Northern MichiganHandbook for travelers, including the northern part of lower Michigan, Mackinac island, and the Sault SteMarie river .. . der Henry, the intrepid British furtrader, lay in hiding- for many days after the massacreof Pontiacs conspiracy at old Fort Mackinac, and whichhe found full of human bones and skulls. Beyond the cemeteries we cross another road (lead-ing- to the Grand Hotel) at rig-ht ang-les, and soon comein sig-ht of the Early Farms. To the left in the clearing-is the site of the battlefield. The earthwork ridg-es areeasily noted as we cross them. To the rig-ht in the 15
Northern MichiganHandbook for travelers, including the northern part of lower Michigan, Mackinac island, and the Sault SteMarie river .. . der Henry, the intrepid British furtrader, lay in hiding- for many days after the massacreof Pontiacs conspiracy at old Fort Mackinac, and whichhe found full of human bones and skulls. Beyond the cemeteries we cross another road (lead-ing- to the Grand Hotel) at rig-ht ang-les, and soon comein sig-ht of the Early Farms. To the left in the clearing-is the site of the battlefield. The earthwork ridg-es areeasily noted as we cross them. To the rig-ht in the 150 front yard of the first farm house is a pile of stones,and among- the stones may be seen many relics of thisbattle, among- them three eig-hteen-pound cannon ballsfired from the British g-uns. See pag-e 141. Beyond the battlefield the road sweeps on acrossthe Island to the British Landing-, and from there thereturn journey may be made along- the shore by the fineboulevard to town. There are many other points of minor attraction onMackinac Island. These will naturally come to theattention of the visitor who remains on the Island for. any leng-th of time. To those whose stay is short, how-ever, even their enumeration would be confusing- ratherthan helpful. The routes outlined above are arrang-edto cover all the chief points of interest in the mostfeasible way and shortest time. Those who have moretime at their disposal can, of course, make these itiner-aries more leisurely and expand them indefinitely. 151 3, Nearer Environs of Mackinac, 1. Mackinac City—A little villag-e chiefly im-portant as a railroad terminus. The Grand Rapids &Indiana and Michig-an Central R. R. have a union depothere and connect, by means of immense ferry steamers,the St. Ig-nace and St. Marie, with the Duluth, SouthShore & Atlantic Railway- at St. Ig-nace. These boats
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