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"up The Lakes."

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Parent Issue
Day
26
Month
August
Year
1881
Copyright
Public Domain
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The boaU running "upthe lakes" as the trip to the porütiu shore towns of our beautiful península is termed, ure all filled to omrtowlpg dcuftng the wurm mibbmt inoiitlis, with ieople in search of heult h or pleasure, with an occjisional sprinkling of the in.iii of business. The lattcr inüt viiluul s easily detected. H lirwticw. tiervousand Le caliiü wlth ¦ ticad deiiotinga heavy load of care, orelse watshioMeii on tlit extreme forward deck,wbere tbc boat is so Dtmw tliat lic can easily elévate bil il lliegunwitleopposite, toa k-vel with liis lnHil, aud iheie hi: sits and ponders. VliD knows how niuiiy brlght visions of grand burga i ns and future weulth and greatness have been studied out by men in the-e pusition.-, guitig deep down nto the in [t-uet rabie pm ot' tlie lake? The ridc from Detroit to Alpena by boat is a grand one in calm weather - and by the diiv this seabou- for those wlio like that mode of travel. The wide expanse of wa¦tretehinjr out as far as the eye can m i to vheri' tlie clouds aud the lake seeni to jii(i%'i' nto one; over which a cool, delicious. tnTlgoraUng breeze ¦Iwajiooosm, inake. a man fcul almost like a new being, and wish tlial lie tnight sail on and on, M ililiiilitful is the WDMtlOD experienced. To the lover of tlie beautiful in nature then are magnificent si t-m s on the water. The gorgëbuiDeM of tbe sunjeti ; the grandeur af the lieavens M " Old Sol" lígala li-íbtens iip curth with liis rays . tlie lcs grand lmt no less lovclv scènes hen Luna raises her buad from the waters or dips ixMieatli tlie waves ajrain ; all fiïl the avcrajre human licinjr with awe and admiration for tbe WOrlci of nature and her niysterious wiij -. Stoppilig at many ot the ,-horu towns as tlie lxmt does, one bas a good opportaaity of judging of the nunieious pretty places that line the llunm sliore. Sume of thein lonk vi'iy pltMMi from the Ixiat, mole mi than on land we were told by the passenper who knew all about it, and could volunleer nformation by the eait load on any thing eonniTted uitli tlie lnkc orthe shorc. Tliat fcllow is ahvays aboard, and never bis opinión on everything mentioned. EMt Tawns aml Tuwus City are two in name, bilt one in reality. Only a amall river passing between the two places. Sand Keacli la rightly nained. Here the governmeiit has come to the aidof the towii and is building a trreiit breakwater into the lake, hiindrcds of rods long, making a secure harborof refurc w here heretof ore the dangerous sands made an unsafe harbor. The passenger who knew everything told iis that more vessels had been wrecked at this place, by far, than at any other polnt on tlie lakes; twelve vesaels meeting destruttion during one storm laat year. Oscoda and Au Sable are a couple more twins but a short disUnce apart. Lively enterprisin" looking places. Here the laM industry assists tlie lunibermeii in ftddlng wealtli to their cofVeis. SaUlac into Alpena fi"""down tbe lakes" one entibes sigbt of the cuy a íony u.i.f....,ivií.i ti ilin tg Thunder Bay s at least twelve miles long, and the smoke of Alpeiia's ebitnneys are seen before enterinji the waters of the bay. Tlie white smid whlcli marks the line of the shore after crnssing Saginaw Bay, does not disappear at Alpena. Ia fact this culnir topogntphlCM reatan is more markcdtlian ever. This city s fouuded upon the sand, tilled in with tUtu ""d paved with sawdust - we'U say nothing about the little flest. It is ¦ go-nhead, enterprisIng place, notwlthttandlng its isolation. It is a moral place, too, lor h lumhering towii. The large, brick stores, with píate glass fronts. and immeroiis clerks kept from ennui by dancing constant atteudance upon oustomiTs, tt-Il the story of its prosperity. The water work-, exeellent lire departíneut, public buildings in course of consti urtioii, and numerous other things Indícate tlie eiitcrpiisiniícharacter of its inhabitants. 'l'lie cool, pure air would indícate a very neaitny atmospliere ; stlll we man t ROÜce thKt tlie roses bloomed upon tlie Okeekl of her fair dainsels wiH. "¦¦ ruddier liue than in stnid, qrflfct, conservativa oíd Aun Arbor. The inhabitants of Alicii(i enjoy eompany. The people seem to delight in baring their tHiefcj and thcir cousins and tlieir aunts visit them. A more hospitable people never existed. There is uothing too good for them to do to entertain their visltors,or no expense or trouble setmii]rly too gieat for them to focar. r.uinbering is the life of the city. There .eral very fine milis located here, and tlie manner in whioh steam has been made to do the woik of human muscle, is wonderful. One of Alpena's milis, Ihat of FMetcher, I'ack & Co., is al most worthy of ii trip to that city to see. Steam is made to take the place of manual labor in many ways, while everything about the building looks neat and tidy. It is located out in the bay, ljuttlic refiificisffraduíilly chokingout the water, and the Uiml- A)])ena latid- will soon reach tlie structure. The woods about Alpena are the mosj dreary we have ever seen. Ruling north to Long Lukt, a dtance ol about eight or ten miles, one's eyes cncounter nothing but dense nnderbrush covering up fallen logs and trees to the depth of several fuet, while standing dead trees, killed by forest lires, are never out of sight. Solid rock seenis to come quite to the surfaee nearly the entire distance, and how the roots of the trees caii l'u-ibly liud suflBcient siisteiiiince to sui port life is a mystery. White cedar, ipnM and Norway pine.with a dense nndergrowth of bushus, is all the timber to be found in this direttion. Hed raspberries vere very plcntifiil the entire distance and going to bybUihel. It M-emedalmost wickcd to ee these dellclous, large. nice berries, which would easily have brought 20 Mot per (juart- and a fruit dealers (juart at that - here in Ann Arbor, going to decay for the ant df soiue one to piek them. It U said that to llie uet and ïidrli if Alpena theic is toffio excellent farming lands. bat we did not get to see them. As the 1 tliis city are graat Imitators of the vracity of the tirst president, we tnok their word for It, and believo that thcre is soinc rarmlnf land thereabout. W ¦ spokeof the morality of this lumber¦gefty. Such ¦ thingns a tramp has never een known in the place. There is a good jiiantity of Uw business, and Washtenaw's fonner ]rosecuting attornej , Frank . - not only kept l.msv. bOt is fust coming ;t lixture in the good will and esttemofthe paopla of Alpeaa, Notwithst.-nuling tlmt liiwyi'rs are kept well employed, tliere 9 scarcely a residence door in the city on whicli a lock or bolt is made use of. Such a thing as larceny from a residence has been known in Uie city. As a general thing the people of Alpena have acceptcd the revised edltion. At least wc judged o from tiic fact of bfiaring a young lady teil bout how the flood Bervel tlicni last spring. Slie said the people of Alpcna had "A dam glve away early hi tlie season, and it carne near washing them int the l)ay' T;ke it all tojfetlier we like Alpena. W like ts air ofencrjry and enterpriK, itsbusy nun. t.s ho-pitable society. What it lurk? in beuuty is more tlian made tip in oiher tlmiirs iiiite is essential.

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Ann Arbor Courier
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