The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-05
New England scenic Paradise

New Englpnds wealth OF scener,
comprises every variety, pacious anC
gerdant meadow lands, watered bl
beautiful rivers ana STREAMS; miles
and miles of thickly covered fores,
fields; rich agricultural districts, lofty
and sky piercing mountain peaks and
the most magnificent stretch of sea
shore TO be found in the country The
vacationist who seeks haunt for
rest OF week or tWo can be sure of
sutng his desire in the collection OF
New England Resorts The lakes and
rivers OF New England, crystal like
sheets. shining like silver Jewels midst
their yerdant surroundings, offer every
inducement which richness OF scenery,
opportunity for pistime, and pure at
mosphere can confer. The rivers which
include not only the beautiful and roll
ing Connecticut and the winding Merri-
mac but scores of other streams OF
lesser volume but none the less beau
tiiul, these are tie haunts or rather
The pathways TO: the enthusiastic cam
per or cottage, aho finds his fun dur
my The summer season in padding u
canoe The mountains OF New Elglard
are her graz dcst possessions. In
Massachusetts, old Greylock, Saddle
Back aud the liOosac aud Berkshire
peaks are perfect eIysium during
I July aud August Tor summer guests.
In Nee Hampshire the towering sum
mits OF the grand aud gorgeous White
/ Mountains can be appreciated only by
the person whose good fortune has led
/ him to select this region as his vacat-
( ion place The wonders of the famous
( Crawford Notch aud the superb scenery
and marvellous handiworks of Nature
viewed in the Profile Notch together
with the sumpluOus and luxurious
I hotels and their surroundings, are
alone sufficient to advertise this sect
ion as the summer resort OF Am, r.
lea; but then the hcaEhfui atmosphere
and altitude OF these resorts have made
them also the most nvigoratjug aud
eXhilaratiug of vacation places. The
selshore of Northern New England
stretches from Boston llarbor to East
port, Me, II is one long secession ol
IDEAL cOyes, wavC.washed ellis.
smooth and sandy beaches, aud clus-
tered everywhere, tie liyeiest and
iolliest of simmer gatherings: Glou
cester RockpD t. Marblehead, Mag
nolia, Manchester BY the Sea llamr-
ton, Salisbury, ,Yurs, Peaks Islar d,
aud famous Bar Harbour are among
the:uumber.
New England has also other attrac
tions besides the lake, river, selshora
and mDntaiu places She has beNl
OF historical wealth. attractions which
are To be found nowhere else in such
number and with such interesting AS
sociatons on this continent LeXing
ton, Concord, Cambridge, Waltham
! Newburyport, Medford, Portsmouth,
York, Me, are a few of the place
"Where history was made. And al
though Northern New England ha'
much to boast of, she does not lay
claim 70 IL alias almost every traveller
who has journeyed west from Boston
q via the Fitchburg route r. travelled
east to Boston via the same route, vii
agree. Western Massachusetts, indeed
that whole intervening space from Tho
Charles River TO the banks of the Hud
son, possesses scenery and attractions
of superior merit The vacatiOnls
who plans a visit OF a week or two
|, during the coming season, can DO Nc
better than write TO the General Pass
enger Department Of the Boston q
Mhine'R. r., Boston enclosing thirtj
six cents in stamps for q set OF beauti-
full portfolios, containing the best OF
half-tone reproductions OF views il
these regions, size, 4, aud delight
fully hound with artistic lettering il
| gold on the covers Of each book The
] titles Of these books are "Rivers,
Mountains, Lakes" "Seashores
of New England, Picturesque New
England, -" aud "l'he Charles River Il
the Hudson"