Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-07-06
OH 9r&e Dress.
UP THE LAKE.
A Trip to Old Fort TT
On the Handsome Steamer Yer
mont,

a Delightful ExcursiOn-Points OF In
tercst Along the Lake.
The summer holidays have fairly come
and everybody is on the lookout for som
pleasant trip, or excursion, or visit, as thei
means and opportunities allow, with which
to enliveu the warm, dull days OF July an
August, Many of our readers, doubtless
will leave. or have left, their homes 70
extended trips, or for pleasan
sojourn at some of the many delightful sum
mering places throughout the country, Blu
others--,he majority-will not be able to en-
Joy themselves in so expensive and fashion
able manner. And yet they are not entirely
held down to business or home duties. Littl'
trips and excursions near home can easily b
arranged and provided for, the expense O.
which will be very small, compared with thu
amount of solid and concentrated enjoyment
which can be gotten from them. First of al
in at,ractiveness are the many delightful trip:
which may be taken on our own beautiful
lake. Probably, there is no body of water
of its size IN the country which combines SO
many features of attraction, natural, histori.
cal and romantic as Lake Champlain. A
days sail upon its sparkling waters provides
a feast of delight for mind and sense, that
ought to lingcr for weeks in memory, and
I'LL the thoughts with pleasant images.
Starting in either direction from our city,
the pleasure seeker will find swifty-crowd-
ing panorama of lovely shore, and island, and
mountain scenery. We have already des-
cribed the trip to the north, among the is
a a.larc
if possible, some idea of the beauties
city to old Fort Ticonderoga. This trip has
the advantage of requiring but a single day
for its accomplishment. The steamer Yer
mont leaves Burlington at about $40 in the
morning, and return to the city at 8 o'clock,
allowing an hours stoppage at Tlconderoga
time sufficient to run across the bay from
the Delaware and Hudson Canal Co.'S dock,
and pay visit to the historic foit. All along
the steamers course from Burlington
to Ticonderoga, there is a constant
ly shifting scene of lowland and
mountain, meadows, hills, groves and
islands. Crossing the lake TO Essex,
the steamer skirts the wild and rugged
New York shore for miles, running
so deep is the water-within few rods OF
the scared cliffs and abrupt mountain sides.
One of the most noticeable beauties of the
scenery at tn isporton of the route is the
well-known "Split Rock,"a huge boulder
separated from the main cliff by a narrow
fssure. AT the northern point Of the bay
within which rests the pretty little village of
Wesport, may be seen the shelving spur of
rock on which the Inflated Champlain, for
merry Oakes Ames, was run by her careless
pilot. When the water is low, portions of
the stranded wreck may still he seen. Leav-
ing Westport, The steamer continues her c lurse
along the mountainous shore of New York,
passing the famous iron mines owned and
controlled by New York city Spectators, some
of them with their buildings, perchcd high up
on the steep slopes like Alpine chalets, until she
reaches Port Henry, where the ", at blast
furnaces are situated. South of Port Henry
the scenery grows more varied and less stern
in character. The opposite shores converge,
and Low the green fields and woodlands and
rolling slotes Of Vermont divide with the still
rugged western shore the interest of the
tourist. A seat upon the ioi ward deck is
now in demand, and the sensation IT steam
ing rapidly through the winding aud narrow
ing channel of the lake, past points that reach
out and almost meet each other, and close to
the neat dwellings on the shores, is peculiarly
delightiul. AT Crown Point we find still
owing to the glut in the iron market. The
shores rs we sail along, grow more aud more
level and low. Beautiful meadows slope
down to the lake, until 1t seems as though
the grass were growing on the very waters
edge. South OF Crown Point are the scarce
ly distinguishable ruins of old Crown Point
Fort-a fortress far less impregnablc, both to
human foe and the destroyer Time, than its
companion at 1iconderoga. Far ahead We
see dark line stretching across the water.
That is the famous "draw" at Lar
rabee's Point where the Addison branch
railroad crosses the lake and forms
junction with the Delaware aud Hudson
road. Tie piles and draw are nearly mile
in length. The draw is huge floating
structure, opened and closed by means of q
steam engine, and occupied by the draw.
keeper and his family. On the right now
loom up the broken walls of old Fort Ticon.
deroga, and just beneath is the pleasant
headquarters uf historic tourists. Tho boa,
does not stop at the little dock below the
hotel customarily, bat continues to thu
railroad dock below, where it con
meets with trains to Montreal, New
York and Lake George. The return
trip is equally delightful, as everything il
seen upon its 'other face" The whole ex
cursion is most delightful one-just lonl
enough for comfort, and beautiful enough II
satisfy the most fastidious. We will sa!
that very reasonable excursion rates arc pro
vided by the Champlain Transportation Com
pany for small companies desiring to taxi
the round trip, and that the dinner on tn
boat is one OF tue features of the excursion
first class in every respect, and service excel
lent.
Capt. George Rushlow, one of the best ant
most popular commanders that ever sailet
the lake, is at present debarred from activ
duty, but his place is well filed by Capt
Arbuckle, who is courteous and capabl
captain. MIR. White, the clerk, is also exceed
the officers and employees of the Vermont ar
clever people, and everything is done tina
could be done to make the trip an cnjoyabl
and memorable one to the tourist
For Longer Trip.
our people cannot do better than make til
run to Saratoga-a trip which can be mad
in only two days. Reaching Ticonderoga @
the Vermont, the passenger takes the ca
and soon finds himself at Lake George. II
trip through that famous and beautiful lax
occupies about three hours, aud then the ca
are again taken and after an hours rio
Saratoga is reached late in the Afternoon
The few remaining hours OF dayligl
and the long hours OF the evening are occ
pied in seeing the sights, and the next NOR
ing at about $50 O'Clock the return trip is b
gun, Burlington being reached again at o.;
In the afternoon. For short trip there
none more beautiful, interesting, and COZ
paratively inexpensive than this. In makiI
up their Summer progI ANNE our readers CT
not do better than call on Mr.. Barney, q
long time genial and popular Snperintende
of the Champlain Transportation compan
and get full particulars of this and 9th
trips on the company's line.
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