. A lake tour to picturesque Mackinac; historical and descriptive . Mam Street, Mackinac Island. A Lake Tour to Picturesque Mackinac. SAND BEACH. 137 miles from Detroit,is the largest village of that peninsular ofMichigan, called the Thumb, (the lowerpart of the State resembling a hand). Theshore below is rocky, but at this pointthe bluffs recede, and the waters in thebay wash a beach of fine, white village is principally built on ground40 feet above the level of the lake. The »;::...... ...,.,„..^„ ^^^^^ slopes gently back a few hundred feet, reaching a natural te
. A lake tour to picturesque Mackinac; historical and descriptive . Mam Street, Mackinac Island. A Lake Tour to Picturesque Mackinac. SAND BEACH. 137 miles from Detroit,is the largest village of that peninsular ofMichigan, called the Thumb, (the lowerpart of the State resembling a hand). Theshore below is rocky, but at this pointthe bluffs recede, and the waters in thebay wash a beach of fine, white village is principally built on ground40 feet above the level of the lake. The »;::...... ...,.,„..^„ ^^^^^ slopes gently back a few hundred feet, reaching a natural terrace which rises 30 feet from the lake,and back of which a few hundred feet more is a second terrace, 10feet high, on which most of the village is built, commanding a fineview of the lake and harbor which is enclosed by a substantialbreakwater built by the Government at an expense of over $1,000, is 8,000 feet long, and in from 18 to 30 feet of water. The har-bor contains 303 acres outside of 12 feet of water, and 160 acresoutside of 18 feet of water, giving space to float a large amount ofshipping. The greatest num
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