HUNTING AND FISHING GROUNDS AND PLEASURE RESORTS. 
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THE LAND OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN. 
Not many years have elapsed since 
the seeker after health and pleasure ac- 
cepted the gospel that America had 
within her own borders everything re- 
quisite to ensure the complements of 
life’s voyage, and began to realize how 
unnecessary was the customary Euro- 
pean tour, and how easy of discovery 
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CAMP LIFE IN THE MICHIGAN NORTH WOODS. 
the spots possessing the attributes long 
ascribed only to Ponce de Leon’s Foun- 
‘ain of Perpetual Youth; and the vast 
urmy of visitors to the numerous Summer 
‘esorts found along the seashore, the isl- 
inds of the St. Lawrence, Saratoga, 
Ke., fully attest the soundness of this 
issertion. Passing years bring increase 
of thousands to receive the benefit of 
rest and ease ; gradually the swell ex- 
tends until wider range is required, and 
the mighty genius of enterprise turns its 
attention to outlying territory for fur- 
ther conquests. Slowly recognition is 
accorded the fact that greater comfort 
is now obtainable elsewhere than is 
found py the most earnest seeker within 
the esteemed and 
crowded haunts of 
wealth and fashion 
and each succeeding 
season witnesses a 
larger number of those 
old-time habitues of 
the resorts of the Kast, 
forsaking their ancient 
walks for the “ fresh 
fields and pastures 
new” of the North- 
west. It is no longer 
necessary to trave 
thousands of miles to 
the mountains or sea 
shore as the only place 
at which to recreate 
find pleasure, and in- 
vigorate health, for the 
simple reason that the: 
great opening up of the- 
new country by our: 
vast railroad system 
has brought to light: 
and easy access num... 
berless places where health and pleasure 
can be found. 
In a train of natural thought the. 
northern country presents itself as more 
than ordinarily endowed with fascina- 
tion, attractive alike to the sportsman— 
aware that the dense forests afford am-- 
ple shelter to the infinite variety of 
game ; to the disciple of Izaak. Walton. 
