Bicycle Routes in Michigan
Contents
- Chief Consul Robert G. Steel presents the third edition of the Michigan Road Book, issued free to members of the Michigan Division L. A. W., and recounts the Division's recovery from fewer than four hundred members in May 1894 to close to one thousand. He thanks Secretary-Treasurer Leo A. Caro, A. B. Richmond and Morris J. White, asks members to report road inaccuracies to the Secretary-Treasurer, and signs off from St. Johns, Mich., 20 October 1896.
- Twenty and a half miles north-west from Niles on the main road along the lakes to Berrien Springs, over fair clay-sand. From Berrien Springs ten miles west to the creek, then right two miles into St. Joseph on good clay.
- Twenty-seven miles west from Niles by way of Buchanan and Three Oakes P. O. to New Buffalo. Good clay-loam the whole distance.
- Eleven miles: north-east eight miles from Benton Harbor to Coloma, then east three miles to Watervliet. Good clay-loam throughout.
- Thirteen and a half miles, following the telephone line south-west eight miles from Dowagiac to Summerville, then south and south-west into Niles. Good gravel.
- Thirty-one miles from Three Rivers by Jones Station, Vandalia, Cassopolis and La Grange to Dowagiac. Good clay-loam and gravel-loam with side path, except a stretch of fair sand about Cassopolis.
- Twenty-two miles north from White Pigeon through Constantine on fair gravel, then eight miles to Three Rivers on good gravel-sand, and eleven miles more over loam to Schoolcraft. Side path for most of the distance.
- Eleven miles east and south-east from Centerville by Nottaway and Perrin to Sturgis, with a run of school-house turnings through the farmland. Gravel-loam in fair condition.
- Thirteen miles from White Pigeon by Klingers Lake, on good gravel with side path, then six miles over loam into Sturgis.
- Twenty-one miles from Three Rivers through Centerville (good clay-loam), Nottaway (fair loam) and Findlay, crossing prairie lands, then by the telephone line to Bronson over fair sand-loam.
- Twenty-five miles: west from Coldwater to the fork, then south-west eight miles to Bronson, and fourteen miles south-west to Sturgis. Fair sand-loam with side path, and quite hilly on the last stage.
- Twelve miles north-west from Coldwater across the railroad to Orangeville, then by the angling road north-east into Union City. Fair clay-loam.
- Twenty miles east from Coldwater by the cycle path to the railroad, then through South Butler to Litchfield. Good gravel over the later stages.
- Twenty miles east from Coldwater by cycle path to Quincy, then the main road through Allen and Jonesville to Hillsdale. Poor loam between Quincy and Allen improving to good gravel-sand with side path at the finish.
- Twelve miles north-west from Hillsdale, following the L. S. & M. S. railroad five miles to Jonesville, then by the right fork north-west to Litchfield. Good gravel-sand with side path.
- Ten miles: out of Hillsdale by State St., following the telephone line eight miles to North Adams over good loam, then by the angling road to Jerome on fair sand-loam.
- Eighteen miles: out by Bacon St. and the telephone line six and a half miles to Osseo, then east to Pittsford over fair clay sand, and by the railroad into Hudson on good clay.
- Nineteen miles: south out of Adrian by Main St. past the L. S. & M. S. railroad, then twelve miles to Clayton and six more west to Hudson. Good gravel-clay throughout.
- Thirty-one miles north-west from Tecumseh by Tipton, Springville, Devils Lake and Addison to Jerome. Good gravel-clay giving way to clay-loam.
- Twenty-one miles from Adrian through Tipton and Springville, then angling north-west seven miles to Brooklyn. Good clay-loam with side path.
- Twenty-two miles north and north-east from Adrian to Tecumseh, then north to Clinton and north-west to Manchester. Good gravel with side path as far as Clinton, clay-sand after.
- Eighteen miles south-east from Tecumseh four miles to Ridgeway over fair loam, then a series of turns to Milan on good clay-gravel.
- Thirteen miles east from Adrian by E. Maumee St. past the depot to Lenawee Junction, then nine miles to Deerfield and four more to Petersburg. Fair loam.
- Fifteen miles: out of Milan by River St. to the end of the road, then seven and a half miles to Dundee over fair clay-loam, and south to Petersburg.
- Sixteen miles, leaving Monroe a little north of west on a road that curves round to the west. Sandy most of the way, with a side path alongside.
