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aunnaies Chocolutes BRICK ICI CRRAM Ful quar .... ..... 5 - WILfEil Phone Wilmette 53s3 CONFECTIONERY Just YFest of Bank Wï1mette Indian Trails and Trees When the Chicago portage was. a doorway to the Mississippi, valley the west- shore of* Lake Michigan was. one of the important highwavys *both by lanid and water.,' The explorer, the missionary and,.the trader as, well as the Indian paddled along1 in canmes, camping: at -night on the beach or in the woods. Also at that time., there was a deep worn path followmng the line of the lalke shore. This was known as the Green Bay trail. Most old settiers agree thatý it tollowed Clark street, Chicago, to Rose Hill. There it divided, one part taking the route over Ridge avenue. and ýother over, There are at varlous plac~es along the North Shore and on several of the old Indian trailsý, sonie-. urfous trees. These show thatthef were bent at right> angles- when very .oung and later grew uprightagain. They were, bent and tied several feet frorn the ground in the direction of the trail to be followed. As they are large old oaks or elms it is certain that the markinig of the, trail in that wayý Was1 done' more than a century ago. Many of these trail trees can only bc rememnb.ered *by early settlers- and by old p hoto- graphs, because they have died or been cut down. Two Tral Trees Twol Indian trail trees are left in touse and contmnueci over ,idge into Wilmette. Named Grosse Pointe of interest to- note that e. itraders gave the n.- SPointe tn the hijzh bluff iwn at1 streeto Stoilp east corner of Green- and Tenth street. The tree points northeast Wilmette avenue trail The other tree is on te northwest corner of ting the and Redecorate .any room in your home in one single dayl1 PITTSBU1RGH'S WALLHrnF, wîff Maire drab walis and ceilings bright, gay and Iovely. WATER- SPAR ENAMIEL wiIl bring e. beauty to Woodwork and furn iture. Yv uUaUU mLe '.ZLeeCKi ay iraiwas in siglit of the lake, slightly eqst of wlhat is now Sh.eridan 'road. At Tower road, Winnetka, the trail turned west, to avoid the ravines near the lake, following another sand ridge north to Waukegan and then on to Green Bay, Wisconsin. ýA, L À ÀLý #àà% 'A1'white sg Ir ýW WW Ivcame a came, road. vil- Read the Wani Ads I <s.. anal os 'te two* rOOY1..- " 1 1