The Washington times., 1910-07-06
PATHFINDER AMAZED
BY SCENIC BEAUTIES
Aurolsts Who Enter Munsey Historic Tour Will Visit
Places Lavishly Endowed Both BY Nature and
BY American History.

Through MONTPELIER Burlington. and
the Green mountains the tourists VIII
follow the old Indian trails They are
now made into good roads and pass
through the old frontier towns. trans
formed into pleasant villages
Near Lake ChamPlsin.
Reaching out from Burlington the
Munsey tourists viii head for the chief
historic spots on the American CONT
uent-those located in and about Lake
C'hamplain When the Isle Ia Motto
is reached, Cape St. Ann will be seen
TO the right as the ferry at Chazy land
ing is taken. This was where Cham
plain first discovered the lake which
bears his name, and for many years
was the site OF an old French fort which
Is still preserved
Leaving there the tourists will run to
BldttShurEs n !, made FAMOUS aS
the site Of the first naval battle in the
revolutionary war and for its historic
siege by the British and the famous
victory of MaCDOnough- Fort Ticon-
deroga. where Ethan Allen made his
famous demand for surrender IN the
Name OF the Great Jehovah and the
Continental Congress-" lies TO the south,
as does also Crown Point. Fort Am
herSt, and other famous locations
The ride d0-vn Lake ChampIain with
the shores Of hat body OF water IN view
is one of the most beautiful that can
ground has great historic attractions
From Glen Fails TO Lake George one
could say that every foot of the soil
has been WaJeTed with blood Ill1l
stretch of land is the Grande POrtaSc,
the overland route between the head
We ters Of the Hudson on one side ana
TIE shores of Lake George on the other
The northern Indians swooping down
TO night the ITOquOiS made their portage
here from one water to the other . sit
came down 10 southern New York The
Ifrerr q =
used the same path on their war eXpe-
ditiOuS into the North. " hen the
French and English came TO blows the
GrdTCe Portage was the scene or many
a bloody sunrise and ambush TIE
Americans and British likewise fouCf 2
some OF their most hotly contested
slziTmiShCS here Bloody pend. known 10
eve-y American school boy as the scene
o. lDnuUerable fights, VIII lie 10 tle
TIs-ht OF the tourists as they come down
10 saratoga Into this small body OF
Wa-er more than 200 bodies were rolled
in a single fight.
Saratoga Attractive
Saratoga famous as a summer re-
sort. spa. and the scene OF the battle
Of Saratoga, where BUrgoyne and his
proud army OF European veterans sur
rendered 10 the UHdiscipIined ColOnials.
I vii engage the attention Of the AIunsey
Jo,s4 5scs- Toward the end OF August the
resort viii be al the height Of It's sum
ner season, and VIII prove wonder
fUl and attractive sight
From Saratoga down through Coop
erSCowu. named for the family Of james
r FeDlmOre Cooper, the great novelist,
ald whose enVlrOns breathe the TO-
mantle spirit OF the Leather StcCklug
series. VIII he passed on the way 70
sOtthern New York and the scene OF
he great massa cres during the Indian
-+Tes IN the Cherry and Wyoming val
-eEs Couliur~ through Bingha ruton,
OVer The bOrde- line into Pennsylvania
ard down through Wiikesbarre, and
Harris burg the beautiful valley OF the
Susgue hanna IS reached Here some Of
the ErandeSt vlSras IN the East vii
confront the tourists The road leads
| 70 Gettysburg, whose fame is known
10 every American. and then down
through Frederick and on 20 Baltimore
and the National Capital
There IS not q mile OF the tour which
7 viii not oe delightful IN every sense.
The pathfiEGLng party found the
i2tchStrlng on the outside IN every tOWT
they entered Automobile clubs. public
officials and motor car enthusiasts ex-
9 tended a warm welcome IN Moutpe-
lier. Vt, BinghamtOn. y. Y and Har-
TISbuTg. Pa. the tourists VIII find eX
ceptionaI welcomes awaiting them from
. the automobile clubs Of those places
E Knowing the value Of the visit OF sucl
tour the mayors and the officials c
2 the small town passed through arranged
. for the finest kind Of welcomes Tht
passage Of the tourists in August VII
be the gala event Of the summer il
many OF the towns
The neWSpa Ders Of the IOcalftfa.
passed through were more than kint
&c the pathfnding party They wert
. pTOdiCaI IN their praise Of the E-M-F
car which carried the men. and CAV,
much space 20 the importance OF IN,
tour The eDL-7nts in the Munsev even
cln rest assured that they viii recefv,
some Of their WaTmest welcomes from
TIE newspaper editors along the way