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L’Anse, sixty-three miles from Marquette, 
in Baragey county, situated on Keweenaw 
Bay, at present the western terminus of the 
Marquette, Houghton & Ontonagon Railroad. 
On Fall River and L’Anse Bay is to be found. 
as fine brook and salmon trout and white-fish 
fishing as there is in the country. The steam- 
boat trip from L’Anse to Portage Lake occu- 
pies about three hours, the steamer passing 
through the beautiful sheet of water knownmas 
Keweenaw Bay and the picturesque Portage 
river and lake, all of which are renowned for 
miles in length, extending nearly across Ke- 
weenaw Point to within two miles of Lake 
Superior. 
ON THE MADISON DIVISION. 
Excellent fishing can be had on Rock River 
at Beloit, ninety-one miles from Chicego. The 
village has ample hotel accommodations and 
private boarding-houses. 
Lake Waulusa, two and a half miles from 
Syene, affords splendid fishing. Syene is one 
hundred and thirty-three miles from Chicago 
No hotels. 
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HANGING, ROCK CHICAGO. 
Accessible by Chicago & Northwestern Railway. 
their scenic effects. During the season of navi- 
~ gation, all points of interest on Lake Superior 
ean be reached from Portage Lake, it being the 
eastern and southern terminal point for a line of 
steamers, calling at all the localities named. 
The climate of Portage lake in the summer is 
one of the most delicious on the American con- 
tinent, and, aside from its great attraction as 
the site of the largest coppery industry in the 
world, the tourist or pleasure seeker will find: 
much to interest in studying the scenery on 
either sideofthe lake. The section also affords 
some excellent trout streams. Portage Lake 
is an irregular body of water, about twenty 
Madison is a centre of a circle, whose natur- 
al beauties compass all that is charming to the 
eye, grateful to the senses, pleasing to the im- 
agination, and which, from their variety and 
perfection, never grow tedious or tiresome to 
the spectator. The city is pleasantly situated 
on an isthmus about three-fourths of a mile 
wide, between lakes Mendota and Monona, in 
the centre of a broad valley, surrounded by 
heights from which it can be seen at a dis- 
tance of several miles. Lake Mendota lies 
northwest of the city, is six miles long and 
four wide, with clean gravelly shores, and a 
depth sufficient for navigation by steamboats, 