- Twenty-four miles: the main road south-west nine miles to Vienna over fair clay-loam, on by plank road to the State Line, then fifteen miles south to Toledo on good gravel.
- Nineteen miles north from Monroe by Stoney Creek, Newport and Rockwood to Trenton. Good clay the whole way.
- Eighteen miles: out of Detroit by Lafayette Avenue, 24th St., Fort St. and Clark Ave. to the river road, then through Delray, Ecorse and Wyandotte to Trenton. Poor sand with side path, improving to fair loam.
- Eighteen miles west out of Detroit by Michigan Ave. through Dearborn and Inkster to Wayne. Brick pavement at first, then good gravel.
- Twenty-two miles by Wallaceville, Perrinsville and Nankin to Plymouth. Good gravel throughout.
- Eighteen miles, leaving Detroit by Grand River Avenue and running straight north-west to Farmington. Plank road for twelve miles, gravel for the remainder.
- Twenty-six miles direct by Woodward Ave. to Birmingham, then eight miles north-west to Pontiac. Good gravel.
- Twenty-five miles by Gratiot Ave. to the Frazer road, then nineteen miles north through Utica to Rochester. Good gravel-loam and gravel.
- Twenty-two miles by Jefferson Ave., Mt. Elliott Ave. and Gratiot Ave., eleven miles north-east to Roseville and on to Mt. Clemens. Poor plank and plank-gravel, with a side path most of the way.
- Twenty miles north-east from Ypsilanti to Plymouth over fair loam-gravel, east to Livonia P. O., then five miles north to Farmington.
- Twenty miles south-east from Ann Arbor to Ypsilanti, where the gravel is described as fine, then west by Denton and Canton to Wayne.
- Fifteen miles by the Pontiac road and the right fork ten miles to Peebles Corners over fair clay-loam, then five miles north to So. Lyon on loam.
- Sixteen miles south and south-east from Ann Arbor to Saline on good gravel, then eight miles south-east to Milan over clay-loam, with plank road near Milan.
- Twenty-five and a half miles south-west from Ypsilanti to Saline, then nine miles to Macon and on to Tecumseh, following the telephone poles. Good gravel throughout.
- Sixteen miles west from Ann Arbor and by the right fork eight miles to Dexter, then five miles more to Chelsea. Good gravel.
- Thirty-two miles north from Manchester on a road that curves back and forth twelve miles to Chelsea, then east to Dexter and north-west to Dover and Hamburg. Good gravel-loam giving way to fair sand-loam with side path.
- Twenty-three miles south-east from Jackson to Michigan Center, then by Grass Lake and Sylvan north-east to Chelsea. Good gravel the whole distance.
- Fourteen miles south-east from Jackson by Eldred and Napoleon, then four miles south to Brooklyn. Good gravel.
- A double heading: fifteen and a half miles from Jackson south and west to Hanover over fair clay-sand, and thirteen and a half miles on to Jerome, angling around the lakes on good clay-loam.
- Twenty-two miles north-west and north from Jackson to Leslie on good gravel, then by Eden over fair clay sand and four miles more to Mason.
- Sixteen miles west from Jackson by Sandstone and Parma on good gravel-clay, then angling north-west, west and south-west seven miles to Albion, where the road turns poor sand with a good side path.
- Twenty-six miles north-east from Tekonsha ten miles to Homer over fair sand-loam, then a run of turnings south and east to Hanover on clay-loam.
- Nineteen and a half miles north-east and left from Albion to Springport, poor sandy road with a side path, then north to Eaton Rapids over good gravel-loam.
- Sixteen miles out of Albion by Superior St. and Austin Ave., north-west five miles to Rice Creek, then six miles to Partello. Good clay.
- Eleven miles by the north road east five miles to Marengo, then six miles east and south-east to Albion on good gravel, but very hilly. An alternative by the river road runs eight and a half miles east, crossing the river twice, then two and a half miles south-east into Albion.
- Fifteen and a half miles south-west and south from Albion to Homer, then south and south-east to Litchfield. Good gravel.
- Twenty-two miles south and south-east from Marshall to Tekonsha, then west to Burlington and south-west to Union City. Good clay-loam.
- Thirteen miles, leaving Battle Creek by Marshall St. and following the street car tracks to their end, then straight on to Marshall. Four miles of sand, four and a half of clay-sand and four and a half of clay and gravel, with a side path throughout.
