Northern MichiganHandbook for travelers, including the northern part of lower Michigan, Mackinac island, and the Sault SteMarie river .. . ther items of local information, every painshas been taken to secure accuracy, yet it will be remem-bered by the reasonable reader that chang-es areinevitable in all communities, and due allowance willbe made. Grateful appreciation of the assistance so cordiallyrendered in every community in the preparation of thisHandbook, is hereby acknowledg-ed. Special thanksare due to the officials of the Chicag-o & West Michig-anR. R., the Grand Rapids & Indiana R. R.
Northern MichiganHandbook for travelers, including the northern part of lower Michigan, Mackinac island, and the Sault SteMarie river .. . ther items of local information, every painshas been taken to secure accuracy, yet it will be remem-bered by the reasonable reader that chang-es areinevitable in all communities, and due allowance willbe made. Grateful appreciation of the assistance so cordiallyrendered in every community in the preparation of thisHandbook, is hereby acknowledg-ed. Special thanksare due to the officials of the Chicag-o & West Michig-anR. R., the Grand Rapids & Indiana R. R., the ArnoldSteamboat line, the Lake Michig-an and Lake SuperiorTransportation Co. and the Northern Steamship to Mr. Fred. B. Stimpson of Petoskey, Mr. W. of Grand Rapids, Mr. Thomas T. Bates ofTraverse City, Mr. W. M. Spice of St. Ig-nace, forspecial favors rendered. The preparation of this Handbook, while an arduoushas been a pleasant task. Our sincere wish is that itwill be practically useful to the traveling- public andadd something- to the pleasure and profit of a tripthroug-h this delig-htful If INTRODUCTION. * ¥¥¥ MICHIGAN. Geographical Situation. THE first impressions of Niagara Falls are those ofawe-inspiring- g-randeur. One wishes to contem-plate in silence the sublime spectacle, all other thoughtsbeing- overwhelmed by the majesty of that mig-htycataract. Gradually, however, details beg-in to suggestthemselves. The dizzy heig-ht, the deafening- thunder ofthose falling waters, the wildness of the gorge with itsraging torrent, the power displayed. All these andmore begin to make distinct impressions on the mind. Among these details nothing is more impressivethan the sense of the immensity of that torrent. Themind tries in vain to estimate in gallons or in tons thequantity of water plunging incessantly over that preci-pice, and the question at once arises, where does it comefrom—this unfailing and exhaustless flood ? If, with t
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