THE FERN BULLETIN 



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ally agreed to, giving the strip in dispute to Ohio, while 

 to Michigan was given the large area now usually 

 called the Upper Peninsula. Ohio now has the strip 

 of land with the great and progressive city of Toledo. 

 Michigan has the Upper Peninsula with its many pros- 

 perous cities and immense mineral wealth. Both par- 

 ties are happy. It is said "All's well that ends well." 



But for want of space we cannot stop here to talk 

 much about doubtful legends or State history, nor 

 can we speak of its soils or interesting geology. The 

 two peninsulas are very unlike. The Lower Peninsula 

 is generally regarded as a level country, although very, 

 hilly in many places. On the west end of Lake Erie 

 and from the foot of Lake Huron at Port Huron along 

 the shore to Mackinaw City, sand dunes, seldom ris- 

 ing to the height of 40 feet, are numerous but mostly 

 fixed and covered fairly well with vegetation. On the 

 west side along the Lake Michigan shore from Mack- 

 inaw City to the south boundary, a part of which is so 

 celebrated for fruit raising, sand dunes in many places 

 are much more formidable, in some cases 400 feet and, 

 more in height, often changing location, invading aild 

 burying forests. The Upper Peninsula is in many 

 places very rough and rocky with numerous deep, 

 shaded and damp ravines, but is not considered as 

 generally mountainous. In the northern part of Mar- 

 quette county, in Keweenaw county, and in parts' of 

 Houghton and Ontonagon counties, the higher hills 

 and rocks, usually parallel with the Lake Superior 

 shore, are so rough and formidable as to be regarded 

 by many as mountains. But the only genuine moun- 

 tains in the State, are the Porcupines in the west- 

 ern part of Ontonagon county and extending into 

 Gogebic county, near the Lake Superior shore, which 

 rises over 1,000 feet in height. Small streams, often 



