The Detroit times., 1916-08-05
Wonderful Circuit of Cities
Follows Boundaries of
Commonwealth.
ROUTE MAY BE VARIED
Our Motorists Have Before Them
AIIuring Array Of Scenic
Journeys.

Michigan Is the nations summer Va.
cation playground. with its smaller
lakes almost countless, its two great
lakes. and it's elongated shore-line, its
rivers and it's forests, IL spreads be-
fore tho vacation ENTHUSIASTICALLY the
man who may seek his vacation in an
automobile)--an array OF beauty and
delight. worthy OF a poets dream.
Nevertheless, though our state
stands In the front rank for popula.
| ton OF automobile owners, as we'll
as manufacturers. and though this va
| cation land has always beokoned "a
| them. there ie no widespread realiEa-
ton OF what Michigan offers It's own
automobilists Well should our mo-
torist with a vacation on his hands
| this summer start out TO explore the
beauties and delights OF an extended
| tour Of his own state.
Easy state to Route
Our state 10 perhaps the easiest In
| the entire Union in which to chart An
| automobile tour. II Is unique in that
| q grand tour OF IL would practically
| follow the governmental boundaries
Of the commonwealth. one may start
at any OF our cities on either OF our
Great Lakes. and trsnscribe the con-
tour OF our state with his automo-
bile wheel tracks
The grand tour OF tours follows
nearly always within hailing distance
OF the lake front, except along the In
diana boundary line, from Detroit.
through Mt. Clemens. Port Huron. Bay
City. Mackinaw, Petoskey, Traverse
City. Manistee. Muskegon and St
Joseph. To these cities may be added
an inland stretch through Paw Paw.
Kalamazoo, Battle Creek. Jackson
and Ypsilanu. While not all OF tho
route--so far as the roadway Is con-
cerned-would please tho average
automobile owner, the scenic beauty
would. Moreover. IL can be varied by
detours or shortened 20 suit the driv-
er's within and fancy, or the dictates
OF the length Of his vacation. on this
trip the tourist would view every
phase OF Michigan life and develop
ment and every type OF Its scenic
beauty.
Gong UP the West Michigan Pike
system. OF which there are two
branches one along the shore
through Muskegon and Manistee the
other through Kalamazoo. Grand Rap
IDS and Cadillac--the tourist reaches
Traverse City. ready for the trip
around the tip OF the peninsula. II
he has travelled the shore route he
has traversed delightful country,
skirtinE at all times many lakes. Ths
inland route passes through pretty
T
Road TO Mackinac straits
From Traverse City, the route leads
through the finest resort district OF
MichiEan--Charlevoi Petoskey and
finally Macklnaw. opposite Mackinao
Island
The East Michigan Pike strikes
Cheboygan. Alpena, and finally
reaches Saginaw; whence the compile
/ tion OF the grand tour may be ef-
fected either through Flint. or by
way OF vassar. Port Huron, and down
/ the Ct. Clair River.
The lower stretch OF the tour-the
! cross state section OF it-may be
/ routed through Ypsilanti. Jackson,
! Battle Creek and Kalamazoo, with
/ noteworthy stop at Ann Arhor. the
! seat of the University OF Michigan, or
I IL may be charted through the hill
/ country-Adrian. Hillsdale. Coldwater
and rejoin the route at Battle Creek.
/ A construction OF the grand tour
! may be charted with Grayling as the
/ northern terminus. Important among
! the many attractions on this tour Ia
/ the Hanson State Military Reserve,
the permanent camp OF the National
/ Guard The reserve. which has an
J area OF 1900 acres. Is situated on
| Portage Lake. surrounded with beau
tifui hills. Included in the reserve 10
great game preserve. where there
/ are large numbers of deer, elk,
badger. beaver. and great docks OF
| game birds.
Popular with Motorists
Graylins 10 fast becoming a pcvr-
! lar spot for motorists Our army ofi-
GERS assert that Hanson IL the finest
/ military camp In the country. Tho
! beautiful Au Sable River flows
| through this region.
The route TO Crawling should be
charted through Saginaw. Bay City.
| Stsndish, and Roscommon County. in
which are the beautiful Higgins and
! Houghton Lakes. II Ia here that q
state forestry II maintained, as q
/ safeguard for MichigRn's future wood
lands. From GraylinR the route should
/ be continued to Traverse City. from
/ where the return trip may he made
either down the West Michigan Pike.
or through Cadillac, Mt Pleasant and
! Lansing.
In addition TO the scenic beauty OF
these routes. the cities OF Michigan.
which are universally beautiful. In
crease the charm OF your travels, and.
what Is more to the point assure the
tourist creature comforts at excel
| lent hotels.
A delightful scenic trip from De-
! troit may be routed along the St
/ Clair River to Port Huron and thence
along the shore OF the Thumb OF
Lake Michigan 10 Port Austin. from
! where the return trip II made through
Vassar. and thence through eithor
Flint or Lapeer to Pontiac and De-