Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-09-06
POPULAR TOURS.
Two Personally Conducted Trlps on
l.gi. Sept. 18th and goth.


.Iyi. Z Sept. 18th and goth.
Two personally conducted tours are
announced by the Maine Central R.R.
Co., and are being received with most
popular favor. The first one is
White Mountain-Canadian tour, and
scovers ~ period from SeptambscO " to
20. leaving Portland, Monday Sept @-
ber, Doe party arrives inbMontreal In
time for Supper at the Queens Hotel.
having dined at the Mount Pleaaant
House In the mountains en- route, The
-pexts saRy<is sspents YIN @udoing the city
with carriage drives to points OF In
terest. A side trip by trolley car to
Iachine Rapids Is also included In the
days event. Just enough ocean Trip
to make 1t interesting is then INDUCED
in, the party leaving Montreal at 2.So
D, m. by train OF G. r. railway.
Wednesday, arriving at quebec at Z
D. m. The party will go direct to the
st. Louis hotel close by the CitadeI
and tbs time will be spent IN signt
seeing about the ancient cty
!. with. experienced guides until
Friday morning, When at hm,' party
is booked sto, leave Quebec over the
Quebec Central R,R, for q ride 9f lls
miles. through the heart OF the prov
tnce to DudsweH Junction or the
Maine Central, ,204 miles from Port
land. Returning through the White
Mountains, the members OF the party,
may IL they choose, stop over At any
point between Lunenburg and Port-
land, or II preferred they may Femain
in Quebec (at their own expepse) sa
tickets are good for 80 days. The
party will reach Portland Friday night
at 7.45. All advance accommodations
will be made by experienced conduc-
lors and the travelling service during
the entire tour will be Of the best.
Even the slightest details are very
carefully looked after, and q sugges-
tion Is made that THE Seats OF the
Mighty" by Gilbert Parker, 1.-THE Ref
ugees," by DR.. Conan Doyle, Park
mans History OF Montreal ana que,
bec," be brought with you, which wiz
be of interest in view OF the locatiohs
presented. =
September Is to 20 is the time. and
the price is $25, which includes all
expenses from the time Of leaving Port
land to departure from QUEBEC, hve
whole days. % -
Tour No. 2, September 20 to 2S. h
through the Rangeley Lakes region,
and the itinerary Is al follows ~
~''L Leave Boston $50 am, Western DIV,
ision, 8 am, Eastern Division, B & NJ
R.R.. Portland 1856 noon, M. C. R.R,
Saturday, Sept 20, get dinner before
leaving. Arrive Rangeley Lake House
,T15 pm, supper 7.3O pm. Grand pail
8.3Op.m. Sunday. September 21. Leave
Rangeley Lake House after breakfast,
about $50 am. Sail down Hangeley
AXE, arrive Mountain View House for
dinner at the foot Of the lake, Spend
the afternoon rs best suits the party
and leave in buckbOards and coaches
for the Mooselookmegnntic House at
Haines' Landing pm, arriving for
supper, the ride being only 81 minutes
through the heart Of the wilderness
where deer are often seen. Remain
at MooselOOkmeguntlc House from
Sunday night supper to late afternoon
of Monday, Sept. 22. 20. ~,
The forenoon may be devoted TO
fishing and other woods recreation.
and after one. OF Pages famous din
ners there will be a fine sail arornd
the lake, leaving at pm, and Visit
ing Bald Mountain Camps, Billy
Soule's, Upper Dam, the Barker, the
Birches, and other camps and points
of interest, arriving ut the Birches or
Camp Bemis in time for supper, where
the party remains over night, the
evening being spent around your own
camp fire. The train leaves Bemis
the next morning at 7.5O am, arrive
at Portland 1918 noon, Boston pm.
Parlor car Bemis to Portland II de-
sired, rs cents extra.
Those who prefer may devote the
whole of Monday to fishing, and have
the guide leave. you at camp at night.
September is one of the best fishing
months, as the trout and salmon rise
to the fly, and many record fish weigh
ing from 1--we to eight pounds are
taken. ',t
Price Of this tour is 500. which in
cludes all necessary expenses from the
time Of leaving Portland until arrival
at Portland, four days. Guides at
Rangeley Lakes end parlOr cars extrp.
AS parties on each Of these tOL.s
is necessarily limited, arrangements
should be MADE early with A. s. Cobb,
Excursion Agent M. c. R.R., West End
Hotel, Portland, Me. ,.' l.s..