- Sixteen miles north-east from Battle Creek six and a half miles to Pennfield over fair loam with a side path, then north-east and north to Bellevue on good gravel.
- Nineteen miles south from Battle Creek to Abscota over fair loam with a side path, then south and south-west to Union City on good gravel-loam.
- Twenty-two miles east from Kalamazoo by Comstock, Galesburg and Augusta, then a curving road south-east into Battle Creek. Good gravel with a side path the whole way.
- Twenty-eight miles from Union City by Athens on good clay-loam, then Fulton, Vicksburg and Schoolcraft over loam in fair condition.
- Ten and a half miles north-west out of Kalamazoo across the railroad to Cooper, then north-west to Plainwell. Good loam with a side path.
- Fifteen miles south from Kalamazoo with a stretch that winds round the lakes for four miles before turning right into Vicksburg. Good gravel and clay except a little sand near the lakes.
- Fourteen miles south by West St. six and a half miles to Portage on good clay-gravel, then following the railroad seven miles to Schoolcraft.
- Fourteen miles west from Kalamazoo to Oshtemo, then ten miles south-west to Paw Paw. Good clay-gravel, with sand near Oshtemo.
- Twenty-seven and a half miles south-west from Paw Paw, crossing to Decatur on good gravel, then thirteen and a half miles south to Cassopolis over clay-loam.
- Nineteen miles west from Paw Paw by Lawrence and Hartford, then south-west to Watervliet. Fair sand-loam.
- Fourteen and a half miles south from Holland on River St., angling left at the fork and running seven miles to Richmond over fair clay, then south-east across the railroad to Fennville on clay-loam.
- Thirteen and a half miles north from Allegan seven and a half miles to Monterey on good gravel, then on to Salem Center over sand-loam.
- Sixteen miles north from Allegan round the lake to Hopkins on gravel, then Hopkins Station and east to Bradley over clay-loam. Good throughout.
- Ten miles straight east out of Allegan: three miles of gravel, one and a half of sand-loam and a further mile of gravel. Will average good.
- Thirteen miles south-east and east from Allegan to Otsego on good gravel-clay with a side path, then three miles south-east to Plainwell over poor sand-loam with a good side path.
- Twenty-eight miles north from Plainwell by Martin, Shelbyville, Bradley, Wayland and Moline to Corinth. Poor loam at the start with a good side path, then good clay-loam and clay.
- Sixteen miles north-west and west from Hastings to Middleville, then west and by a run of turns to Caledonia. Good clay-gravel.
- Twenty-six miles from Hastings following the chain of lakes twelve miles south-west to Prairieville over fair gravel-loam, then south and south-west to Plainwell on loam.
- Eighteen miles north from Hastings to Carleton P. O., then Woodland Center and Lake Odessa. Good gravel-clay.
- Thirteen miles east out of Hastings on the north side of the river for seven miles, then angling right and by two turns into Nashville. Good clay roads.
- Twenty-seven miles south from Hastings by the State road eight miles to Baltimore, then Bedford and Battle Creek. Good gravel.
- Fifteen miles north from Nashville eight miles to Woodland on good clay, then four miles east to Lake Odessa.
- Fifteen and a half miles west out of Charlotte for eleven miles, then right, left and right again into Nashville. Loam, good.
- Nine and a half miles out of Charlotte by Main St. across the railroad to Carlisle, then two miles west and left into Kalamo. Good gravel.
- Fifteen miles south and south-west from Charlotte six and a half miles to Olivet, then south and west to Bellevue. Good gravel.
- Ten and three-quarter miles south from Charlotte, then three-quarters of a mile right into Partello. Gravel and clay, good.
- Twelve miles, leaving Charlotte south from the Court House three blocks, east to the brick factory, then south to the end of the road and left along the telephone poles the rest of the way. Only fair gravel and sand, with a side path occasionally.
- Sixteen and a half miles north-east from Charlotte by a series of turns to Potterville over good clay-gravel, then nine miles north to Grand Ledge on gravel.
- Nineteen miles north-east from Charlotte by Potterville, West Windsor and Millett into Lansing. Good clay-gravel.
- Seventeen and a half miles, out of Lansing by Washington Ave. to its end, then west, south past a brick school house, across the river and south to the State road a mile from Eaton Rapids. Generally good excepting a few short bits of sand, though other roads nearby are very sandy.
