The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-26

With Buffalo, on Lake Erie, as
the starting point, the Automobile
Club of America, New York, has
outlined a. two thousand mile trip
through his region that can be
made very comfortably in from
two to three weeks time.
Leaving Buffalo, we head north
aud westward to Niagara Falls.
Crossing the bridge. we are on
Canadian soil, Niagara Falls. On
tario. From here our route takes
us across this province which bor-
ders on the north shore OF Lake
Erie. through Hamilton, Wood.
stock. London, and Blenheim to
Windsor. This is an excellent
place to spend the night and then
take the ferry over to Detroit,
Mich, in the morning.
From Detroit to Bay City. we
have a choice of two routes, one
bordering on Lake Huron, and pass
ing through Mt. Clemens, Port
Huron, Port Austin and Bayport,
and the second passing through
Pontiac and Flint. The latter -
the preferable route as 1t Is more
direct and affords the motorist an
opportunity to visit the automobile
plants in Flint. From Bay City
np to Mackinaw, the route follows
the west shore of Lake Huron,
passing through Linwood, Standlsn,
Lincoln. Alpena, Rogers, and Che
boygan. Mackinaw is the most
northern town on the peninsula
and here our route turns south
ward. this time traversing the
western shore of the State of Mich
igan, alongside of Lake Michigan
via Petoskey Traverse City, North
mort. Iuiington, Muskegon. Grand
Haven. south Haven, and Benton
Harbor to Michigan City, Ind.'
ut the southern end OF the lake
80 Miles to Chicago
At this point we are on the
main route to Chicago and 1t -
only So miles from here to the
metropolis Of the Middle West.
There is enough Of interest to be
seen in and around Chicago to
make a stop-over of several days
decidedly worth while, before we
set out for st. Paul and Mime
apolis, the twin cities on the Mis-
sissippi River. in Minnesota. Our
route between these points lies
through Rockford, Ill; Dubuque,
Iowa; Independence, Oelwein, Ell
kader. Preston. Mimi; Rochester
and Pennington.
From st, Paul we run north
and eastward up to Duluth on Lake
Superior, and the westernmost point
on 1.-THE Lakes" Superior is the
largest and deepest of the five
Great Lakes. and generally con-
ceded TO he the grandest one OF all.
At Duluth we start eastward on
our return journey, crossing 10
Superior, Wis, and running across
the northern part Of that State,
and into Michigan, which States
form the southern boundary Of Lake
Superior, via Ashland, Ironwood,
Houghton, Ishpeming, Marquette
and Newberry to Sault Ste. Ma
RE. We cross the st. Marys
River by ferry to Sault Ste. Marie,
Ontario, and continue our journey,
once more on Canadian soil,
through Thessalon, Cutler. Espa.
to North Bay.
Trout Creek, Huntsville, Brace
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Lake Ontario, known AS the
From Toronto We follow the shore
~ Lake Ontario through Hamilton
hack to Niagara Falls and Buffalo
For the motorist who wishes a
shorter trip. the following one is Sug-
l,ested. This covers about 1900
miles and touches four Of the Great
I.akes--Ontario, Erie. Michigan and
Huron. Leaving Buffalo. we start
southwark, following the shorcline of
Lake Erie through Westfield, N. Y,
10 Erie, Pa. This ~ the Keystone
states only lakeport. and also the
only landlocked harbor on the Great
Lakes. IT IL a very interesting city
Historically. because it contains the
Perry Memorial Monument and the
Perry flagship, the Niagara, as II
wa; here in Pressure Isle Bay that
Commodore Perry built his fleet
Erie Is also the home Of the Wolver
inc. the oldest ironclad vessel afloat
Going onward from here. we pass
through AsntabuIa. Cleveland, San
dusky, Toledo. Elkhart. South BEND
md Gary TO Chicago. After viewing
The sights OF Chicago. we turn
nrothward. paralleling the western
shore of Lake Michigan. via Wau
l.egan, Racine, Milwaukee, Por
Washington, Sheboygan. Manitowoc
Green Bay, Menominee, to Glad
stone. Here our route turns east
ward, along the northern shore o
Lake Michigan through Manistiuu'
md Garnet to st. Ignace, where tn,
ferry Is taken to Mackinaw. Pro
ceeding southwark. we follow tn
ahoreline OF Lake Huron via Cheboy
gan, Alpena and Standish to Ba,
t'ity. thence through Saginaw, Film
and Pontiac to Detroit. Crossing tn
Detroit River by ferry. we come t
Windsor. in the Province OF Ontario
md our route takes US across tn
Dominion via bennington. Londo
md Hamilton back to the 1nterns
ilonal Bridge at Niagara Falls.
still third attractive trip. COY
sEine about LOO miles. and whic