. A lake tour to picturesque Mackinac; historical and descriptive . first complete roller mill built in Michigan, and has a capacityof 250 barrels of flour per day. A salt well 715 feet deep furnishesbrine for manufacturing 150 barrels of salt per day. Private capital furnished the Holly Water Works. A government lifesaving station established here is fully equipped with the latest andmost approved apparatus. Fishing is extensively carried on; white fish,trout, bass, perch, pickerel, herring, etc., are abundant. Angling for thesmall fry affords capital, sport, but it comes to business when whi
. A lake tour to picturesque Mackinac; historical and descriptive . first complete roller mill built in Michigan, and has a capacityof 250 barrels of flour per day. A salt well 715 feet deep furnishesbrine for manufacturing 150 barrels of salt per day. Private capital furnished the Holly Water Works. A government lifesaving station established here is fully equipped with the latest andmost approved apparatus. Fishing is extensively carried on; white fish,trout, bass, perch, pickerel, herring, etc., are abundant. Angling for thesmall fry affords capital, sport, but it comes to business when white fishand trout are to be caught, and there are no finer fish in the world whentaken fresh from the deep blue waters of the lake. The Sand Beach Summer Resort Association, when in operation willafford families with hotel and cottage facilities at reasonable is a fine spot for a watering place. The harbor furnishes excellentopportunities for boating, fishing and bathing, the waters within thebreakwater being always calm and safe, while the good drives,. A Lake Tour to Picturesque Mackinac pleasant society and the healthful, bracing air of Lake Huron make it amost desirable place to spend a few weeks during the hot season. Thegreat body of fresh water lying east so modifies the heat and cold thatthe atmosphere shows a temperature of remarkable evenness andhealthfulness. The country back of this place is the only knownhabitat of the elk in Michigan. The Port Huron &. Northwestern trains, which will take you to theinterior towns along the shore are only a short distance from thelanding. But the gong has sounded, and dinner is in order. On this latterpoint you have no doubt been already well informed by your innerconsciousness, for the clear air of Lake Huron is an appetizer unsur-passed. Many of our fellow-passengers from Port Huron are alreadyat the table, having no time to spare as the landing will very shortly bereached. You can even now see the outlines of the break
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