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TUE LAKE SCPERIOE SHORE OF GRAND ISLAND. 



PLANT GREAT L.\KES VENEEU COMl'ANY, .\H MSING. MICH. 



by it. The Business Men's Association is 

 particularly seeking small woodworking in- 

 dustries, but there are other lines of manu- 

 facturing utilizing iron and other materials 

 which will be gladly welcomed. 



One of the great allurements of Munising 

 is its magnificent summer climate and the 

 picturesqueness of the entire surroundings. 

 Lying just east of the eastern entrance to 

 Munising bay are the famous pictured rocks 

 of Lake Superior, one of Nature's greatest 

 wonders. At the entrance to the harbor is 

 the 14,000-acre game preserve belonging to 

 the Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company— Grand 

 Island. This island abounds in attractive 

 natural scenery of great diversity and there 

 is found unmolested great numbers of nearly 

 all kinds of northern wild animals — the 

 caribou, elk, moose, half a dozen varieties 

 of deer, bear and numerous small animals. 

 Wild game birds also abound throughout 

 the preserve and are very tame. One can 

 almost kick out of the trails coveys of quail. 

 The song birds are also very numerous, and 

 about seventy-five varieties make their 

 homes on Grand Island. The preserve is 

 stocked with the Black Game of Sweden, 

 capercailzie. Hazel grouse, sharp-tailed 

 grouse, willow grouse, as well as native par- 

 tridge, wild turkey, ring-necked and black- 

 necked pheasants. The island is well 

 equipped with excellent roads whiih run 



around the shore, and in some places are 

 two or three hundred feet above the waters 

 of Lake Superior; affording a splendid view 

 of the surrounding island and the mainland. 

 Beside the finished roads there are many 

 trails leading to all parts of the island. 

 In nearly the center of the island lies Echo 

 lake, a mile long, to which come the herds 

 of deer, elk and moose for water. Smaller 

 lakes also abound on the island. 



While hunting and fishing are not per- 

 mitted on the island, Munising on the main- 

 land, twenty minutes distant by launch, is 

 the center of the greatest game hunting 

 and fishing region of the entire upper penin- 

 sula. The numberless streams and lakes are 

 filled with trout, salmon and bass. The 

 summer climate of the region is ideal. The 

 Weather Bureau reports show that during 

 July, 1907, the mean temperature was 65 

 degrees; in August, 63 degrees; in Septem- 

 ber, 57 degrees. Hence this region is a favor- 

 able resort for those afflicted with hay-fever. 



The village of Munising is equipped with all 

 modern conveniences found in the larger 

 cities. It has a fine courthouse, excellent 

 school buildings, and well-built business 

 blocks. Part of the structures are made of 

 the famous Lake Superior vari-colored sand- 

 stone, and others are of brick. The town is 

 the terminal of the Munising Railroad, which 

 has various lines connecting with all the 



principal lines penetrating the northern penin- 

 sula. The business of the town is conducted 

 on a substantial financial basis and the First 

 National Bank of Alger County is the chief 

 banking institution of the section. 



The Beach Inn is a delightful hotel set al- 

 most on the very shore of Munising bay and 

 has very attractive appointments and cuisine. 

 At WilUams Landing, on Grand Island, is 

 situated the Hotel Williams, rebuilt from an 

 old fur trading post of the John Jacob Astor 

 Company, which makes a model, old-fashioned, 

 homelike stopping place for summer visitors. 

 In connection with it on the shore of the lake 

 are a number of log cottages, equipped with 

 wood fireplaces, which have been attractively 

 arranged and furnished for the convenience 

 of hotel guests. 



On Trout bay, an inlet of the island within 

 a few miles of Williams Landing, have been 

 built several handsome cottages equipped for 

 housekeeping, which will comfortably accom- 

 modate ten persons. Each of these has fire- 

 places in both dining-room and living room, 

 with accommodations for sen-ants. In other 

 parts of the island summer cottages have been 

 arranged for rental during the season. 



Munising is reached from Chicago in one 

 night or one day, by the C. & N. W. E. E. 

 to Little Lake Station, where that road con- 

 nects with the Munising Railroad; or by the 

 Great Lakes to Jlackinac. where connection 



DRIVE END. Snowj 



WILLIAMS LANDING AT GRAND ISLAND, MDNISING BAY, 

 THE GREAT «AME PRESERVE. 



