The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-08-19
ANNUAL EXCURSION OF THE
WISCONSIN EDITORS.


III. carried on board the Wis Editors
Association enroGte TO Niagara Falls
and Canada on their annual excursion.
The lake was calm on the trip over.
and the monotonous vibrations of the
sleeping cars on board soon rocked
the occupants to sleep. Breakfast
was served on deck the next morning
with the boat in sight of Ludington.
Arriving at Ludington the sleepers
were soon placed on the rails and to
gether with Flint x Pere Marquette
psrlor car constituted 2 special train
for Detroit.
The route from Ludington to Sag.
NAV lies IN region very similar to
that from New London north to Anti
go, the country being thickly covered
with stunted woods ard dotted with
many lakes.
Stopping few minutes for dinner
at Saginaw, the party proceeded with
ont delay to Detroit The region from
Saginaw to Detroit constitutes the
fruit belt of Lower Michigan. Arriv
ing at Detroit at $3.50 o. m, Saturday
the association found their carriages
waiting for them at the depot and
were driven around the city and
through Belle Isle Park. distance of
ii miles. Detroit somewhat resembles
Milwaukee but is more cleanly and its
streets are almost entirely of asphalt.
Belle Isle Park the most beautiful
park met with on the trip, containing
numerous statues and many wild ami
mails, among them being several buf
falo, and It's many miles of streets are
Of macadam and are kept in perfect
condition. The park borders the De
troit river. After the drive around
he pork the association returned to
the Russell House for supper and left
Detroit for Niagara at 1870 Saturday
night On the Grand Trunk II. r., ar
irving at Suspension Bridge early
Sunday morning. Here the sleepers
were detached from the,regufar train
and drawn mp to Niagara where the
party put mp at the Temperance
liouse.
Niagara is city of 10000 inhabi
tants and the number of passenger
trains arriving daily is something
wonderful for city of this size. the
closest estimate placing It at no less
i than 80 passenger trains a day. On
this particular Sunday there were 10.
600 pxcursionists in the city.
The sleepets of the association were
TO remain in Niagara until Monday
night and the party at once broke up
into several groups of pleasure seekers
and proceeded to take in the sights
If Niagara.
Among the places of interest are
Prospect Park, Inclined Railway,
American Falls. Goat Island Cave of
he Winds, Three Sister Islands and
Horseshoe Falls. all on tie American
side. On the Canadian side may be
seen the front view of all the falls
Victoria Park, Bu n ng Springs and
Captain Wehb's SWIM. Other places
of interest are the great Niagara Tun
mel. Cantilever Bridge, Whirlpool Rap
ids and the new steel ircb bridge.
No adequate idea of the hight of the
Falls can be obtained unless one puts
on waterproofs and goes down to the
bottom of tie Fails and looks upward.
The driving spray far surpasses the
most violent rainstOrm and in some
places the wind caused ly the falling
water Is almost sufficient to take ones
breath away. An elevator carries the
party IN waterpoofs down a perren
dicular distance of 200 feet to the foot
path leading under the Falls. The
view from the steamer Maid of the
Midst is nothing in comparison to the
view obtained by putting on the wat
erproofs and going to the bottom of
the Falls.
Goat Island contains beautiful
drive. and through the centre of the
island is footpath leading through
the thlckest of the growth Of under
brush and woods. Bridges connect
Goat Island with Luna Island and
Three Sister Islands, each almost as
beautiful and romantic spot as Goat
Island. The Z. s. government closes
the entrance to Goat Island every dav
at sun down, as it would be danger
Gus to venture out there after dark as
one might be murdered and robbed
and his body thrown over The falls
which would end all chances of dis
covery.
The steel arch bridge of the Grand
Trunk railway is regarded rs the
greatest engineering feat of the kind
IN America. 1t is LOO feet long and
the centre of the arhh is 226 feet above
The water. IT replaces the old Sus-
pension bridge buiit in 1882 The foot
ana carriage Suspension bridge has a
total length Of 1.26S feet.
Queen Victoria Park owned by the
Canadian governments, is free to the
tourist and is the very embodiment of
loneliness. From it can be seen to the
best possible advantage the American
Falls. 1000 feet wide and 100 feet
high, and the Horseshoe Falls, named
from It's shape. 1900 feet in length
and also $50 feet high.
Sunday was spent by the associa-
ton in viewing these points Of inter
est and the next day the party travel
ed over the Great Gorge E!ettric
Route. The Route skirts the Cana.
dian bank from Queentown to Chin
pewa AID Is splendid way to see the
Niagara river with all It's points of in
terest, among them being the old vii
lage OF Queenslon, once d prosperous
town and containing within its Dor
ders the spot whore General Brock
was killed. A stone erected by the
Prince of Wales marks the exacr SPOT
On either side lies the Fruit Garden
of Canada, and on the right of the
ronte is Brooks monument, IS5 feet
high.
Monday afternoon the Association
took the electric road from Niagara to
distance of 20 mil IS. At
Buffalo they w-re met by Mr. III Baker
a represen alive of the American Type
Foundry who took them TO the office
of the Buffalo Enquirer, where they
" ere MT by Commodore Com ors, the
owner of the paper who took them ON
hoard bis magnificent steam yacht.