The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-10-29
From the Cleveland (O) NorcE.
n Ohtoan IN Vermont.
NorEs FROM CLEvELANDER soJoURNINt
IN THE GREEN MOUNTAIN STATE.
Nf,pntr,u-ny Vr SAINT o5 1879

NorEs FROM A CLEvELANDER soJoURNING
IN THE GREEN MOUNTAIN STATE.
MIDDLEvURY, VI, Sept. %, 1872.
EDrToRs VOICE Since my last letter
| have been roaming over the hills and
through tho valleys of the Green Noun
tain State. Indeed | have spent the
whole season hero. and | must acknowl-
edge that esteem it one Of the most de-
sirabc summer resorts in the country,
and people all over the land are begin
nlng to form the same opinion, judging
from tho crowded state Of the country
hotels. | saw it stated in Cleveland
paper recently that the great diminution
OF guests at the fashionable watering pla-
ccs this year was principally owing to 30
many making trips 20 foreign countries
during tho heated term; but thnk if the
writer would only visit Vermont, New
Hampshire, Maine, and the Canadas in
summer. he or she would be convinced
tlat Americans are year by year finding
4 .eIter attractions on their own native
s I'll than they ever before dreamed Of.
Formerly, the city mill ,naire, with his
fluiIy and retinue of servants, thought
that they could not pass the summer
without their trip to Long Branch or
Saratoga, but time has changed, and so
has the mind of the merchant, for now,
Instead of spending the heated term in a
crowded hotel,at cost OF perhaps hum
dfed dollars a day, he takes his family
and retires to somo quiet retreat among
the mountains; and there, in an humble
cottage or country inn, secures accommo-
dations for the season, and when he has
had his fill of country faro. he returns to
his home refreshed and invigorated, while
his wife and children have so improved
in health and beauty that they are hardly
known by their dearest friends on their
return. The old gentleman goes into his
Office, and inds upon examining his
friends, that instead Of making draft on
the bauk to commence operations, he HIS
money to deposit. Is not this method
worthy of a trial for season? Whether
it is or not, many seem to think 50, for al
most every country village in Vermont
and New Hampshire has had its hotels
full and many of its private residences
The unparalleled scenery, the extensive
hunting and fishing grounds are ample in.
ducement to the pleasure seeker, but when
pure fresh air, the hugo mountains and
fine country roads are taken into consd.
Grafton, the tourist has double incen.
tive to sojourn here. Among tho most
popular resorts in this State are Mount
Mansfield, Lake Dunmore in the southern
portion, and Lake Memphremagog in the
north. Newport, at the south end of the
latter lake, contains oHe Of the largest
hotels in New England, and can accom-
modate four hundred guests. Middlebury
on Otter Creek, is beautiful village ol
about four thousand inhabitants. 1t is
the residence of Hon. John w. Stewart
at present the Governor of the State. 1t
is also the seat Of the noted Middlebury
College, where so many of the nations
great men received their education The
college aud buildings stand on beautiful
eminence, overlooking the town from the
west. /. is large manufacturing town
and has ono great advantage. viz: ap al.
most unlimited water power, caused by
natural falls in the creek, which is 10
fact ono Of Vermont's largest rivers
This also is very popular resort fol
health and pleasure-seekers. Parties
visiting tho Bread Loaf Inn, at Ripton
leave the cars here and proceed by stage
or private conveyance, to this popular re-
sort, which was for FIVE or six years Q
common farm house in the little noun
tain town Of Rpton, but an enterprisins
man went there and began to take sum
mer-boarders, aud so great has been the
demand for rooms, that he is unable tC
make improvements fast enough to NEE
the requirements Of patrons. One ad
vantage this State has over many others
is its mountain forests, which still aforC
ample shelter for wild game of the large
variety, such as bears, lynxes, fisher cats
&C., beside plenty of sable, foxes, rabbits
grey squirrels, partridgcs and ducks.
Let me conclude, by assuring tourist
that if health is their wish, Vermont i
the place to secure it. If it cannot b
found in the air, it will be in the water
as the State is literally covered with min
era springs, many of which have becom
noted. A. N. L.