Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-06-01
NEW ENGLAND RscENIc PARADISE
Rich in Rivers. Mountains,
Lakes and Seashore

New England's wealth of scenery com /
priseS every variety. spacious and YER
daut mealo'y auds, watered by heauti- !.
tul rivers aud streams miles aud miles |
of thiGlly covered forest fields rich .
agricultural districts, lofty aud sky
piercing mountain peaks aud the most
magnificent stretch Of seaShOre To he
found IN the country. The vacationst
who seeks a haunt for n rest of week
or two can he sure of suiting his desire
in the collection of New England Resorts.
The lakes aud rivers of New England,
crystal like sheets. shining like silver
jewels midst their verdant surroundings,
offer every iuducement which richness
Of scenery, opportunity for pastime, and
/ pure atmosphere can confer. The rivers.
/ which include not only the beautiful
aud rolling Connecticut and the wind
. ing Merrimac hat scores OF other streams
! OF lesser volume hut none the less beau
tiful. these are the haunts or rather the
( pathways for the enthusiastic camper or
cnttager, who finds his fun during the
summer season ia padding canoe
The mountains OF New England are her
grandest possessions. In Massachusetts,
old Greylock, Saddle Back and the
iioosac aud Berkshire peaks are perfect
elNsium during july and August for
summer guests. In New Hampshire
the towering SUBMITS of the grand and
gorgeous White Mountains can he ap-
prpciated only by the person whose good
fortune has led him to select this re-
gion as his vacation place. The wonders
of the famous Crawford Notch and the
works of Nature viewed in the Profile
Notch, together with the sumptuous aud
luxurious hotels and their surroundings,
are alone sufficient to advertise this sec
ton as the "Slmmer resort" of America
bat then the healthful atmosphere and
altitude Of these resorts have made them
also the most invigoratiug and exhilar-
aliug of vacation places. The seashore
: of Northern New England stretches
from BOSTON llarhor to PASSPORT, Me II
is ole long succession of ideal coves
wavr-W ashed cliffs, smooth and sandy
Breaches. and, clustered everywhere, the
llvei'est and joiiest of summer gather
ilSS Groucester, Marhlehead, Magnolia.
, Manchester BY the Sea, Hampton, Sails
| bury. York, Peaks Island. aud famous
Bar llarnor are among the number.
New England has also other attrac.
tions besides the lake seasbore and
f mountain places. She has hevv of
I historical wealth. attractions which are
; To he found no where else in such mum
her and with such interesting associa-
tons on this continent Lexington, Con-
: cord, Cambridge, Waltham, Newbury-
: port, MedIord, Portsmouth, York, Me
are Jew of the places "where history
was made" And although Northern
New England has much to boast of
she does not lay claim to it all as almost
; every traveller, who has lourneyed ives,
from Boston via the Fitchhurg route
. or travelled east to Boston via the same
route, will agree Western Massachu-
setts Indeed that whole intervening
space from the Charles River to the
banks OF the Hudson, possesses scener,
aud attractions of superior merit. The
vacatlonist who plans visit of a week
: or two during the coming season, can
, do no be ter than to write to the Gen.
eral Passenger Department of the Bos.
, ton x Maiue Il. r., Boston, enclosing
thrty-Six cents in stamps for set Of
J. beautiful portfolios, containing the hes
: OF hali-tone reproductions of views in
= these regions, size, Gx4, and delightful,
bound with artistic lettering in cold on
, each book. The titles of these book,
+ are "Rivers," "Mountains," lakes,
"Seashores of New England" "Pictur
5 esqne New England" and The Charlie.
River to the Hudson"