"Chicago to the Sea." Eastern Excursionist / A complete guide to the principal eastern summer resorts, including: Niagara Falls, the White Mountains, Saint Lawrence and Saguenay Rivers, Montreal and Quebec, the New England sea beaches, etc., and how and when to enjoy them.
“ CHICAGO TO THE SEA. ”
EASTERN EXCURSIONIST
A COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE
Principal
Eastern
Summer
Resorts.
INCLUDING Niagara Falls, The White Mountains, Saint Lawrence and Saguenay Rivers, Montreal and Quebec, the New England Sea Beaches, etc., AND HOW AND WHEN TO ENJOY THEM.
By William C. Gage, AUTHOR OF “THE SWITZERLAND OF AMERICA,” “HAND-BOOK OF TRAVEL,” “PLEASURE RESORTS OF THE GREAT NORTHWEST,” “GOOD BEHAVIOR AT HOME AND ABROAD,” ETC.
Battle Creek, Mich. REVIEW & HERALD STEAM PRINTING WORKS. New York: Union News Company. 1883.
COPYRIGHTED 1883, BY WM. C. GAGE.
William C. Gage
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Chicago to the Sea
NOTES—INTRODUCTORY.
I.—EASTWARD HO!
II.—SUMMER TRAVEL.
CHICAGO TO THE SEA.
THE STARTING POINT.
THE MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD
THE CELEBRATED FAST EXPRESS
“DINNER NOW READY IN THE DINING CAR.”
CELEBRATED MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SANITARIUM,
DETROIT, THE CITY OF THE STRAIT.
CROSSING THE FERRY.
CANADA SOUTHERN RAILWAY,
THE CITY OF BUFFALO
Niagara Falls.
“TRICKS THAT ARE [NOT ALWAYS] VAIN.”
THE FIRST VIEW OF THE FALLS.
NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO.
TABLE ROCK.
THE NEW SUSPENSION BRIDGE.
PROSPECT PARK.
INCLINED PLANE RAILWAY.
ELECTRIC ILLUMINATION.
GOAT ISLAND.
LUNA ISLAND.
“CAVE OF THE WINDS.”
“BIDDLE’S STAIRS.”
TERRAPIN BRIDGE AND ROCK.
THE CANADIAN OR HORSESHOE FALL,
THREE SISTER ISLANDS.
NAVY ISLAND,
GRAND ISLAND,
RETROCESSION OF THE FALLS.
SUSPENSION BRIDGE.
WHIRLPOOL RAPIDS.
THE BURNING SPRING.
LUNDY’S LANE BATTLE FIELD.
DEVIL’S HOLE.
RATES OF TOLL
THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER.
LAKE OF THE THOUSAND ISLANDS.
THE LUXURY OF CAMP-LIFE
THOUSAND ISLAND PARK.
WESTMINSTER PARK.
ALEXANDRIA BAY,
THE THOUSAND ISLAND HOUSE,
OGDENSBURG AND PRESCOTT.
RAPIDS OF THE ST. LAWRENCE
FAMOUS LACHINE RAPIDS.
MONTREAL AND QUEBEC.
THE HOTELS
RIDE AROUND MOUNT ROYAL,
ANCIENT CITY OF QUEBEC.
THE FALLS OF MONTMORENCI
THE SAGUENAY RIVER.
Ogdensburg to Portland.
The White Mountains.
PRESIDENTIAL RANGE,
THE FABYAN HOUSE,
THE ASCENT OF MOUNT WASHINGTON.
THE MOUNT WASHINGTON SUMMIT HOUSE.
SUNRISE ON MOUNT WASHINGTON.
GLEN HOUSE STAGE LINE.
Franconia Notch.
White Mountain Notch.
THE CRAWFORD HOUSE,
THE GLEN HOUSE,
SEBAGO LAKE,
THE METROPOLIS OF MAINE.
MOUNT DESERT ISLAND,
OLD ORCHARD BEACH.
IN RETURNING FROM THE SEA,
FROM NEW YORK TO THE WEST.
BOSTON TO THE WEST.
CONTENTS.
Transcriber’s Notes