Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-09-14
ON GRAND MANITOUL|N.
The Biggest Of a Group that Cor
tains 10000 Islands.
THE INDIANS JUBILEE.
Miss Stearus Tells How the Red Men
Hohored the Pope-A Pictur-
espEe Archipelago.

grO, MISS ' al Aai4AeitQuFSl Nt0 Tor
our trip 10 Grand Manitouln island. we
didn't know that We We're going back 10
the idyFie simplicity of the Golden Age.
said Miss +. r. Stearns, who, with Miss
Agnes Van yalkenburgh, returned Sat
urday evening from vacation trip to
hear ioE which makes the listener long
to goiand do likewise that actually
was the case. Two weeks of such pure
and uialloyed delight II never has been
my fortune to know before, and l feel
like Spreading the good tidings, that all
worm and weary folk may know where
ia ind perfect Arcadian simplicity and
peace, enjoyed in the midst of beauty
Of scenery equal to anything on the face
of the earth, | am sure.
Thousands of Is:es.
Leaving Milwaukee on the North
Land, when we reached Maekinac, we
changed to steamboat of one of the
Canadian lines, and made the trip to
Grand Manitoulin island, through the
waters OF the North channel, a voyage
that has no peer for sheer delight. In
and out among the myriad islands the
steamboat threads its way through
waters clear as crystal, in whose depths
the Islands lie reflected as in mirror
Thirty thousand islands. all yerdure
crowned, there are i'll this archipelago
the thousands of islands which are rocky
formations without vegetation upon
them. Now the Canadian government
is making a new survey, which will add
these islands to those already numbered.
Imagine, If you can, these lnnumerable
islands. rising. strata upon strata of the
beautiful sandstone formation, in bril-
liant rainbow tints, from the clear water.
each with its crown of evergreen trees,
each n gem of perfect beauty each
Gantnip invtlinr oil
In some places the channel narrOwS until
it is but sixty feet wide, and when this
narrow and tortuous part of the course
is reached a double wheel is used to safe
ly guide the boat through the difficult
way. 1t seemed as though we could al |
most touch with our hands the rocky
shores of the bordering islands.
AT Mapitowauing.
Our destination was the little town of
Manitowaning, ON Great Manitoulin |
island, which, YOU know, is the largest
flesh water island in the world. On this |
island is the beautiful Lake Manitou, ~
iEg 500 feet above the level of the sea,
while the island itself is 300 feet above
sea Level. When we reached the town
Of Little Current. we telephoned over to
the Manitou house, at Misunderstanding. |
asking that rooms be made ready for |
~, Other than the boats which sion at |
the Island. and this telephone, there are
no connections with the outside world |
IL she little town, even the telegraph |
briHg no nearer than Little Current. 1t |
was O'clock in the evening when our |
boat reached the wharf at Manitowan-
ing and the entire island was wrapped |
in darkness. save for the bright lights in |
the Manitou house. high UP on wooded |
slope, where they had made brilliant IL |
Elimination in honor of the two travellers |
who had telephoned oyer,--a great event |
in that primitive spot. At the wharf |
were the proprietor of the hotel and two |
snail boys. one with a lantern, for there |
was no other light, and thus eseorted 1
we commenced the ascent of the slope to !
the hoteI, up a series of steps. | counted |
each one, and when we reached our room I
found that we had climbed just eighty |
SIX steps.
Then began a week of perfect pastoral
simplicity. of Arcadian delights The |
little town, built against the slope of the !
HILL NUMBERS only about 200 inhab |
itants. and Il m1a primiti!p, unspoiled |
people I never saw. Tine nand of the |
Spoiler in the shape of the summer re |
s3rter, has never touched the place, and |
the people are kindly. generous, hospit- |
able and unsulied by any breath of |
modern life Just as an example, let |
me tell you of an incident that occurred |
during our first mornings walk down |
the picturesque street. We came to !
little building. evidently, from its archi- |
lecture, once a church. but just as evil |
IDENTIFY used now as a dwelling house, for |
there were curtains at the windows, and |
the yard in front was filed with glow |
ing flowers, dahias petunias, sweet |
pease phloX, and all the old-fashiOned. |
understanding favOrites. AS we looked |
and wondered a woman came ont |
Good morning she said. you are |
had Just come. I hope you will have a |
pleasant time ON the island she said. i /
would like to have Won come and see me
While you are here ana then she made |
Us wait while she picked for us a huge
noUGuet Of the gay flowers. A little /
further down the street woman stood |
IN ler yard shaking Il rug. Good morn |
Iqg she said. Have you inst arriyed| |
We told her yes, we had come the night /
before. 1 hope you will have a pleasant /
time. she said. Won't you come and
see me while you are here:' A bit fur
taer down the street we saw q grocery |
sore where there were some delightful |
lsiJle baskets and boxes and trinkets |
N't'h OF SWePtgraSs, and we went in /
40 invest. The proprietor, as we were
ABOUT - leave, asked US if we liked To
row. We told him we dotted on it. and /
then he offered us his boat for the entire |
eIHhlng, saying he would come down !
ahd open the boathouse for us at : I
na9ch. Sure enough. he was there, and F.!
we mad his boat for two hours. enjoy
IA- me most delightful row on the still !
WAFER. And these were but fair illus /
l4uonS OF the waTm-heartcd. simple !
''tiAt3 u tue lCQlhc. IsNefN DlEnt {
while we were there the village people |
SgAj us great arnfuls of sweet pease |
I.eA as You never saw. every color of /
F ~ rainbow and many more. in wonder
~ nominations Of harmony. and when |
came away nearly everyone in the /
"4 came down to the wharf to say
Haven't Learned to Rob.
Ihey have not yet learned to over |
F.aJse the tourist and the prices are ri !
..IoIsIy low. Beard at the best hotel |
>,S less than a dollar a day. a horse /
s.u buggy can be had for an entire aft
aa''h Tor dollar, You GO for a four |
;"i san Tor 10 cents. and everything is /
81 ~ axe proportion. Apples. 10 cents /
yankee it is Si8 a TON.
ne ar on the island is ike nothing /
,rtseF knew before Perfectly pure. IN |
.-'.p oy any breath OF smoke or CRIME. /
mere IS no manufacturing on the J
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