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Identifier: laketourtopictur01detr (find matches)
Title: A lake tour to picturesque Mackinac; historical and descriptive
Year: 1884 (1880s)
Authors: (Detroit and Cleveland steam navigation co.) (from old catalog) Whitcomb, Cummings D. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Detroit, Mich., O. S. Gulley, Bornman & co.
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e and Lake Superior. Thisrailroad hasopened upto sportsmen an almostinexhaustiblefieldfor fishing and hunting. Twelve miles from St. Ignace is Lake Brevoort,which abounds in black bass of unusual size. In the three Manistiquelakes, near McMillan, bass and pickerel are found, and the numeroussmall streams contain brook trout in large quantities. Accommodationscan be had of the farmers around the lake, or good camping placesconveniently found. There is excellent trout fishing at Au Train 30 miles from Marquette,and old Munising, on Lake Superior, furnishes excellent lake fishing,while in the numerous streams in the vicinity are found brook trout.There are good hotel accommodations at both Au Train and Munising. Marquette is beautifully situated on a bluff overlooking Lake Super-ior, and has great attractions for tourists. While here visitors wouldbe interested by a visit to the iron mines, the first of which are only afew miles away. The copper regions are reached in 10 or 12 hours. 100
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A Lake Tour to Picturesque Mackinac Among the outside attractions are Hundred Islands, (Les Chene-aux, or Snow Islands) a novel and attractive group of snnalJ islands,one hundred or more in number, lying northeast from Mackinac, nest-ling together in all sorts of shapes and forms. Two of the group, Mar-quette and La Salle, are of considerable size, while the others varyfrom one acre to mere fairy dots upon the water. The unique beautyof this locality will well repay a visit. The islands are reached by a mail steamer, which, leaving Macl<inacisland l!i;-: J times a week, stops at Prentice Bay, the easterly end ofthe group, where accommodations can be secured, or a sail boat orsteamer can be chartered at Mackinac for further explorations. Starting out on a trip to the Hundred Islands, the bold cliffs andrugged promontories of Mackinac Island presently give way to a distantview of the main land on the north. The deep, clear water is dottedwith craft in all directions, a sunny sky of b

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