashaw.
We pas- on 10 Alma FOR brief stop.
AID found " a prosperous. well hallt
foFr. On We move % Minnesota, de-
tsuce q ten niles. and los miles below
Is Paul
Among the Germans.
Our nsxt stop was Fountain City.
-lsrsu milss below the latter place. This
= a fuen n about Loo population. and
Vss seemingly doing brisk business.
We xerr insormrd that here. a. at Alma.
th@ people still sing Die Yacht Am
Rbs,n.' and that they understood per
fsctiy the meaning u "Gemiitlich-
ksit They are happy people. They
at and >livs az though they meant 20
ss,airr al thr COMFORTS and rational IN.
ioymsnt 81 earth These villages are n
genuine German make up. Tie people
So unseldsh. happy and genial. and ael
don use any other language than Ger
man
We are row Al Winons. named after
the beautiful Indian queen. This is a
handspule city n about 1Acs yopu
iatsnr. % - located On plateau. and
rnrrpund~,i ~ an smihithester SHAPED
biaf NiaSns - the bus.n.s~ metro
yolis n southern Minnesota. and has
some - tho fne-, sas and Touring mills
~ ne country Rack - the city sfsrds
L. f'IANNftH. TIE filtl Ni~tlNfE anu MAJ J.
Ntife sugar Lat. add two mile. he
ier iifs taatmnre Our nert stop Eas
lrpanp~slran Biar a mountain set IA
the sster Ard oue nile farther down
sol ihir's-s eaii-- below Winons. srs
numero1~ Indian mounds. where 10
BARRED mary ~ The cd time warriors
Here stands sl~n the r~mslns - at oh
French fnst. from which have beer
tsssn many curious implements - ssl
u@~,l - the Atofixine- Ousard ~
ps-se,i ~ i'reshacb. ts~nty four nile.
irioF Rinars The inhabitants - ths,
rlses are ua-tly Germans and they tAia
tleir aiothef sneza~
ALA sr,--~ wisconsin
We are 900 a, he city - la cro.-e
~ifh a papalstnrn q - n - tn,
s-cood cify IN ihe state a Ni~con@in. II
h.s a lsrge business srd rnanufsrturins
isfer~sf fh~ extrussve SHOTS ADD FOUND
hoa-~- - The Basiingtpa are locates
here. also a kne riah hcur fnr the -
- fhe ssiiroai ~myiore- Leaving Il
Cf,.~ss az had o~rf a. er.,wnvili-. sey
sries iusn ~ river Thirteen m lee 30
- IA Carn--~ - ceras. . t,~n n i'm
rorfares n vac nar@d fns an Italia
ceisng. snirh myst~ssousiy dsiftesi hers
ss@ar y~aF. ago AMI .~tsA~s parma
r~rfif
- - a. n Nicsosy. lness~d -aghl
rsiIe- fet1~ f.vncs Ihts pisr~ IA.
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