- Thirteen miles north-west from Mason six miles to Holt over fair clay sand, then seven miles more into Lansing on clay.
- Nineteen miles east out of Lansing by Michigan Ave., following the telephone poles seven miles to Okemos, then Meridian, Williamston and Webberville. Good gravel with a side path.
- Fifteen miles east from Mason by a succession of left and right turns into Williamston. Good gravel.
- Sixteen miles, one mile west out of Webberville then fifteen miles left into Stockbridge. Gravel-clay, good.
- Thirteen miles north-east from Howell six miles, then left two miles to Fowlerville and five miles on to Webberville. Good gravel.
- Nineteen miles north from Fowlerville by a long series of alternating turns into Byron. Loam, fair.
- Seventeen miles north from Howell eight miles to the end of the road, then left and right by turns six miles into Byron. Clay, good.
- Twenty and a half miles south-east from Howell to Brighton, then east six miles to Kenningston and four miles south to So. Lyon. Good gravel.
- Twenty-three miles south from Holly by Rose Center, Clyde, Milford and New Hudson to So. Lyon. Fair gravel-loam, a poor loam stretch with side path at Milford, and good but hilly clay-loam after New Hudson.
- Twenty miles north-west out of Pontiac by Saginaw Street through Drayton Plains, Waterford, Springfield and Davisburg to Holly. Poor sand with a side path at first, then fair gravel-sand and gravel-loam.
- Seventeen miles from So. Lyon by New Hudson and Novi, then south-east and east five miles to Farmington. Good gravel.
- Thirteen miles out of Pontiac by Saginaw St. and Andrews St., south-east five and a half miles to Orchard Lake where the gravel is called fine, then by No. Farmington to Farmington.
- Fourteen miles by Saginaw and Mt. Clemens Sts., north-east three miles then left eight miles to Orion, and on to Oxford. Good gravel.
- Twelve and a half miles, leaving Pontiac by Auburn Ave., a mile south then left eight miles with a stone blacksmith shop on the right-hand corner as the landmark. Good gravel, then gravel and clay into Rochester.
- Twenty-two miles west and south from Romeo by Stony Creek and Rochester to Utica. Good gravel, with a fair gravel-sand stretch in the middle.
- Fourteen and a half miles north and east from Romeo to Armada over good clay-loam, then angling north-east and east seven miles to Richmond on gravel.
- Fourteen miles west from Mt. Clemens six miles to Utica over fair clay, then six miles north-west to Rochester on good gravel.
- Ten miles by the North Gratiot road, the first three miles sand with a good side path and the rest clay, then five miles right into New Baltimore. Clay and gravel, good.
- Twenty-one miles south from St. Clair six miles to Marine City, then west and by turns ten and a half miles to New Baltimore. Good clay.
- Thirteen miles, a mile south-west out of St. Clair then twelve miles right into Richmond. Clay-gravel, fair.
- Eleven and a half miles south from Port Huron to Marysville, then six and a half miles more to St. Clair. Good clay-gravel.
- Twenty-eight miles north-west and north from Port Huron to Lakeport, then west to Mystic and eight miles north to Croswell. Fair gravel-loam.
- Twenty-eight miles north-west from Port Huron by Clyde Mills, Abbotsford, Kenockee and Brockway to Yale. Good gravel.
- Thirty-two miles north from Yale five miles to Speaker over good clay, then north-west by a run of turns and twenty miles more to Clifford.
- Seventeen and a half miles east from Capac eight and a half miles, then left four miles to Brockway on good clay, and two miles to Yale over gravel-clay.
- Fifteen miles south and south-east from Capac to Smith, then by a series of turns into Armada. Good gravel-clay.
- Twenty-six and three-quarter miles south from Lapeer by turns to Attica, then Imlay City and, by way of north and south-east legs, Capac. Good gravel-clay giving way to clay.
- Twenty-two and a half miles south-east from Lapeer to Hunters Creek, then four miles to Metamora and thirteen miles by the angling road south-east and south-west to Oxford. Good gravel.
- Twenty-one miles north from Lapeer eighteen miles, then left two miles and right one into Mayville. Clay-gravel, good.
- Twenty miles west from Lapeer to Davidson, then nine miles more to Flint. Good gravel-clay.
- Thirty miles south-west and south from Lapeer to Hadley over fair clay-loam, then west by turns to Davisonville on clay sand, and south-west and south to Holly.
