The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-01
LAKE MEMpHREMAGOG.
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Owls HEAD MOUNTAIN, I
LAKE @RMPHRKNAG0G, July %, 1853.
A Nnu Watering Place-Nns Mountain and Luke
Sccsery-kdters and Things at tie Ools Head Aoantdtn
Hosso-Fashsonable Gayeties-Anipal of New Fmkes-
Delightful Cool Weathcr-How to Get Here, DC dc.
Lake Memphremagog Ia situated partially In the north
part Of the State Of Vermont and partially in Lower
Carada and It's waters discharge in northery direction
into the River st. lawrence is any miles in length and
from i've to six miles width The waters Of the lake
remarkably peucid and the basin in which rests Ii
covered with white and yellow rand that the bottom
visible 1t depth Of several fathoms. The surface OF
the lake every where dotted with the most romantic
looking islands, and It's shores are encompassed by pic
turesque clothed with rich forests The beau
fal wild and romantic lake and mountain scenery at tas
point unsurpassed by any other locality the Ameri
continent; and, az new watering place, Lake Mem
pbremaeog bids fair to rival Newport Nahant the White
Mountains or Saratoga Springs.
The view from the sumrnii Of the Owls Head noun
tain IL moss beautiful, taking Ia an inense range Of
naked eve the cty of Montreal the entire ranges OF the
White ana Green mountains, Lakes Wloughby, Cam
plain and hassawafee aud the rivers St. Lawrence and
st. FraEcis, &C., &C., may be distnoty fhe 0xs
Head Mountain House situated 10 delightful bay called
Shermans Bay at the base Of the Wis Head mountain
roughly @ h ali res sSa has Wu tue
last Two years become one OF our most fashionable re-
sors for the summer se.son Dancing, flirting, sailing,
bathing serenadpg &c. are the order Of both day and
pieht and gay and lively company Of ashionables
canuot be found at any OF the watering places than is
assembled at Lake Memphremsgog. Last evening as
the steamer Mountain Maid George ". Fogg commander,
touched the wharf, she discharged gay and merry load
OF peasure seekers about sixty the number was from
New York city, and better or more lively Set OF people
than these same New Workers. does exist the face
Of the Inhabited globe. Among the names I notice
Gideon Sturges and family Chas. Seymour, Peter s.
Gan,evoors, Esq Loriner Smith Chsisey johnson. VIM
a. Dewitt, Esq., and family; Chas Harris, James L.
Spencer, 7. a. Cooper James Boman Esq and family;
horace Griswold Eq and family; J. Stevens Esq and
others. By the addition Of the above number We find
receive interesting accounts Of the sayings and
doings Of the fasbonables At Lake Memphremagog by.
York. Boston, Montreal &c &c. has baen delightful here
Some portion Of the time have been sitting BY blazing
fire nights aud mornings. you would get here quickly
and pleasantly board the New Haven cars az eight
O'Clock In the morning. and speed swiftly under the
Of John Brady, conductor Of the train, TO New Haven
change cars and take those Of the New Haven and
Northampton proceed to Northampton where you arrive
time to dne visit Mount Hoyoke take the of the
Connecticut River Railroad next morning at A. NJ, and
arrive here in time for supper.