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3 The time; July 31, 1957, i+tOO P.M. The Place; on board the S.3,AQUARAMA at the foot of West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, The occasion; the presentation, by your editor, to the owners of the ship, of a map of the Great Lakes, It is a unique map, in that it shows the Lakes, in blue, on a cream background. Nothing else. Most maps are so full of detail you have difficulty finding anything,This one is different. All you see on it are the five great Lakes, No roads, no towns, no political subdivisions, no latitude, no longitude. This is a map of the region as it was when only the Indians lived in the land. The blue represents the vast expanses of water. The cream represents the boundless forests. Pause for a moment and contemplate this scene. Try to see it as it was in its primeval state,---the blue of the water, walled in almost everywhere by the towering trees which completely obscured the Inhabitants of the time, their fex* priraative lodges, and their dim, winding paths leading hither and yon across the land. It is a map for people with imagination, who can supply their own details, --who can look at it from the east and see what the early French traders saw. To them the system of lakes and streams were long fingers reaching far back into the interior of the continent,--not just a natural barrier between two nations. On this map one may see everything they wish to see,--or nothing, depending upon how much imagination one has. With the presentation over Captain Morgan Howell betook himself to the bridge and the AQUARAMA swung quietly out into the river and headed for Lake Erie, and as she did we began taking stock of our surroundings. Mr. Herman Pirshner, now free of pressing duties in the vicinity of the gangway took over and saw us to the guest room assigned to us. Hardly had we gotten freshened up when over the public address system came a call: "Will Captain and Mrs. Johnston come to the ship's office. The Chief Mate, Mr. Shalton wished to entertain us until time for him to go on watch, and this he did so well it occurred to me that he should be invited to present his story on TV. It contained all those things which are so familiar to a ships* officer yet so completely beyond the ken of the average small-boat operator. His way of bringing out the facts is unique, and very clear. Left to ourselves for a while we set out to explore our beautiful surroundings. By escalator, elevator, and stairways we went from deck to deck. The great picture windows in the sides of the ship made views of the passing scenery available to those who preferred to remain inside the cabin. Out on the decks or in the lounges there is comfortable seating In a wide variety of chairs, couches, and benches, arranged for enjoying the scenery or shipboard activities, A play room for tiny tots, in charge of an attendant offered every entertainment a child could desire, and afforded expert care for little people while parents enjoyed themselves elsewhere, and there is so much to see and do. We counted six places where food, or drinks could be obtained,---soft drinks stands, lunch rooms, cafeteria, and bar, all spacious and comfortable, giving all the thrills one can get on a great ocean liner. There is a TV room and a movie theater,a gift shop and an amusement area with all kinds of devices for the entertainment of old and young. There are shuffleboard courts and two dance floors and on one of these we saw as good a floor show as one can see on Broadway, and all of the actresses were Detroit school children,--really talented troupers not one of whom was over fourteen years of age. Ashore in Detroit the heat was at its worst for the summer, but as the ship glided quietly over Lake Erie her motion created a very pleasant breeze* Night fell as we neared the mid--passage point, and with it came