- Fifteen and a half miles south-east from Flint five and a half miles to Grand Blanc over fair clay-sand, then ten miles south to Holly.
- Fourteen miles north from Flint eight miles to Mt. Morris over fair gravel-loam, then west and right four miles to Clio on clay-sand.
- Twenty miles west from Flint nine miles, then south-west to Lennon and ten miles west to Corunna. Fair clay-loam.
- Nineteen miles west from Holly by turns to Fenton, then north to Linden and on by turns to Gaines. Fair gravel-loam.
- Fifteen miles south-east from Corunna four miles to Vernon, then south to Durand and east by turns to Gaines. Fair gravel-loam.
- Twelve miles from Byron by two miles left to Durand, then two miles right into Vernon. Fair gravel-loam.
- Twenty-four miles south-west from Owosso to Pittsburg, then five and a half miles south to Perry and on by turns to Webberville. Good gravel.
- Sixteen and a half miles from Corunna by Owosso, then six and a half miles north to Chesaning. Good gravel.
- Thirteen miles north-west from Corunna to Owosso, then eleven miles west to Ovid. Good gravel.
- Fourteen and a half miles south-west and south from Owosso to Bennington, then west by a run of turns five miles to Laingsburg. Good gravel.
- Sixteen miles north from Lansing six miles to DeWitt over fair clay, then north-east and east to Laingsburg on good gravel-clay.
- Seventeen miles south from St. Johns ten miles to DeWitt over fair gravel-sand, then six miles south to Lansing on clay.
- Fifteen miles east from St. Johns nine miles to Ovid, where the gravel is called fine, then six miles north to Elsie.
- Thirteen and three-quarter miles north out of St. Johns, then left six miles and right five and a half miles with two short turns into Maple Rapids. Good road the entire distance.
- Fourteen and a half miles west from St. Johns, following the telephone line nine miles to Fowler, then five and a half miles more to Pewamo. Good clay.
- Twenty-six miles south from St. Johns to DeWitt over fair gravel-sand, then west to Wacousta and south by turns to Grand Ledge on clay.
- Twenty-two miles north-west from Lansing fourteen miles to Eagle, then eight miles more to Portland. Good gravel.
- Ten miles, leaving Lansing by Capital Ave. and Saginaw St., nine miles west then a mile right into Grand Ledge. Loam, fair.
- Twenty-two miles north from Lake Odessa by a run of right and left turns to Mulliken over good clay-loam, then south into Grand Ledge on clay-gravel.
- Fifteen and a half miles west and south from Portland to Sebewa on good clay-loam, then west and south-east six miles to Lake Odessa.
- Twenty-two miles north from Portland to Pewamo, good but hilly gravel-loam, then by the new road to Matherton and Hubbardston over fair loam, and north to Carson City on good clay.
- Nine miles south from Ionia across the river then five miles left to Lyons, and north-east and east by the new road to Pewamo. Fair loam.
- Twenty-three miles north from Ionia by a long series of turns to Hubbardston over fair clay-loam, then six miles north to Carson City on good clay.
- Eleven and a half miles north out of Ionia four miles, then a run of short right and left turns into Palo. Loam, with a good side path.
- Sixteen miles north from Ionia on the road a mile east of the State road, then by turns to Fenwick and four miles north to Sheridan. Good clay-loam.
- Eighteen miles south from Ionia nine miles, then right three miles and left six miles to Lake Odessa. Clay-loam, good.
- Fourteen miles: cross the river from Ionia and run eight miles to Saranac on good gravel, then re-cross the river and follow it six miles to Lowell over loam.
- Twenty miles west from Lake Odessa by a run of turns to Clarksville over good clay, then north and west to Lowell on fair clay-sand.
- Eighteen miles out of Grand Rapids by State and Cherry Sts. and the left fork six miles to Ada Corners, then Ada, and eight miles by the river road to Lowell. Good gravel, then loam with a side path.
- Twenty-eight miles by State and Cherry Sts. and the fork ten miles to Cascade over fair clay-loam with a side path, then good gravel and gravel-clay on to Clarksville.
- A round trip of eighteen and three-quarter miles by Division St. south to Dutton on good gravel-clay, then east to Alaska over fair clay, returning by the river road and a long run of turns to Grand Rapids on good clay-gravel.
- Twenty miles, leaving Grand Rapids by S. Division St. for nine miles then a run of left and right turns into Caledonia. Gravel-clay, good.
