Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-07-19
A SHORT OUTING.
Pencil Pushers Meet For business and
Pleasure, Mostly the Latter.

Wednesday with just fair attendance
Business sessions were held at which
matters of interest only To the pro
fesh' were discussed, and the balance
OF the time was consumed in drives,
about the village and adjacent resorts.
and general sociability. The head.
quarters were at Hotel Elston, very
nice, new house, built last season, and
conducted by Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Baker.
Wednesday evening the party was ten
dered banquet at the celebrated Char
leyoix Inn, one of the largest and finest
of the many resort hotels in the north.
Nothing was lacking to make this
event most enjoyable. The menu and
service was fine. The speeches which
followed were most happy. Judge l..
G. Palmer, of Big Rapids, was the
toastmaster and those responding were: !:
II. NJ. Enos, Hon. VIM. Alden Smith,
Hon A. I. Bliss, Perry Powers, u. N.
Dingley, j. II. Kidd and H. Il. Patten-
gill.
Thursday morning all boarded the
Pere Marquette train for Petoskey and
from thence proceeded by O.. II. & |. to
Oden, for a trip through the far famed
inland route by the little steamer Top
inabee, passing through Crooked lake,
Crooked river, Burt lake, Indian river
and Mullet lake to the Topinabee
hotel where a fish dinner was waiting.
The return was made by the same
route in the afternoon to Petoskey
where the party were guests at the New
Arlington, a finely conducted house.
Friday morning the party again
boarded a G.. II & |. train enroute for
Mackinac island. The day was bright
and pleasant and the trip too short TO
become in the least tiresome At
Macklnaw City the train ran out up
on the dock so that it was but step
from the train TO the transfer boat, the
which made the trip across
in about an hour. The scene from the
deck OF the boat is one surprising
beauty as we near the island, and one
that has received the praise of many
talented pens the owners of which have
Travelled far and seen many countries.
But our boat lands at the wharf and
We are brought back from dreamland
by hungry hoard of hotel runners,
hack drivers, etc. A bargain however
was soon struck and we are off for
drive about the island. Many OF our
readers have visited the island and
seen all these same sights and we will
not bore you with any detailed des-
scription. To one on his or her first
visit, there is no danger but what it
will prove very enjoyable The most
interesting points are Arch Rock, l49
feet high, Sugar Loaf 80 feet high,
Old Fort Mackinac, Point Lookout 29S
feet high, Fort Holmes, built by the
British in 1912, with an observatory
336 feet above the waters of the lake,
Lover Leap 40 feet high, and DEVILS
1t was just after leaving the last
named point that an accident hap
pened which came near ending the
pleasure OF the occasion for some OF the |
party at least. The following from
the Detroit Tribune of Saturday is
correct account:
while party, consisting OF Judge
Palmer and daughter of Big Rapids,
William A. Owen OF Toledo, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. G. Smith of Muir, Mr.. Cowdln
of Belding and G. II. Newell of Cold
water were making a trip around the
island near the DEVILS Kitchen, the |
neck yoke broke and the team started |
to run. The driver called upon them
to jump, which they did, except G. II.
Newell OF the Coldwater Courier, who
was unable to get out. The team dash
ed along the narrow road along the en-
and when near Point Look
out overturned, smashing the buggy. |
Mr.. Newell escaped with with slight
Injuries, his crutches being splintered. "
The seemingly Providential escape of |
Mr.. Newell, who is cripple, was cause
for great rejoicing with all as he is one
of the best known and most popular
members of the "gang."
The afternoon was given to steam
boat ride around the island and over
to ST lgnace where an hour was spent
which gave just time to see the inter-
Tor of the old Catholic church there
and visit Father Marquette's grave.
Now our party which had already met
losses since leaving Char
levoix was divided again, about one
half remaining at the Island until the J
next day when they took the big ID. &
O. boat for Detroit, the other half re-
turning to Petoskey, and from there
home or to visit other points as they
chose.
Mackinac island is rich field for the /
artist, poet, novelist, antiquarian and |
historian, Mythology too, plays its
mart and IL "A L..