Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 22 Jul 1937, p. 25

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the. friendly Scandinavian,,folk who Calit this island home have. been dig the, samne, things ý in pretty mucli the samne Way. No new day has* ruffled their serenity. Bit of Old World Visitors wio 'ferry across Death door from Gill's rock to Detroit har- bor, and Who explore, the. island,* in- variably return ta the mainland witli the feeling, that they have happened upon a bit of an old world where time bas lost its pace. It is probably a fact that nowhere else in tl'e United' States is there ta be, faund a, place quite like Washington island-where 800 -hardy .sauts love the sea that. bounids. them ipursue with ^calm. in-. du stry the toit that harvests fish from the waters, timber 'and' field crops f rom the land. Gasoline and diesel engines have suipplanted sail as power for the fish- ing craft th.at work froni islancl ports, but sons and grandsons of the first settlers still man the boats, nets are stilI set on the saine bars and banks, and fishing remains one of the island's principal industries. Myr.d Beauty Spots Froru the dock at Detroit harbor, winding roads run out ta criss-cross the island in ail directions and to N b- Mr£. Smnith Williamt Storey and her daughtcr, Susann, (above) have just rcturmed .t teir home in Kenil- *worth front a three wpeeks' ),shin'g trip. at Pass-a-Grille, Fia. They had a littie house on the beach, and Sl4sainn lcarined Io bait her ovit Jiook, as indicated above, quite an accotnPlishinent for a six and one- *half year old girl. Will Rogers Shrine -to Be Singing Tow -r Mr. and wirs. .iE<wad A. Llmmer- maýn of 219 Sixth street came home Sunday evening after a nine weeks st ay abroad. Miss ýSuzanne Zimmer- man did not retuil with lier parents, as she liaàs planned to attend scliool at Vevey, on- Lake Geneva, ini Switzer- land. Miss Ztimerman will be there for a yearstudying French, Germann, ,and music. During the nine weeks thçy were gonle, the Zimmermans toured nine. countries in their own car, which tliey had shipped to New York when they sailed1 on the S. S. Bremen. There 19 laro setting in Wls- consin more beautiful. No resort serving finer home- cooked f ood. No atmosphere Sa friendly. Fishing, boat- îng, swimming, hiking, riding, tennis. Dance and concert orchestra. Excellent accommodations. Hotel roomi and cottages with and without bath. Innerspring mattresses every room. ,-Write for complete deuils. Rflerett.M. Valenýtine Propretor - VACATION LUGGAGE"--6 0 Trunks le Overnight Cases H at mand Shoe Boxes OWardrob. Cases 1421-Sherman Ave.. livansi.. UNI. 5637 Indians ha.d made, will show outhe ithe granite memorial on: Chey- little side roads that here and there enne mountain, hlaf a mile above the run to, the cifs thàt raise their rocky Broadmoor hotel, Cotorado Springs, ledges ouit of tlie waters of Green Colo. is now having installed an bay on the west and soutli and Lake elaborate systesu of Westminster Michigan on the north and east. Th ey chimes and vibra harp which can be wilt tell you the stories their grand- operated autoniaticatty or through a, parents told them of early days on consote on which concerts can be the island, before the Indians had gvn gone. gvn And as you drive along you .will The silvery notes will be aniplified see, ini cabin yards everywhere, fish- and sent out over the entire Pike's ing nets on their drying reels. Peak region. Westminster chinies .. 'l1- h - . n 4L p hat r and achi "Try and beat it" 1 #i114 DOES -A GOLF COURSE CATERING ONLY TO LADIES AND GENTLE- MEN APPEAL TO YOU? land. to hold the interest of its resti. water.". dents. But the old folks on the. island have a look of serene contentment And' maybe that explains the that belies this suspicion. A.nd if you changeless nature of tlie island. Its ask one. of the younger generatioli people love.their sea. The sea doesn't if lie would like to get away froni change. Neitlier, do they. Corner Sander Wiaukegani Rd. to Techny bIn Ts and Techity Roqds stitutions. then 3 Miles We to Club . an"

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