- Thirteen miles by S. Division St. seven miles to Kellogsville on good gravel, then six miles south to Corinth over clay with a side path.
- Fifteen and a half miles north by Canal St. to North Park, across the river to Mill Creek, then the main road to Plainfield and on to Rockford. Good gravel, with fair clay-loam and a side path at the finish.
- Twenty-five miles south and east from Cedar Springs to Oakfield over fair loam with a side path, then six miles east to Greenville and by turns seven miles to Sheridan on clay-loam.
- Twelve miles east out of Sparta to a school, then a long run of short turns by way of a second school house into Cedar Springs. Clay-loam, fair, with a side path.
- Ten and three-quarter miles south from Sparta three miles to a church, then left seven and three-quarter miles to Rockford. Clay-gravel, fair, with a side path.
- Twenty-three miles north out of Grand Rapids by Alpine Ave. to Sparta over good gravel-clay, then north and north-west to Kent City on fair loam with a side path, and west to Casnovia.
- Thirteen miles direct west from Sparta eleven miles, then two miles right into Ravenna. Clay, good.
- Eighteen miles by Stocking St. and Walker Ave. north-west to Berlin on good gravel-clay with a side path, then north-west to Coopersville and Dennison over clay. A note adds an alternative by Route No. 154 to Lamont and thence to Coopersville.
- Fifteen miles by W. Bridge St. ten miles, crossing the ferry and keeping the river road through the woods to Lamont on good gravel, then three miles west to Eastmanville over clay.
- Fourteen miles by W. Bridge St. ten miles, then across the ferry, up the big hill and four miles along the main road to Allendale. Gravel as far as the ferry, clay for the balance, good.
- Thirteen and a half miles south-west by Grandville Ave. to Grandville and Jenisonville on good gravel with a side path, then across the creek and by turns to Hudsonville over fair clay-loam.
- Eighteen miles south and west from Hudsonville to Vriesland P. O. and Zeeland over clay, then following the telephone line four miles into Holland on good gravel with a side path.
- Sixteen miles east from Grand Haven to Spring Lake on good gravel, then east and south-east by turns to Eastmanville over fair loam with a side path.
- Twenty-two miles east from Grand Haven to Spring Lake, then north-east, east and south-east to Dennison and on to Ravenna. Good gravel at first, then fair loam with a side path.
- Eleven miles: cross the river to Ferrysburg and take the road angling north, north-east and north-west into Muskegon. Gravel, clay and loam, generally good, with a side path.
- Thirteen miles by the State road north five miles, then left two miles and angling north-west six miles to Whitehall. The road was being graveled and was expected to be first-class before the summer of '96 passed.
- Twenty miles east from Muskegon by turns to Almar on good gravel, then east and south-east to Ravenna over fair loam with a side path.
- Fourteen miles south from Newaygo by turns to Ashland P. O., then south-east and south eight miles to Casnovia. Fair sand-loam with a side path.
- Fourteen miles north out of Cedar Springs by Main St. to Sand Lake, then Pierson, Wood Lake and Howard City. Good clay with a side path.
- Sixteen miles north from Sheridan by Stanton and Westville over fair clay-loam, then east and left to Edmore on loam with a side path.
- Thirteen miles east out of Sheridan eight miles, then right two miles and left three into Carson City. Loam with a side path, fair.
- Twelve miles east out of Palo by a run of short left and right turns, then six miles left into Crystal Lake. Loam with a side path, good.
- Twenty-two miles east from Carson City seven miles to Middleton, then south to Maple Rapids over good clay-loam and on by turns to Fowler on gravel-clay.
- Thirteen miles south from Ithica six miles to Pompeii, then a jogging road south and west into Maple Rapids. Good gravel-clay.
- Twenty-one miles west out of St. Louis, following the railroad the whole way to Edmore. The first half gravel, the balance sand.
- Twenty-five miles east from Ithica with eight alternating turns, then south to Ashley and east by turns to Elsie. Good gravel.
- Twenty miles north from Ithica eight miles to St. Louis on good gravel, then east to Wheeler over clay and three and a half miles more to Merrill, where the road is poor sand.
- Twenty-one miles west from Saginaw by the State road fourteen miles to Hemlock over good gravel-loam, then seven miles to Merrill on fair gravel-clay.
