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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1909
Page
7
An announcement lists admission for the week's outing at the islands with adults at twenty dollars and youths from five to twelve offered at a cheaper rate. The note emphasizes lower prices for younger visitors and invites families to plan their day.
Camp Algonac introduces a vast tent city with a forty foot wide main street and converging twenty foot side streets. It houses 1,500 people in 500 tents with cots stools wash bowls and tarpaulins, plus disciplined sanitation, fenced grounds, deputies on duty, separate washrooms and a large reading lounge. No intoxicants sold on site.
The article promotes Camp Algonac on Russell's Island Michigan as an affordable weeklong outing for all income levels. It highlights the island's 187 acres and 43acre central grove, tent city setup, modern camp facilities, waterworks, sanitation, and a $20 all‑inclusive ticket covering rail to Detroit, White Star Line boat ride, lodging, and meals for the 1909 season.
The article lists excursions by naptha launch to Wallaceburg Canada, Mt. Clemens health resort, St Clair Flats Venice of America, and Walpole Island. Distances range from 20 to 70 miles with round trips costing 10 to 50 cents and durations from half a day to a full day, emphasizing close contact with Indigenous life and the canal region.
A readable fragment lists Fruits and Cereals with options such as Ham and Eggs or Steak, Coffee, Ti Dinner Soup-Chicken, Fricasseed Chicken, Roast Beef, Hot Biscuits, Potatoes, Stewed Tomatoes, Two Kinds of Pies, Rice Pudding, Tea, Coffee, and Milk.
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