£ 0 aid e, ’ eS ioot n Houses ist o Hotelsand Boardi g , Together with a L f d Hun t n Lod es and their Ra tes ; Fis hing a n i g g in etc . Fis h n a nd Hun t g , the Laws Respecti ng i g / ’ éT je a o tmew é E514 f W R E M A T E R A I L / n an en en l V6“ GZfi — Mic hig a n Th e Su mmer L a n d N I Q U E among the States of America is M ichigan . No other commonwea l th is com parabl e to i t . Three l akes joi n hands and compass the state to —make i t a peninsu l a and a vast pl easure ground . Wi th one thousand m i les of l ake the great unsal ted — seas that rol l around i ts shores , M ichigan is one of the del ight fu l l y cool regions of the North American continent during the heated season . There are accommoda t ions for those who ca re for the s impl e outdoor l i fe and accustomed to roughing i t , or - a l l the d ivers ified d istract ions for those who prefer l i fe a t wel l appointed summer resorts . These form a n a lmost unbroken cha in that fr inges the entire shore l ine of a t housand m il es . The phys ical structu re of the country is not w i thou t i ts d iversi ty , from forest and meadow , mounta in and va l l ey , to lake a nd moor . Sunshine , gayety a nd l i fe are never want ing . They who have come to M ich igan once seldom fa i l to v is it i t aga i n and aga in . Rest and com fort are assured in Northern M ichigan . The pecul iar topography of Lower M ichigan vouches aga inst the possibi l i ty of excesses of heat or col d . There is an a lmost ent ire a bsence of humid ity . Even a t the height of the summer ' season the sun s rays invol ve no d iscom forts . The preva i l ing w inds are from the west and are cooled i n their sweep across the bosom of Lake M ich igan . Cool n ights are common in Northern th e e M ich igan , when onl y a few hundred m i l es to southward , the densel y popu la ted c i t i s are swel tering . Sound sleep and perfect rest fol low na tural l y i n the wake of a stay in th is vast country . Friendl y welcome awa its those seek ing a real hol iday at the hundreds of summer hotels and fa rm houses tha t dot this sect ion . From New Bu ffalo a t the sou thern end of Lake M ichigan , th e . and extend ing to t he north as far as Stra i ts of Mackinac and Saul t Ste Ma rie , and aga in ' . southwa rd down the St . Marv s R iver , Lake Huron , the St Cla ir R iver and Lake St . Cla i r , these resorts fr inge the shore . ' s . M ichigan s re orts are read il y accessible From Chicago , St Lou is , Kansas Ci ty , Cl eveland , C incinnat i , I nd ianapol is , Pi ttsburgh , Lou isv il le , Bu ffalo , Toledo or Detroi t , i t is but a twel ve to - - a twenty four hour ride in a com fortabl e Pu l lman sleeping car . For those who l i ve further sout h c lose tra in connec tions are made a t a l most every other point . Brief descript i ve sketches of but a sma l l number of the more important resorts a re carried in th is booklet . Spec ific deta i l ed i nforma tion relat ive to the hotels and other places where accommodat ions are o ffered w i l l be found i n the last pages of th is publ icat ion . Accura te deta i l maps of the resort region are a ls o inserted at the back of the bookl et A forecast of the schedu l es o f The Resort Special to the princ ipa l resorts for the season 19 17 is gi ven . These tra in schedu les are but tentative or approxima te , and consequentl y should not be accepted as final . Representa tives of the Passenger Department o f the Pere Marquette Ra i l way , or other l ines men t ioned in this booklet , w il l cheerful l y lend such assista nce and g ive l - such in forma t ion as is necessary to ma ke a complete and we l planned vaca t ion . - For the Lake M ichigan East Coast Country , great l y reduced Week End Fa res are o ffered f f a t Ch icago and su burban stat ions for points rom New Bu f alo to Pentwa ter , i nc lusi ve , from 4th e 3 0th . May to Septem ber These t ickets w il l be sold for al l Friday a ft rnoon tra ins , a l l Satu rda y tra ins and the Sunday morning tra in . Returning , they w i l l be good unti l the fol low ing Monday . (See note below . ) — 5 r s NO TE Thes e ti kets will n o t e o u nd o n T a in NO . o o u thbo u nd o n Tra in c b g od no rthbo r , 4 - No . e e t h r S ee Time T ble n x w en ea d in to o r ro m o i Ho lla nd . a a d S ched u l o , c p g f p n ts no rth of e f Week - End Fa r es Pa e Th i t -Nin e , g r y . FO R A PPR O X I MA T E TR A I N SC HEDUL ES S EE PA GES T H R T Y- S I X T O T H R Y - N N N C L U S V I I T I E , I I E 4 62 4 3 3 MAY- 3 ©C| . A 1917 va n Grand Hotel and Grounds . Mackinac Island M a c k i n a c I s l a n d R I S R KM ANC PA AN , the h istorian , has pa id tri bute th e to sovereign beauty of Mack inac I sland , in es e : th words The I sland of Mack inac , ow ing its to i ts s ituat ion , beau ty , and t he fish wh ich th e surrou nd ing waters suppl ied , had long been a is e favorite resort of I nd ians . I t a bou t thre m il es a re w ide . So c lear the waters of Lake Huron , which wash i ts shores , that one may count the pebbles a t an Th e incred i bl e depth . isl and is fenced round by wh i te l imestone cl i ffs , beau t i fu l l y contrast ing w it h the e e green fol iag tha t hal f cov rs them , and in the center the land rises in woody heights . The rock wh ich forms Sc ene in th e Lake Co untry e — A its foundat ion assum s fantast ic shapes , natural i br dges , caverns , or sharp pinnac l es , wh ich a t th is day r a e point ed out as the cur iosi t ies of th e region . Legends and superst i t ions a ttached a myster ious e th e c lebr ity to pl ace , and here , i t was sa id the fa ir ies of I nd ian trad it ion m igh t o ften be seen danc ing upon e the wh i t rocks , or bask ing in t he moonl igh t . The Mack inac I sland , wh ich Parkman described , is the Mack inac I sland of today , for fortunatel y the despoi l ing hand of commerce has spared i t . is - The I sl and of Mack inac a wel l kept park , ma i n ta in ed e by the Sta t of M ich igan . I ts d rives a nd wal ks are a del ight . The Sta te rec entl y add ed another memoria l to one o f M ich igan ' s grea t men—General — in te acco mmo Lew is Cass the form of a statue . Ho l . dat ions are a l l tha t cou ld be des ired , and the range o f I price S S uch as to Fl t every purse. A Happy Picnic Party T h r ee I n n B a V w Th S a S mm Terrace . y ie e tation at Petoskey Pere Marq uette u er Resort Point The Grand Hotel is the largest one there , and i ts the great explorer , Pere Marquet te , for whom was locat ion is also the most str ik ing .