The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-12
.EXCURSIONISTS
ENJOY SELVES
MANY TAKE m PORT ARTHUR
TRIP, BUT BIGGER CROWD
GOES TO MAR
oUETTE.

OF the two big excursions given
under the auspices of the Sons of ~.
George of Hancock ana Calumet, that
which was run To Marquette ycstcr-
day was attended by far the larger
/ crowd and was i'm many respects the
most greatly enjoyed, ON account OF
! the pleasant weather conditions at
| tending the voyage down the lake ana
| its shorter duration, the two nights
spent going ana returning from the
Canadian journey proving very tr-
| ing for most of those who went.
The United States carried about
$50 people Ia Port Arthur ana $50
to Marquette. The boat was over an
hour late leaving the dock Friday
night for Canada, and il was L.
! o'clock when the ship left the canal
II raiucd nearly an night ana dense
fog delayed the PASSAGE both going
and returning, the eXcursionists being
four hours late in arriving at Port
Arthur.
The visitor were received by
band and automobiles, and brief
address Of welcome was made hy Act
ing Mayor Dawson of Port Arthur
to which George Ptym Of Quincy re-
spondcd on behalf uf the Americans
from Portage Lake Most of the eN-
oursionists, however. were not aware
.of amy speechmaking, leaving the
ship Immediately and scattering about
TO seek means of entertainment and
rofreshment The bah game between
the Dollar Bay team and the Port
Arthur professional team constituted
the principal diversion of the after
noon on Saturday The Canadians de-
feated the Dollar Bays by 4 10 3, hut
the American team put up a coed OK
hibition and gave a most credita-
BILE account of themselves, ouly oeing|
defeated by reaTons of going AGAINST
a team composed of professional play
ers.
Port Arthur was left at about six
o'clock. and the homeward journey
was weary one, everybody being
tired ont from being mp all night on
Friday, an day Saturday and with no
prospect of any sleep until reaching
home, A delay en- route home was
occasioued by running into some FISH
nets and fog outside the canal SO
that II was half past two o'clock sun
day morning when the boat tied uni
at the Copper Range dock i'm Hough- !
ton
The departure for Marquette Sum |
day morning was made at o'clock |
from the Copper Range dock. Many |
Hanc1Cl people hid assembled earlvl
AZ the Close e Hodgson dock i'm Han |
cock. and after waiting for over an
hour for the boat To cross over were
asked 10 cross GO the other side OF
the lake to embark There was a
slight rain during the morning run
but the lake was not much ruffled. no
one being III, ANA the voyage being i'm
every way an enjoyable one. Mar
ouctte was reached at 2:45 and an
immense crowd of Marquette people
greeted the copper country residents
hours i'm looking about the city ana
enjoying themselves i'm various ways
The boat was 10 have started back
Mt 5:ij but IL was after when she
left. The ride home by moonlight
was delightful until. after passing Glei
entry at midnight, II began u rain
and the rain was still falling hard f!
when the United States finally ar
rived at the Copper Range dock AT {
$50. Street cars and Copper Range
specials were waiting for the tired ,
pleasure seekers and everybody rushed {
as quickly as possible for home and
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