By Water to the Columbian Exposition

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By Water to the Columbian Exposition

by Johanna Sara Wisthaler

EN·~3 hours·3 chapters

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Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Clare Boothby

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BY WATER TO THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION - BY JOHANNA S. WISTHALER.

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INTRODUCTION - CHAPTER I Voyage on the Erie Canal Departure from Schenectady, N Y Amsterdam, Canajoharie, Little Falls Utica, Rome, Syracuse, Lyons Palmyra, Rochester, Lockport - CHAPTER II Sojourn in Buffalo and Visit to Niagara falls. Buffalo Harbor City of Buffalo Mill's Dry Dock Niagara Falls, American Horseshoe and Central Falls - CHAPTER III Voyage on Three Great Lakes Lake Erie Dunkirk, Erie, Conneaut Cleveland Amherstburg Detroit River City of Detroit Lake St Clair River St Clair Port Huron, Sarnia Lake Huron Sand Beach Beacon Saginaw Bay, Tawas City, Alpena Rock-bound on Gull Island Ledge False Presqu'ile, Cheboygan Straits of Mackinaw, Mackinaw Island Lake Michigan Beaver Island, Northport Frankfort, Manistee, Muskegon South Haven, Life Saving Service Michigan City, White City - CHAPTER IV Stay in Chicago and Visit to the World's Fair A Round Trip on the Exposition Grounds Visit to the Midway Plaisance Diamond Match Co, Workingmen's Home Congress of Beauty, California Nursery and Citrus Tree Exhibit Electric Scenic Theater, Libbey Glass Works Irish Village and Donegal Castle, Japanese Bazaar Javanese Village, German Village Pompeii Panorama. Persian Theater Model of the Eiffel Tower, Street in Cairo Algerian and Tunisian Village, Kilauea Panorama American Indian Village, Chinese Village Wild East Show, Lapland Village Dahomey Village, Austrian Village Ferris Wheel, Ice Railway Cathedral of St. Peter in miniature, Moorish Palace Turkish Village, Panorama of the Bernese Alps South Sea Islanders' Village. Hagenbeck's Zoological Arena Irish Village and Blarney Castle, etc. Visit to the Exposition Structures. Manufactures Building and on Manufactures U.S. Government Building and on the Development of the Republic Fisheries Building and on Fisheries Agricultural Building and on Agriculture Live Stock Exhibit, Dairy and Forestry Buildings Palace of Mechanical Arts and on Machinery Administration Building Electricity Building and on Electricity, the "Golden or Happy Age" Mines and Mining Building and on Minerals Transportation Building and on Railroad, Marine, and Ordinary Road Vehicle Conveyances Palace of Horticulture and on Horticulture Liberal Arts Building. Educational Exhibits Chicago, its Growth and Importance Woman's Building and on Women Art Palace and on Art Anthropological Building Foreign and State Buildings Financial Account of the World's Fair Statistical Table of International Expositions - CONCLUSION - INTRODUCTION

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Description

A seasoned traveler sets out from Schenectady, gliding along the historic Erie Canal and tracing the winding routes of the Great Lakes. Along the way she pauses at bustling river ports, watches the thunderous spray of Niagara Falls, and notes the character of each lakeside town—from the shipyards of Buffalo to the quiet harbors of Mackinaw Island. Her observations blend personal anecdotes with the geography and industry that shape each stop, offering listeners a vivid sense of 19th‑century America’s waterborne highways.

Reaching Chicago, the narrative shifts to the dazzling Columbian Exposition, where the “White City” unfolds in a kaleidoscope of national pavilions and futuristic exhibits. She wanders the midway, marvels at glassworks, electric theaters, and miniature replicas of distant cultures, all while reflecting on the fair’s promise of progress. The account captures the awe of the era’s most ambitious showcase, inviting listeners to experience the wonder of a world on display through the eyes of a curious explorer.

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Language

en

Duration

~3 hours (200K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2005-12-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Johanna Sara Wisthaler

b. 1868

A late-19th-century travel writer, she is known for a lively account of a journey by steam yacht to the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Her work mixes sightseeing, local history, and the excitement of a major American fair.

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