Guide and souvenir of Detroit .. . leading and influential factor in the proper develop-ment of these desirable societies exists in the thoroughlyequipped and efficiently officered gymnasium of the YoungMens Christian Association. This organization was thefirst to procure the latest and best gymnastic appliances. It is also true that other highly creditable athletic or-ganizations exist. Of these the Detroit Athletic Club isthe oldest. Its building, located on the west side of Wood-ward Avenue, just above Canfield avenue, with its appur-tenances, cost 130,000. A newer but none the less popular
Guide and souvenir of Detroit .. . leading and influential factor in the proper develop-ment of these desirable societies exists in the thoroughlyequipped and efficiently officered gymnasium of the YoungMens Christian Association. This organization was thefirst to procure the latest and best gymnastic appliances. It is also true that other highly creditable athletic or-ganizations exist. Of these the Detroit Athletic Club isthe oldest. Its building, located on the west side of Wood-ward Avenue, just above Canfield avenue, with its appur-tenances, cost 130,000. A newer but none the less popular and valuable organ-ization, the Michigan Athletic Club, has its building onthe corner of Congress Street and Elm wood Avenue, whereit owns fully a block of land, its entire property represent-ing a value of 165,000, the building and apparatus costing$31,000. The opportunities for recreation at Detroit are not con-fined to those on land. Within easy reach of the city, atthe upper end of Lake St. Clair, there is one of the most 46. . I I i:>.N \\i\i r. i: • \i i;i;ii>.K noted of hunting and fishing grounds. The marshy watersin the season are the feeding places of myriads of ducks,and the waters are equally thronged with fish of many de-sirable kinds. The rare opportunities here offered havecaused the establishment of several fishing and shootingclubs and a number of extensive club houses have beenlocated along the lake and on the higher grounds, andseveral individuals have erected fishing cottages and tothe profit of their health spend days together in semi-iso-lation from the cares of life. The most prominent clubsmaking use of the facilities here afforded are the Lake Fishing and Shooting Club, the North ChannelShooting Club, the Detroit Hunting and Fishing Associa-tion, and the Michigan Gun Club. Although possessing exceptional facilities for boating,there has been little popular enthusiasm for this sport forsome years past. The American people as a
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