- Twenty-three miles south from Saginaw by the river road and the angling road to Swan Creek Sta., then St. Charles and eight miles to Chesaning. Good gravel-loam.
- Twenty-one miles south-east from Saginaw six miles to Bridgeport, then Cass Bridge P. O. and eleven miles more to Clio. Good gravel.
- Twenty miles by Genesee Ave. and the plank road nine miles, then by turns to Frankentrost on good plank-clay, and following the telephone poles east and south-east six miles to Vassar over clay.
- Twenty-five miles north-east from Vassar to Wahjamega and Caro over fair clay-loam, then Ellington and Cass City on good gravel-clay.
- Twenty-two miles east and right from Caro to Mayville over fair clay-loam, then south-east to Silverwood on good clay and five and a half miles more to Clifford.
- Twenty miles by the State road west and south-west from Bad Axe to No. Burns P. O., then south by a run of turns to Cass City. Fair clay-loam.
- Seventeen miles east from Bad Axe six miles to Verona on good loam, then east five miles and angling left six miles to Sand Beach.
- Seventeen miles direct north from Bad Axe fourteen miles, then angling right three miles to Port Austin. Clay-loam, good.
- Thirteen miles south-west from Caro to Wahjamega on good gravel, then west by Watrousville and Denmark to Reese over clay. The heading gives thirteen miles though the table's own legs total sixteen.
- Fourteen miles, leaving Bay City south-east eleven miles then east three miles to Reese. Gravel-clay, good.
- Twelve miles by the Genesee Ave. bridge, State St. and the State road, following the telephone poles the whole way to Bay City. Stone road, good.
- Seventeen miles, leaving Bay City by Winona P. O. and following the railroad west to Midland. Loam, fair, with a side path.
- Twenty-one miles east from Mt. Pleasant by a run of turns to Shepherd, then east and by further turns to St. Louis. Fair clay-loam throughout.
- Sixteen miles west and right from Mt. Pleasant to Calkinsville on good gravel, then eight miles north to Clare over fair sand-loam.
- Twelve miles out of Clare by 5th St. to the bridge, taking the side path at the second turn and running east by turns to Loomis over fair sand-loam, then east from Goodman's store five miles to Coleman on loam with a good side path.
- Twenty miles north out of Coleman by short turns, then north-east eight miles and north three miles to Gladwin. Sand-loam, fair.
- Sixteen and a half miles south-east from Big Rapids to Clear Lake on good gravel, then angling south-east eleven miles to Mecosta over fair sand with a side path.
- Fourteen miles out of Howard City by N. White St. and a run of turns to Morley, then seven miles north to Stanwood. Poor loam with a side path.
- Sixteen miles south from Reed City to Paris over fair gravel-loam, then Big Rapids, where the gravel is called fine, and Byers and Stanwood, the last stretch poor sand with a side path.
- Eighteen and a half miles: cross the river from Whitehall to Montague, then west and right to Flower Creek P. O. over fair clay sand, and north by turns to Shelby.
- Twelve and a half miles north from Shelby five and a half miles to Hart on good clay, then four miles north and three miles left to Pentwater.
- Fourteen miles south and east from Hart by short turns to Mears on good clay-loam, then west and north-west three miles to the lake shore and five miles of beach riding north into Pentwater.
- Twelve miles north out of Pentwater, following the old State road along the lake shore the whole way to Ludington.
- Eighty-three miles in seven stages: Sherman 28, Cadillac 5, Hobart 26, Tustin 6, Le Roy 5, Ashton 6 and Reed City 7. The compiler admits the instructions are indefinite and can only say follow the main road from one city to the next, over roads mostly loam and only fair to poor riding.
- Sixteen miles out of Traverse City by Front St. and around the bay six miles north to Acme on good gravel, then Yuba over clay and six miles north to Elk Rapids.
- Thirty miles by the main road due north through Creswell, Torch Lake and Atwood to Charlevoix. Variable clay, gravel and sandy loam, averaging a fair ride for experienced riders.
- Sixteen and a half miles north-east and east from Charlevoix, then left and right eleven miles into Petoskey. Clay-loam, fair.
- Thirty miles by the old State road running almost directly north-east to Cheboygan. No description of the material was given, but it is probably clay and loam.
- Fifteen miles by the old State road direct south-east along the lake shore. Clay, loam and sand, fair.
- Forty-six miles by the direct road, leaving St. Ignace north twelve miles until the head of Lake Huron is rounded, then bearing north-east and north to the Soo. The roads near the Soo are known to be excellent hard clay.
