The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-08-05
Lake Winnipiseogee, N. H., Route Thuh-
et-HOteIs. &c.

Lake Winnipiseoxee, N. H., Route Thuh-
et-HoteIs, &c.
The White Mountains will ever prove
great attraction for summer travel, and as a
beautiful resting-place and "preace" before
reaching them, or in fact as "whole sum-
mer's residence" Lake Winnipiseogee will be
among the first and foremost of resorts.
Lake Winnip.seogee is ten miles wide vivid
est part) and 20 miles long longest part,
and contains some 200 or 800 islands. Some
people will have it 365 by way of peculiariGy.
The situation of Lake Wipnipiseogee on the
route to the White Mountains is especially
fortunate as tourists can there obtain pure
and invigorating breezes after leaving the
railroads and before taking the stages
Alton Bay, Woiboro and Center Harbor,
are the principal places on the lake visited as
summer resorts. Alton Bay is % miles from
and Winnipiseogee railroad, on a narrow bay
Or inlet from Lake Winnipiseoeee. The
steamer Chocura, Capt. Wiggin, plies between
Alton Bay and Center Harbor, via Woliboro,
and on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays,
cou inuing at night from Center Harbor to
Meredith Village.
The Winnipiseogee House, ]. II. Downing
proprietor, is the hotel at the Bay, and is
kept in fiae style. 1t is filled with city que sts
the whole summer long. Sailing, fishing
boating, cunning &C., are INDUCED in; also
visits to Sharp's Mountains, Lougee's Pond
70 tha .f,,l eals
Wolfboro is 10 miles from Alton Bay and
| is one of the most romantic and attractive re-
| sorts in the whole State. 1t has largely in
creased in popularity within the last few
years, much having been done by those in
terested in the summer business to add to its
attracIiveness. Nature has made Wolfboro a
very healthy place, as it is not shut in like
many summer resorts, trusting to artificial
means to make it desirable. 1t lies on and
between two eminences, long wide street
running through the whole village.
The Pavilion, A. L. howe proprietor, is a
commodious house and has been enlarged
and n odenized within two years. 1t is airy
| convenient, ard pleasantly situated on the
eastern eminenee and overlooking the lake
and the scenery viewed from the piazza is
grand and especially on moonlight evening.
Center Harbor is 20 miles from Wolfboro
and is coy village nesting at the foot OF
Red Hill and Others near by, and for years
has been regarded as one of the most popular
and desirable places of summer resort in the
whole State. The Senter House, j. l.. Hun
tress, proprietor, is well patronized every sea-
| son and often overruns with guests. 1t is
kept in metropolitan style, the host having
| had large experience in Massachusetts as
well as in New Hampshire.
From Wolfboro and Centre Harbor stages
leave daily on arrival of the noon steamer
for Conway and North Conway, 80 mics.
Stages also leave Alton Bay Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays for Barnstead and
Pittsfeld and on Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays for Laconia, ION the Boston, Con-
cord and Montreal road. The steamer
James Bell, Capt. j.. H. Sleeper, runs from
Alton Bay to Lake Village daily in connec-
ton with the Boston, Concord and Montreal
road, so that parties lor Upper New Hamp-
shire, Vermont and Canada can reach their
destination quite easily by this route.
We have given this minute description of
Lake Winnipiseogee Tor Winnipisaukee, rs
many call it) because we know that those
| who have never been there will not only en-
dorse what we have said, but will say we
| have not "written our piece" half laudatory
enough. Try it and see!
Parties can leave Portland by the Portland,
Saco and Portsmouth railroad at 8 As, A. NJ,
arrive at Dover at $3.50, A. NJ; take the
10: 10 A. M. train (arrival of the morning
train from Boston) for Alton Bay; enjoy the
sail OF 80 miles and back over the Lake and
return to Portland the same night at P. NJ,
or on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
stop at Dover from p. M. to s P. NJ. and
| arrive at Portland at 10 P. M.
By the $40 A. NJ, train, you can reach
Alton Bay at A P. NJ, dining 1T Dover) and
Wolfboro at 4 40 P. NJ. and Center Harbor
at :15 P. NJ.