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Title: The playgrounds of Canada; a short treatise on tourist, fishing and hunting resorts reached by the Grand Trunk Railway System
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada
Subjects: Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada Fishing Fishing Hunting Hunting Railroads Camps
Publisher: (Montreal): Grand Trunk Railway System, General Passenger Dept.
Contributing Library: Queen's University Library, W.D. Jordan Special Collections and Music Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Queen's University - University of Toronto Libraries

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nel is all electric-lighted,and a trip through the tunnel is now made not only without incon-venience or anxiety, but is rendered really enjoyable by this newand modern improvement. Port Huron, Mich.—Port Huron is a city of 25,000 population,and enjoys the distinction, as described in a preceding paragraph,of being situated on two of the greatest waterways in theUnited States—Lake Huron and the St. Clair River, having overseven miles of lake and river frontage. The water supply is thepurest in the world; the freshness of the air is proverbial, and thecleanliness that prevails has well earned for Port Huron the nameof the spotless city. It is easy to reach Port Huron from alldirections. From Ohio, Kentucky and the Southern States itonly requires a days journey, while from Missouri and the South-western States excellent transportation facilities are afforded tomake the trip as enjoyable as possible. Steamboat lines and rail-roads radiate from Port Huron to all points of the compass.
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THE SMILE THAT WONT COME OFFHURONIA BEACH CAMP, PORT HURON, MICH. 11 The Playgrounds of Canada No tourist visitor who has ever visited Port Huron in summerhas got away without taking in the beaches, the charming andmagnificent stretch of scenic splendor along the shore of Lake Huron.This resort territory embraces Edison, La Salle, Holland, Lakeside,Huronia Beach Camp, Gratiot and Keewahdin Beaches, withupwards of 300 cottages, both public and private. Here are aisolocated two fine and commodious hotels. The Windermere isperfect in all its appointments and cuisine, giving its guests thebest of service and attention at a nominal cost, and occupies afine position at Gratiot Beach. The 4 Gables, at EdisonBeach, is less pretentious in size, but its popularity is equal tothat of its larger neighbor. Maple Villa, at the Beaches, is aresort of the elite; golf, tennis, baseball, dancing, boating, bathing,etc., are among the numerous attractions offered; abundantverandah space, large rooms, new

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