. Detroit, "The city of the strait"; historical, descriptive, illustrated . Boat House, Belle Isle Park. buildings of the Waterworks, which supply the city with adaily average of over thirty-two million gallons, through somethree hundred and fifty miles of pipe. The extensive grounds,with their velvety lawns, shady walks, placid lagoons, splash-ing fountains, bright flower-beds, and memorial gateway, formby no means the least important of Detroits many beautifulparks. Then comes Windmill Point Lighthouse at the entranceto the river, and sweeping around into Lake St. Clan-, we see, to the left,
. Detroit, "The city of the strait"; historical, descriptive, illustrated . Boat House, Belle Isle Park. buildings of the Waterworks, which supply the city with adaily average of over thirty-two million gallons, through somethree hundred and fifty miles of pipe. The extensive grounds,with their velvety lawns, shady walks, placid lagoons, splash-ing fountains, bright flower-beds, and memorial gateway, formby no means the least important of Detroits many beautifulparks. Then comes Windmill Point Lighthouse at the entranceto the river, and sweeping around into Lake St. Clan-, we see, to the left, GrossePointe, the fash-ionable suburb ofDetroit. Herethe wealthier citi-zens have their ele-gant summer resi-dences or countryhomes. Thesewith their exten-sive and finelykept grounds arevery beautiful, and the nine-mile driveCasino, Belle Isle along the river and the lake out to the Pointe is a delightfulone, which every visitor to Detroit is glad to take. We are now beyond the geographical limits of the Cityof the Straits, but still fully wdthin its active, spirited, over-flowing life. Naturally, the youth of Detroit take to waterlike ducks, and the boat clubs, yachting clubs, hunting andfishing clubs, and all kinds of outdoor associations are numer-ous. This is a feature which must strike the most casualobserver, standing upon one of the docks near the greatwarehouses, tall elevators, or clanging foundries by the river-side, or crossing the straits upon one of the powerful steeltransfer steamers of the Michigan Central, which carry a wholetrain across in a few minutes. The view is indeed an inspiringone, as the river front and harbor is constantly filled with agay and shifting fleet of all varieties of craft, from the greatlake steamer to the white-sailed yacht and the swiftly dartingshell-boat. The lover of the picturesq
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