Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-08-07
ELEGANT
JOURNEY
sin All the World There's No
Trip Like This" Says Thos.
F. Woodlock in Wall Street
Journal of july 18th.

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Journal of July 18th.
Your correspondent is more or less
of an Atlantic traveller, having made
some fifteen trips across the ocean,
and Is more or less familiar with this
particular form CT holiday. It's strong
points are:
(1) Absolute rest for mind and
body.
(2) Unlimited fresh air.
And it's weak points are:
(1) Monotony.
(2) Bad weather-frequently
with, Of course, the strong points
much the most important and entire
ly predominant.
Circumstances compelled the writer
this year to forego the usual Allan
tic trip, as he had togo West. Hav-
ing some detailed acquaintance with
railroad affairs, he was aware
that the Northern Steamship company
owned by the Great Northern
operated a steamer from Buffalo to
Duluth, making the trip in three
days, and he determined to try It,.
He found a magnificent
ocean-going steamer close upon 400
feet long, of s, 1000 horsepower, devel-
.oping a speed Of 10 to % miles an
hour, fitted up in astyle that he has
Q seen surpassed on any ocean
vessel, whatever her size, furnished
with large airy staterooms, lofty sa-
looms and decks innumerable, the top
deck being something like ~ feet
above the water. Brilliantly lighted,
admirably ventilated, most convenient
ly arranged as to all appointments
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Lake Erie is not especially pictur-
esque as to it's eastern end. \ 4
When the St. Clair river was entered
the scenery became beautiful. = x \
From that time, with a very few
hours of open lake, the trip to Duluth
was a succession of changing pictures,
any one Of which would make the
fortune of an Atlantic route lucky
enough to possess it exclusively.
Just above Detroit there is Belle Use
Park, which is surely the most beau.
tiful PUBLIC park in the world, and it
lies at the waters edge. Across the
river is sleepy Windsor. The river
is full of excursion steamers plying
up and down to half a dozen resorts,
along the river and all full of holt
day crowds, and Jul steamer thread
ed its way among them, meeting
all kinds Of craft, from ore-carriers
and whalebacks to naphtha launches
and rowing boats. All this at sun
set after a typical summers day
with the mercury standing at 70
degrees, and no more.
Next day there was Mackinac Is
land, looking something like a little
Welsh fishing village, the hill rising
directly from the waters edge, dotted
with summer cottages and hele and
there a large hotel, and the bay filed
with all kinds of sailing craft.
Beauty enough for one days steam
ing, you would think, but in three
hours we reached st. Mary's river
and passed the famous $500 canal
by moonlight. You are to imagine
a stretch of river some miles long
with campers at every point, their
tents lit up, and here and there re-
mains of the Fourth's pyrotechnics in
course Of dissolution-all on a still
summers evening, so still that the
voices on the shore could plainly be
heard on our steamer as we passed,
until the roar of the $500 rapids
drowned them as the town and the
great lock came in sight. Finally
we came into Lake Superior and en-.
tered on the last day Of the trip.
Once more a variation in the seen
cry. The red banks of Lake Superio:
sand stone topped with pine and ceda,
and a refreshing GOODNESS in the al:
marked the change and PRESENT.,
there was the Houghton Hancock shi]
canal opening up with Its twin cope
cities on the hills rising on eacl
. side, and its red waters. The TEN
!, perature at the Houghton dock was 9
odd degrees, with a strong southwes
wind but we were badly out Of tn
canal when wraps and overcoats wer
in order for the first time since leav
ing Buffalo, and we were heade
. direct for Duluth.
| The writer's purpose is
t bring out the fact that this Lake tri
! has all the advantages of an Atlanti
| voyage with the disadvantages elimi
mated altogether. You will note
first, that the steamer itself is Of tn
ocean type, only more comfortable
b second. that the trip is three day
long, which affords time for a con
plete rest quite apart from the fat
0 that a round trip from New Yor
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