Chicago to the Sea
by William C. Gage
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- Author
- Gage, William C.
- Title
- "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.
- Credits
- Produced by Richard Hulse, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- F001: United States local history: New England
- Subject
- Saint Lawrence River -- Description and travel
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 49894
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49894
- Release Date
- September 6, 2015
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.Untitled
- 2.Chicago to the Sea
- 3.NOTES—INTRODUCTORY. — I.—EASTWARD HO! — II.—SUMMER TRAVEL.
- 4.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
- 5.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 — RATES OF FARE ALLOWED BY LAW, FOR CARRIAGE HIRE WHERE NO EXPRESS CONTRACT IS MADE THEREFOR.
- 6.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.
- 7.MONTREAL AND QUEBEC. — THE HOTELS — RIDE AROUND MOUNT ROYAL, — ANCIENT CITY OF QUEBEC. — THE FALLS OF MONTMORENCI — THE SAGUENAY RIVER.
- 8.Ogdensburg to Portland. — ST. JOHNSBURY & LAKE CHAMPLAIN RAILROAD,
- 9.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.
- 10.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.
- 11.CONTENTS.
- 12.Transcriber’s Notes
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