The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-04-20
The Coming Press Excursion.

A two days excursion upon the waters
and among the islands of Lake Champaign.
This is trip that the Vermont Press
Association will take the second week In
July.
The objective point of the excursion is
Hotel Champlain, at Bluff Point.
This proposed tour of this beautiful and
historic lake will afford the maximum of
pleasure and recreation at minimum eX-
pense.
excursion have already been completed BY
the executive committee, consisting of
Messrs. Lewis p. Thayer, of West Ran
dolph, w. e. Hubbard, of Brattleboro, and
E. G. Tuttle, of Rutland.
The details of the proposed trip will be
announced in circular to be issued early
in May.
The general features, however, can be
briefly gwen at this time. ooo
The Press party will be limited to 2OO
persons.
ted guests will rendezvous at Burlington.
The fine and staunch steamer Reindeer.
of the Grand Isle Steamboat Company, has
been chartered for the excursion.
The Press headquarters will be eStab-
lished at the Hotel Champlain, the elegant
and monster summer hotel recently built
by the Delaware and Hudson Railroad
Company at Bluff Point.
The party will sojOurn day at this
Hotel del Monte of the East.
The views from the verandas and towers
of this hotel are unsurpassed anywhere in
this Northern country for beauty and
grandeur, the scenic attractions including
birds eye view of the waters and islands
of the lake for hundred miles and an eX-
tended panorama of the Adirondack range
and the Green Mountains.
A literary and musical entertainment
will be given during the sojourn of the
party at Bluff POiut.
The excursion on the Reindeer will in
clude the most picturesque portion OF Lake
Champlain, the course marked out EN-
bracing between 125 and 100 miles.
This tour Of the Northern part of the lake
takes the party among islands and into
bays out of the usual course of travel, and
reveals scenic attractions and landscapes OF
rare beauty.
Among the points of interest to be seen
are Rock Point, Apple Tree Point, ColcheS-
ter Reef Rock, HOgback, Stave, Carleton,
and Providence islands, Adams Landing, |
the passage land iron brldge) between
North and South islands, North Island City; |
passing Knights, Butler, Burton, and Grell;
cruising through the waters of the great
Back Bay and passing by Maquam Bay. |
Isle La Motto will probably be visited, also
other points of interest along the New
York shore.
There is much of historic interest in this
vicinity.
There are the ruins of Fort ST. Anne, on
Isle La Motto, built in 1856; the site of
Fort built in 1912, and the scenes of the
naval battle of Plattsburg.
The morning of the second day it is pro-
posed to visit AuSable chaSm, one of the
wonders of the world. After dinner the
plan is to reembark on the Reindeer and
make tour of that portion of the lake be-
tween Port Kent and Fort CasSn, near lhe
mouth of Otter Creek. This trip takes the
party past Port Douglass, Port Kendall,
the four brothers, WillsbOrO' Point, Split
Rock, Thompson Point, Cedar Beach, and
Shelburne farms.
The Reindeer will land the party in
Burlington in season for the afternoon
trains south, east, and north
The arrangements contemplate SoiOurn-
ing one night at the Van Ness House in
order that the party may be in readiness to
take the Steamer Reindeer as early as $50
O'Clock in the morning. Coupon books
covering the cost of the trip will be issued
by the executive committee. All invita-
tionS to persons not members of the Associ-
alton must be made through the executive
committee.