The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-09-03

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| We have not space to dwell upon all
| the points of interest at Mackinac. 1t
is today the summer center of much of
the wealth of the states bordering on
the three upper great lakes. The place
| is crowded to its utmost with visitors.
At this time every hotel was crowded
to overfoWing with the seasons guests
and transient tourists, while the hum
dreds of summer homes, some of them
palatial in proportions and regal in
furnishings, are in the full blast of the
summers gayest scenes. Its early his
| tory is associated with the French mis-
sionary exploits of the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries and the Indian
warfare of those days, while the war OF
1872 saw many stirring scenes of strife
upon its hill tops. Its summer pOpula
tion numbers many thousands, but it's
permanent residents number 700 1t
has republican vote of forty-two Ind
democratic vote Of 100. OF the per-
manent inhabitants three fifths are
Catholics, one-fifth Protestants, and, as
the old superintendent Of the fort de-
clared, e-fifth heathens. Nearly all
of the is and, except where the village
stands, belongs to the state OF Mlchl-
gan and is reserved as state park.
Old Fort Mackinac, that was built by
the French in 1882, is maintained and
kept up as a curiosity, and the drives
and other attractions of public nature
are preserved and kept in order by the
state of Michigan. A nine-mile drive
in a carriage, which we thoroughly en-
loved, took us to Arched Rock, Sugar
Loaf Rock, FIT. Holmes, Point Lookout,
the DEVILS Kitchen, Lovers Leap, the
Wishing Well and dozen or so places
of romantic beauty or historic interest.
Across the strait to the north likes st.
Ignace, where the remains Of Pere Mar
quette are said to rest. Many OF the
party were Photographed on Arched
Rock, which is in reality the most in
teresting natural wonder on the island.
We met Col and Mrs. Strong and Hugh
Angus at the Island. and Miss Eva
Andrews, whose home is at Mackinac,
and who has often visited in Kenosha,
met our party and partook of the Sun
day evening dinner with us.
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We left Macknac in the night and
were routed out early the next morning
at Detour to view the scenery of the
famous st. Mary's river. The ride was
very enjoyable and the views to be OBJ
tanned between DetOur and the 500 are
grand. At one bend in the narrow
channel fourteen vessels could be seen
in long file following one close behind
the other. 1t is only where the channel
widens into lakes that vessels going the
same way are allowed to pass those in
front because Of the former frequent
collisions occasioned by the rush to be
first at the 500 locks. This rule, eS
tablished last June, was unknown TO
Capt C. b. Hart, of our boat, who
passed three vessels in the narrOWs
shortly before reaching the 500 and was
fined 5000 by the government inspector
in charge when we landed at the 500.
One of the features of the visit to Sault
Ste Marie was the passage of our boat
up through the new mammoth lock on
the American side, said to he the larg-
est lock in the world, and crossing
above the rapids, passing back through
the locks on the Canadian side. Pass
ing through the Canadian locks the
boat rounded below the rapids to the
American side, where carriages were in
waiting and where committee OF
Saulr Ste Marie newspaper meD and
citizens and ladies received the ex-
cursionists and invited them to ride
through the city to Fort Brady, where
four companies of regulars are sta
toned. The quarters and buildings
are said to be uneXcelled as military
post in this country. That evening the
party enjoyed a hop at the club house
of the Sault Ste Marie Boat club to the
music Of the orchestra which the eXcur
sionists carried with them, which lasted
until nearly midnight, and which
proved q very enjoyable diversion.
Quite a number of residents were also
present at the hop.
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Tuesday morning found our steamer
nalf way down st. Mary's river in the
homeWard turn. Passing into Lake
Huron again, a run was made to Che
boygan. The sea was rather rough and
quite a number were seasick, but the
sensation passed off quickly when Che
boygan was reached, and after a two
hours stay the boat left for Mackinac
island, where a short stop was made
Just at sun down. A smooth nights
run bsought the good ship to Escanaba
at o'clock Wednesday morning. The
town was hardly astir, but after break
fast, through the kindness Of the local
superintendent of the Chicago & North
western ore yards and docks, the party