The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-08-07
I'm ALL THE WORLD
NO TRIP LIKE ru,,.

or less OF an Atlantic traveller uors
made some fifteen trips scross a'las
ocean, and is more or less ts Inc
with this particular form Of h aull'a'
Its strong points are: "o''uay.
~ Absolute rest for mind and
(2) Unlimited fresh air, 0od'.
And Its weak points are.
"a Monotony.
~ Bad weather-frequentlv
with, or course, the strong points 49,.
the most important and entirely ~ n.a
dominant. e' Pre-
circumstances compelled tho r,.,.
this year to forego the usual "'lts
trip, as he had to go West. ua",
some detailed acquaintance with ,.u
road affairs, he was avora .a''
the Northern Steamship Comn,s As'
owned by the Great Northern
ated a steamer from Buffalo to DuIu.s
making the trip in three DAYS and =.
determined to try it. ~
He found a maer,s.u-.
ocean-going steamer close mon ~"
feet long, Of 5000 horsepower !"
veloping a speed of IS to % mi,e,
hour, fitted up in a style that bs ~.
lever seen surpassed on anv 49,
vessel, whatever her size. furn,.ks.
with large, airy staterooms lofty :.
looms and decks innumerable, the n,
deck being something like 70 ,o..
above the water. Brilliantly lit adn,.
rably ventilated and most onven,a-.
arranged as to all appointment,
Lake Erie is not especially pictu,.
esque as to its eastern end. -,
when the st. Clair river was enter.a
the scenery became beautiful $50
From that time, with a very few bo;,,,
OF open lake. the trip to Duluth va,
q succession Of changing pictures. anv
one OF which would make the forum.
OF an Atlantic route lucky enough ia
possess 1t exclusively. Just above M
troit there Is Belle Isle Park. wh,ch
Is surely the most beautiful public
park in the world, and it lies at n.
waters edge. Across the river n
sleepy Windsor. The river ia fuI, ~
excursion steamers plying up ana
down to half a dozen resorts. all an
the river and full of holiday crovd,.
n u steamer threaded It's WV
among them, meeting all kinds q
craft from ~ore-carriers and wha,a.
backs to naptha launches and rovins
boats. All this at sunset after 4 typ.
ical summers day with the mercury
standing at 70 degrees and no more!
Next day there was Mackinac Island.
looking something like a little Welsh
hshing village. with the hill rising d.
rectly from the waters edge, dotted
with summer cottages and here and
there a large hotel, and the bay filled
with all kinds Of sailing craft. Beauty
enough for one days steaming, You
would think, but in three hours W
cached st. Mary's river and passed
the famous 800" canal by MOONLIGHT
You are to imagine a stretch of river
miles, with campers on
svery point. their tents lit up. and
aere and there remains Of the Fourthb
oyrotechnics in course of dissolution
all on a still summers evening, 50
Till that the voices on the shore could
plainly be heard on our steamer as ws
until the roar Of the 800"
'apids drowned them as the town and
ne great lock came in sight. Finally
came into Lake Superior and en-.
on the last day Of the trip.
once more a variation in the seen.
Try. The red banks Of Lake Superior
'andstone topped with pine and cedar
no a refreshing GOODNESS in the air
aarked the change, and presently there
vas the Houghton-Hancock ship canal
'pening up with its twin copper cities
n the hills rising on each side, and it,
waters. The temperature at the
1oughton dock was 90 odd degreea
nth q strong southwest wind, but W
we're hardly out Of the canal whN
wraps n overcoats were In order for
first time since leaving Buffalo,
no we We're headed direct for Duluth
The writer's purpose Is y
ring out the fact that this Lake TIP
as all the advantages of an Atlantic
oyage with the disadvantages elm
lated altogether. You will note, first
nat the steamer itself Is of the oceal
'pe, only more comfortable; second,
lat the trip is three days long, which
lords time for a complete rest (Quiss
part from the fact that q round trip
New York city to Duluth with
= days steaming can be made b.
een Saturday morning and the fol-
wing Saturday night = and
lird, that there is no monotony about
ny part of 1t.
The emotion of surprise IN
3 ultimate degree is susceptible OF
lange into other emotions. To End
% bell-boys Tor cabin stewards) at
ntlye yet u~nobtrusive, the walters
and painstaking, the ships
ncers genial and communicative, tho
lrser a gentleman and a diplomat OF
9 nrst water. the cooking absolutely
'st-ciass, the staterooms clean and
ol-and all this with the other ad'
lntages noted in the foregoing, u
lough to arouse the ire of a man who
ny finds 1t out after 1t has been
alable nine years
Thu C%~-~-If- Ay~~%H rynof ~