Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-09-29
An.Enfhusjastic Letter.

The following abridged letter from
a recent issue of the Oneonta IN. Y. Star
will appeal to people who have sojourned
in this section and visited at Bread Loaf
and Lake Dunmore:
THE following letter, descriptive of
Lake Dunmore and Lake Dunmore house,
in Vermont, written by S. II. Potter
when sojourning there to his family
here, although not intended for publica-
ton, will interest many Star readers,
especially the friends of H. E. Bissell,
formerly of Cooperstown, and Herman
Mendel, who has been spending the sum-
mer there.
Lake Dunmore, sparkling gem of
crystal water surrounded by a beautiful
setting of emerald mountains, lies about
20 miles from Rutland in a most beauti-
full and picturesque part of the state of
Vermont. The Green mountains, with
ranges broken here and there by peaks
higher than others, affords q charming
scene in any direction one may chance
to look.
A most interesting sight it is to locate
on clear day, peak here or an emf
hence there far over and beyond the
immediate range of mountains which
seems to enclose you.
But through the openings or depres-
sions it is, believe, not difficult to locate
points forty to fifty miles away. 1t has
been the good fortune of many traveller
to find this hotel situated so beautifully,
and SO ably conducted by II. E. Bissell,
formerly of the Fenimore, at Coopers-
town, N. Y, and now manager of the
Dunmore house and the celebrated Bran
| don inn at Brandon, Vt.
An exceptionally pleasant mountain
climb is to the summit of Sunset hill
which rises, perhaps, four or five hun
dred feet and, with its eastern base,
almost at the door of the hotel From
the top of this mountain fine view is
obtained of the surrounding country and
far away over and beyond Lake Cham
plain and into the Adirondacks.
| suppose the reason this mountain
obtained such an appropriate name is
because it completely shuts off the
beauties of the setting sun from the hotel
and unless you climb to the top you can
not appreciate the glory of Lake Dun
more sunset in the mountains. 1t is
said that to see the sunrise from the
summit of Mount Washington is most
ardently sought for experience and one
day to be remembered and | can say
| oioOs WIFI iHuNh Sillpiicnlo anu iutil
that to see the harvest moon rise in the
very heart of the Green mountains is a
sight long to be remembered also. We
had this pleasure one beautiful, clear
evening and it was indeed an unusually
glorious sight.
1t would perhaps be impossible to
enumerate all the points of interest
about here, but probably the one to
| Bread Loaf Inn is the one affording the
greatest pleasure and within a reasonable
distance of only nine miles. Here is one
of the quaintest hotels, as well as one of
fthe quietest resting spots, on earth.
One might say above the earth the
altitude is so high and the air SO pure
yet you are still on good solid rock or
granite foundation, and the state of Yer
mont all around you. l might describe
many other points of interest about here
but of course you know am not writing
history but only sketch of my impress
sions and l am sure many will, concur
with me in at least some of them