The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-08-02
From Middlebury TO Ticonderoea,
JuIy He 1870.

TO those who wish TO spend "A day OF
rational relaxation from business and
care. and desire to crafty their tastes for
the beautiful and grand handywork Of ma
ture, this route offers as great variety
as any in New England. 1t is not our
intention, in what we may say in this ar
ticle, to treat the subject anything like a
puff to individuals, but to give few
iragmcntary thoughts which might nat
urally occur to any one in similar stu
alton.
OF course, nothing Of any Importance
occurred at Mddebury-except, per-
haps, that those of the excursionists who
started from this town were obliged to
hurry up their breakfasts in order to take
the earl train. This subject was dis
patched and we were all snugly seated in
the cars and on the road to Vergennes. We
were soon landed at the depot, where we
found Stevens omnibusses ready to take
us to the city. After little respite at
the Stevens Hotel, which, by the way,
is one of the best in the New England
towns The propretors, the Stevens
Brothers, are naturally adapted to the
business they have chosen, and we are
clea to ,kpAY that tleig custom 10 s iS.,.
in remodelng and enlarging their hotel
recently.
From this we were taken to the steam.
err Curlem, lying at the wharf, at the
head of navigation Oh Otter Greek, sew
en- miles from Lake Champlain. There
we found a large company from Vergen'
mes taking passage for the excursion
The gentlemanly captain, Norman Crane
with his sedate yet pleasant countenance
was busily engaged preparing to soor
give orders to his subordinates to move
from the dock. Preparations were fin
ished-the word given, and the boat be-
gan to move off down the stream like {
thing of life.
On every side new views opened to oul
sight, and as the air was cool and brac
ing, everybody seemed to drink in true
enjoyment.
Before noon, We had run down the
creek, which is fringed all the way OF
both sides with groves, meadows anc
hills, and the little steamer struck GU
boldly on the broad lake, the wind blow
ingla stiff breeze from the north. Thi
steamer was originally built for steam
yacht, and is thoroughly and strongl.
made. She is propelled by powerful
engine which throws her ahead with grea
rapidity and steadiness.
From Fort Cassin, at the mouth of thu
creek, we struck south and across the
bay to Westport, landed few passen
gers and some freight, and soon move'
on again for Port Henry. Some gener
GUS spirit anticipating the need Of tn
passengers, every now and then distribu
ted nice cool lemonade " to the grea
satisfaction of all. 1t is natural pleas
ure for some people to make those aroun
them happy, and perhaps Messrs. Steven
4 Bissell of Vergennes are among them
While passing along, some Of the pass
engers were eagerly observing every ne'
phase of scenery upon the shores, Will
others were thinking of the past, and calm
history to Misunderstanding the grand pan
Drama before their mental VISION
Thinking how Arnold fought Valiant
and periodically for national indeper
dence, before the sad and unfortunat
idea entered his mind of betraying h
country. Poor Arnold was patriot, an
fought well, but he, like others, had h
price.
We landed passengers and baggage I
Port Henry, bright, enterprising bus
: ness town. On the border Of the lake
located one of those mammoth iron nal
ing establishments, which affords constal
employment and remunerative wages IL
: large number of operatives. 1t is ma
$ velous what life and vigor such an e
Enlistment gives to any town. But
: it is-it is as the heart to the physic
i system, it throws vitality and vigor
d every part.
}. On we 90 again until at last We a
.; rive at the landing at Old Ii. We so'
= found ourselves in comfortable quartz
/ in the hotel, where we found ample co
n yeniences for readjusting our toilets al
70 washing up" This done we felt I
o, freshed, and felt kind of inclination
ID have the dinner hurried up. But as lu
re would have it, we did not have to WI
ne long. The gentlemanly landlord of
IN Fort 1iconderoga House bad anticipat
n, our arrival and prepared sumptuo
to dinner which was greatly enjoyed by t
1t crowd.
ID After dinner most, if not all, leisure
strolled over the ruins of the old Fo
re Ticonderoga is one of the most not
al fortressos in America. Its history "