ROUTES TO LAKE SUPERIOR. 



Like the Romans who once said "All roads lead to Rome," 

 Chicagoans believe all railways lead to the " Queen City of the 

 Lakes." With her half -hundred lines diverging towards every 

 point of the compass, tourists or sportsmen can scarcely do bet- 

 ter than to consider Chicago the hub from which they must radiate; 

 and in commencing our series of tours for the benefit of the traveler 

 we shall "anticipate the verdict," and begin at the head of Lake 

 Michigan. 



There are four principal routes from Chicago to Lake Superior, 

 each of which will be treated with as little partiality as possible. 



THE ROUTE via the CHICAGO & NORTH -WESTERN and 

 the CHICAGO, ST. PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS & OMAHA RAIL- 

 WAYS, passes through Madison, the capital of Wisconsin, along 

 the shores of Devil's Lake, up the valley of the Baraboo, over the 

 plains, where castellated rocks and mounds are constantly in view, 

 through valleys and forest lands, along the margin of lakes and 

 brimming rivers, brooks and rocky heights, until at last the great 

 inland sea is reached. Via this route the tourist may reach either 

 Ashland, Bayfield, Washburn, Superior City or Duluth, and will 

 have passed en route the splendid cities of Eau Claire and Chippewa 

 Falls. 



THE ROUTE over the WISCONSIN CENTRAL and the 

 CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE and ST. PAUL RAILWAYS, passes 

 through Milwaukee, Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, Neenah, Waupaca, 

 Stevens Point, etc., to Ashland The scenery, for many miles after 

 leaving Stevens Point, is rather monotonous, being nothing more 

 than a continuation of the great pine forest, interspersed with 

 innumerable lumbering villages ; but, as if to make amends for this 

 shortcoming, if such it be, Dame Nature has provided at the cross- 

 ing of the Penokee Range, and along the Bad River, some of the 

 grandest scenery to be met with in the entire State of Wisconsin. 



Through sleeping coaches leave Chicago via this line at 9 P. M. 

 daily, except Saturdays. 



