The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-16
LITTLE TRAVERSE Bay
IT'S RESORTS STILL PATRONIZED ny
MANY INDIANIANS.
Bear story from Bear Lalxe-The Hay
Fever Season Opened-CarnivaI
Night at WfnOna Park.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WEQUETONSING Mich, Aug. H.-There
has been no more perfect summer than the
present in all the annals of resort life
here. Some one said. THE weather at
home in Indiana is dreadful, and night is
worse than day. and the chorus an
swered, while moonlight silvered Traverse
bay and soft winds were blowing, 1T
doesn't seem possible!'
After the regatta the bay has been a
pretty scene, with white sails speeding over
the blue waters and now that moonlight
evenings have come pleasures multiply.
There are moonlight excursions on the
water and hay-rides on the bluffs. Charm
ing entertainments are given by chartering
for the evening the Thomas Friant or the
Hazel, the large, commodious steam ferry
boats that make the hourly circuit of Lit
tie Traverse bay, inviting a congenial COM
pany, and with music, song and dancing,
and the beauty of the moonlight, no one
can fail to have a delightful time If the
waves are not running too high for the
pleasure of a mixed company the boats try
the waters Of the outer bay. A moonlight
excursion was given last week from Har-
Dor Point by DR.. and Mrs. Graydon, Of
Cincinnati, on the Thomas Friant. Judge
Cleary, of Covington, Ind, and Percy and
Miss Hudson, of Covington, were among
the guests A party of Ohio ladies from
WequetOnsing gave similar excursion on
the Hazel. The company in each instance
numbered $50 chosen friends.
People sought refuge from the extreme
heat of the early summer by coming north
late in June and early in July. These early
Visitors came to stay. The special features
of resort life this season have been early
arrivals, permanence of summer communi-
ties and many strangers. The result will
be the opening of new resorts, the i'm
provement of hotels at points like Charlie
voix, Marquette and Sault Ste. Marie, where
new and large establishments are planned
and the revelation of unknown attractions
in this summer land.
Petoskey has always been the center for
summer travel and the Arlington, the we'll
known and popular halting place. Messrs.
N. L., S. l.. and r. Moore, of Mitchell, Ind,
and l.. c. Thayer and son, of Greenfield
are guests at the Arlington this week
M. h. h. King, OF Fort " ayne, is a recent
arrival. Miss Rose Rodabaugh, of Fort
Wayne, is at the Occidental Hotel in
PetOSkey.
At the euchre party at the Imperial on
Thursday evening Indiana distinguished
itself by carrying away the consolation
prizes. MIS-. ii. Alien, OF CONlnSlOn, lnQ.,
won a silver and onyx hatpin, and NJ. r.
Wachs, of Laporte, pair of delft china
cuff buttons.
Mr. C. P. Bender and family, from Bluff
ton, Ind, have been for some time in
Petoskey.
The round of lectures concerts and
classes at Bay View is followed with I'M
tagging interest. Professor f. w. Kemp
and Mrs. Kemp of Terre Haute, Ind, have
taken up the work of the Bay View Read
ing Circle with much enthusiasm. Pro-
fessor Kemp has conducted a travel class
and given much practical and useful in
formation about Germany.
season is drawing on apace. Mrs. Nichols
and Mrs. Soules, of Terre Haute, are
refugees from that dire malady, and are
guests at the Howard House, Bay View.
Rev. W. II. Daniels and family, from Rich
mond, are also at the Howard House.
There are all sorts of summer visitors in
this country, and now the gypsies have
come to town. band, with all the para
phernalta of camp outfit, passed early in
the week through the outskirts of Petoskey
and pitched their tents in the country near
Harbor Springs Every day they come to
town, dancing, and begging on the streets.
They are slender, dark happy-looking peo-
ple-true Romany on the pattrin trail.
They say a bear has been seen crossing
the railroad track near Bear lake - an
unusual circumstance to-day but not so
strange a few years ago. 1t is not so long
since bears were very common about
Traverse bay. The Indians have a profound
regard for 'mookwa," the bear, whom they
consider the incarnation of wisdom. Ac-
cording to their story, in the fall of 1867,
thirty years ago, there was a general con-
vention of bears on the shore of Traverse
bay. The news spread far and wide, and
the Indians came in great numbers from
Croche foot or in canoes, to hunt the
bear. The Indians were on fire with ex~
element An Indian agent named Smith,
who was making his regular visit upon the
wards" of the Nation, sprang into canoe
to see the fun. A huge black bear exas-
perated by pursuit, turned suddenly at bay,
a-IN,1 INT f11n far rcd
and paralyzed the agent with terror. The
Indians pelted him with stones from the
shore, pounded him with their paddles and
finally he was shot. 1t took six men TO
carry the bear to an encampment, where
great feast was held, the memory WHEREOF
still fingers. And HarbOr Point and Weque-
tOnsing and Bay View have taken the place
of these scenes of rude revelry, while lawn
fetes at Wequetonsing, porch parties at
the Point or dinners at the clubhouse take
the place of bear feasts on the shore.
1t has been the custom of past seasons to
have what are known as the Ohio and In
diana excursions during September. The
railroads this year have anticipated the sea-
son and already announced more than
dozen excursions that will afford an oppor-
most important are one from Petoskey TO
indianapolis Aug Is to % for the Young
Mems Christian Union, and one between the
same points Sept. s and 10 for the National
Encampment of Sons of Veterans.
People are still coming and going, and
the arrivals outnumber the departures. Ex-
cursiOnS to Georgian Bay, Marquette and
the 500 attract many people, and it is al
by boat or rail The trip is made in one
day from Petoskey.
Mr.. and Mrs w. w. CARAT and their
daughters Florence and Eleanor, from
Frankfort Ind, are recent guests at the
Murray House on the island. Mr.. and Mrs.
j. A. Hughston, of Laporte, Ind, are at
Harbor Springs this summer, where Mr..
Hughston's father is gratefully remembered
as the donor of an Episcopal church.
CARNIVAL, NIGHT AT WINONA.