- Sixteen miles west from Marquette eight miles to Eagle Mills over fair gravel-sand, then Negaunee and three miles to Ishpeming on good hematite.
- Eight and a half miles east from Ishpeming three miles to Negaunee, then five and a half miles south to Palmer. Good hematite road.
- Twenty-six miles west from Ishpeming by Dexter Mine, Humbolt and Champion, then north-west to Michigamme. Good gravel with a side path.
- Twenty-one miles west from Ishpeming by Dexter Mine and Humbolt on good gravel, then nine miles south to Republic over poor sand.
- Eleven miles south from Ishpeming four miles to Stoneville on good hematite, then seven miles more to White City over poor sand.
- Forty-seven miles north from Rockland six and a quarter miles to Greenland, then north-east past the Belt Stampmill and by the left road direct to Houghton. Roads of every description, hilly, but with very little poor riding.
- Twenty-eight miles south from Houghton eight miles to Chassel, then twenty miles more to Baraga. Fair loam.
- Thirty-four miles west from L'Anse to Baraga and Laird, then south-west to Rubicon and north-west to Belt Mine. Roads variable, but only three miles of poor riding.
- Twelve and a quarter miles west from Greenland to Ontonagon. Road variable but good; no mileage is printed in the heading.
- Twelve and a quarter miles south-east from Ontonagon to Rockland. Road variable, but good; no mileage is printed in the heading.
- Fifteen miles east and north-east from Hancock to Lake Linden over fair sand loam, then north and north-west four miles to Red Jacket on good clay loam.
- The last route in the book, and the only one out of the State: ride between the two railroads on the cinder path, since the wagon roads are very sandy and poor riding. No mileage is printed in the heading.
- A note on the maps issued with the book: drawn to a scale of six miles to an inch but reduced by a third, each square representing a mile, with route numbers on the map matching those in the text and railroads shown as heavy lines. The irregularity in the upper part of Map No. 2 is not a misprint but follows the meridian, and readers are urged to consult the maps rather than search the book to find which routes connect two cities.
- An index of the preferable routes between the larger cities where two or more choices exist, tabulated From, To and Via Routes No. It runs from Detroit to Chicago, Adrian, Toledo, Saginaw, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Port Huron, then Grand Rapids to Mackinaw, Kalamazoo, Jackson, Saginaw, Whitehall and Chicago, and Saginaw, Kalamazoo, Battle Creek and Lansing pairings.
- The League of American Wheelmen's national officers, headed by President Sterling Elliott of Boston and Secretary Abbot Bassett, with vice-presidents Charles F. Cossum and A. Cressy Morrison and treasurer E. S. Hartwell. The standing committees follow, including Membership, Rights and Privileges, Rules and Regulations, Highway Improvement under Isaac B. Potter, Transportation, the Racing Board under Geo. D. Gideon, and Auditing.
- The Division's own officers: Chief Consul Robert G. Steel of St. Johns, Vice-Consul Edward N. Hines of Detroit and Secretary-Treasurer Leo A. Caro of Grand Rapids. The State Board and standing committees are listed, covering the Racing Board, Rights and Privileges, Improvement of Highways, Transportation, Touring and Rules and Regulations.
- A town-by-town roll of the Division's local consuls, from Ann Arbor and Athens through to Ypsilanti, Yale and Zeeland, giving each consul's name and occasionally a street address. E. W. Staebler served Ann Arbor, Chas. S. Jones Battle Creek, and Henry D. Purinton and Lindsay Russell Detroit.
- A table of hotels giving city, house, rate and the discount allowed to League members, from Hotel Lawrence at Adrian and the American House at Ann Arbor to the Innis House at Pentwater. Rates run from $1.00 to $2.50 with discounts of 20 to 50 per cent.
- The key to the route tables: S. P. for side path, T. R. and T. L. for turn right and turn left, R. F. and L. F. for right fork and left fork, and Mi. for miles, with points of the compass indicated by the usual letters.
- A summary of the bicycle ordinances of the principal Michigan cities, naming the nineteen that have them and the three that do not (Ann Arbor, Sturgis and Ypsilanti). Entries for Adrian, Bay City, Benton Harbor, Battle Creek and Charlotte set out sidewalk-riding hours and prohibitions, bell and lamp requirements, speed limits and the extent of paving.