The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-16
TOURIST TICKETS TO RESORTS IN
MICHIGAN AND THE LAKE RE-
GION VIA G.. r.. & L. NJ

The expense of enjoying a visit to resorts
in northern Michigan and the lake region
is materially lessened by concessions made
in the cost Of tickets during the season.
From June / TO Sept. 30, inclusive, special
rate tourist tickets may be obtained via
Pennsylvania lines to principal retreats in
THE LIST OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN
RESORTS
To which these low-fare tickets may be OBJ
tanned includes Traverse City. Petoskey,
Harbor Springs, Bay View, Wequetonsing.
Charlevoix, Sault Ste. Marie. Mackinaw
City and Mackinaw island and prin-
cipal points in the vicinity of Grand
Traverse bay, Little Traverse Bay
and Mackinac. Tickets will be sold from
Cincinnati and Louisville over the through
sleeping-car line from those points and may
be purchased at ticket offices of connecting
railways I'm the South.
SUMMER TRAIN SERVICE.
The train service for the season of 1900
will be better than ever. 1t will be as per-
feet as the Grand Rapids e. Indiana Rail-
way Company can a ii, and will con-
sist of perfectly equipped trains, making
quick time to all of the resorts in north
ern Michigan, with convenient hours leav-
ing and arriving.
From all of the principal Southern points
there will be prompt connections and
through sleepers to the far North. and
equally as convenient service on the re-
turn.
The cafe car service will be such as has
been given so successfully standard that
the patrons OF the ROAD expect.
THE NORTHERN EXPRESS.
A solid vestibuled train of modern Sleep
ing cars and coaches will run on about
the same schdule as last year, and will
make as rapid time. 1t will leave Cincin-
natl in the early evening, probably about
z p. m. every day, arriving in Grand Rapids
before daylight the next morning, and in
Petoskey, Bay View, Roaring Brook,
Weouetonsing and Harbor Springs about
$3.50 a. m. and at Mackinaw City about IL :15
a. m, making direct connections with ferry,
arriving at Mackinac island about noon.
Connects direct at Walton for Traverse
City, arriving at that point at $3.50 a. m,
connecting with Traverse bay line steam
ers for Omena, N-eahtawanta and all re-
sorts on Grand Traverse bay. Sleeping cars
will leave Louisville about 4 p. m daily
and Indianapolis 7:10 p. m. daily on the
Pennsylvania lines, and be attached to the
Northland Express at Richmond, Ind.
CAFE CAR
One of the best cafe cars that run on
any railroad In the country will be at
tached to the Northland Express at Grand
Rapids, running daily through to Mack
at one time and with a large corps of
trained walters that same prompt service
will be given this season as last. Meals
will be served a la carte at very moderate
prices, with especial attention paid to the
cuisine. The best the market affords in
season will be found on the menu. The car
Is lifted to meet the demands and require
ments of the rapidly increasing patronage
of this srain. and can be depended upon by
travellers to be a cause of comfort and
pleasure on their way to and from the
north.
REACHES ALL THE RESORTS.
The Northland Express will touch at all
the resorts on Little Traverse bay. From
Petoskey and Bay View it will leave the
main line and run over on the Harbor
Springs branch, stopping at Roaring Brook,
Wequetonsing and Harbor Springs. and
passengers from the south can arrive at
their destination at any of the resorts
without having to change cars or have
their baggage transferred. After making
these places the train will go on to Mack
inaw City and connect with the car fer
ries for the upper peninsula and the boats
TO Mackinac island. At Walton Junction
close connections will be made for Traverse
City and from thence by boats to all points
on Grand Traverse bay, Spring Beach.
Omena. Northport. Edgewood, Neahtawan-
ia, Old Mission. etc.
sOUTH-BOUND SERVICE.
The returning service will be as complete
as the going. The south-bound Northland
Express will leave Mackinaw City in the
afternoon and also all of the Little Traverse
bay resorts. arriving at Chicago. Cincin-
natl and Indianapolis early the next MORN
ing. Louisville about noon and st. Louis
about 2 D. m.
The cafe car will be attached every day
between Mackinaw City and Grand Rapids.
TIME IN EFFECT.
The summer schedule, with sleeping. par
Tor and dining car service, as outlined in
the foregoing, will go into effect June is.
and will be discontinued Sept 30.
Time table folders giving full and de-
tailed as to train service.
steamer connections, etc, will be issued
about June ! and can be had upon appli-
cation TO the principal ticket agents or by
addressing w. w. RICHARDSON, ID. p.
A. Indianapolis, Ind. or C.. L. LOCK
WOOD. General Passenger Agent. O.. r.
& !. Railroad, Grand Rapids, Mich.