New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-28
TOURING SEASON HERE
Route Laid Out for Trip in Lake
George Region.
GOOD ROADS THE RULE
Trail Swings East Into the Green
Mountains and Through
the Berkshires.


ee-e- .be late summer rains. and there Is
g tang N the air that makes for keen ap-
peti-es and long nights of reSttui steep
The coming holiday on September ,. with
the saturday and Sunday previous. VIII
llre many tourist parties into the open
M hotter tour for the weekend can ne
alarmed than the one which the Touring
o., al America has mapped ont especially
Cor motoring readers Of The Tribune,
Roush1r. il circles the Lake george ahu
c-een Mountain region The official log 81
,l1e "trip made by 4. /. WestEard- president
Of tho Touring club. who mapped out the
New England Ideal Tour. follows:
Fer delightful country. Astounding in
good roads. picturesque scenery, historical
end romantic associations and excellent &C
Communications for the mctorist. no more at
-racti1e section for tour Of a week :
duration ~ more can he found than II
afforded in the upper part of New YORK
and the Green Mountain region of Vermont
The route affords ever changing scenery OF
beautiful valleys. majestic mountains and
charming lakes II passes through the
heart Of the CatsdiIl Mountains. skirts the
Adirondacks and traverses the Green
Mountains and s1e BerkShires: Il follows
the shores OF otseso Lake and Lake
GEORGE besides numerous smaller bodies 81
water and II winds along the banks q the
Hudson. the Ramapo. The Rondout the
turbulent Esopus the Susquehanna, the
Mohawk. the Hoosic. the Housatonic and
the Naugatuck rivers. II offers uniformly
good roads. i'm fact most excellent surface
for The far greater part Of its mileage, and
like the now famous Ideal Tour in New
England. il assures the tourist Of excellent
hotel accommodations at convenient dis
fsrreS for night stops
Besides the natural attractions outlined.
4 traverses sections strongly reminiscent
Of our early history. both as regards the
early settlers struggles against the Indians
and Revolutionary campaigns
The frs. DAYS run out of New York
follows the well known route on the west
side Of the Hudson River through Tuxedo
IL Nevhurs and thence Via New Paltz and
along Rondout River 10 Kingston. 100
miles. mostly over macadam roads, travers-
ing country rich in scenic beauty. The
hotel at Kingston is old but comfortable.
The second day is = revel OF scenic ef-
fec;s 1t brings YOU over a fine macadam
road to Saugerties. where you turn left.
leaving the Hudson Valley, and then head
for the CatskilIs over more excellent mac
adam. through Woodstock TO Bearsville,
Then 2 few miles of dirt road TO The Cor
rers followed by more macadam. through
PhgeniCia and Pine Hill to Arkville. At
Ark,illa the tourist leaves the macadam
and. turning 10 the right. follows an ex-
oelient dirt road through Stony Glove to
Grand Gorge. then turn left to Stamford.
The route now gradually emerses from
the Catskills on their western edge and
proceeds through the Davenports. East
Centre and West, crossing the Susque-
hanna and turning night on fine macadam
through Golfers and MILFORD TO Coopers-
town. 1868 miles for the day
Who has not read Janes Fenimore
Cooper's Misunderstanding Tales and
thrilled at the adventures of :Natty Bumpo
or Deerslayer and Chingachgook his Ind
ian friend. Hurry Harry and Wah-ta-wah?
The scenes OF these famous tales were laid
IN this immediate region on the shores OF
the 'Glimnlerslass. the hunting ground of
the Nineoas and the headwaterS of the
Susruehanna River. Cooper lived and died
here. and painted the local color in his
tales from intimate acquaintance with the
section.
The outlet Of the lake. the Susquehanna
River. vas damned by General Clinton in
I779. and he. with his troops in boats. after
breaking the dam. rode on the crest Of the
water 10 the relief of Sullivan at Tioga,
where was broken the power OF the Six
Nations.
The tourist should tarry day IN Coop
ersown and take q steamboat ride around
the lake. which is a delightful tNo hours
trip
On starting out On the next days run
the route skirts the western shore of the
lake its entire length. At Springfield turn
right into the Cherry Valley turnpike. remf-
r1iscent Of early stage coach days for trips
from Albany 10 Buffalo. This road leads
TO the village of Cherry Valley, one Of the
earliest settlements In this section. 1t was
burned during the Revolution. and was the
scene OF the massacre at the hands Of Jo-
seph Brant, the Indian chief. Leaving the
village, take the left fork. which leads by
way OF Sprout Brook and on macadam into
Canojaharie. in the Mohawk Valley.
Gross the West Shore Railroad. the Erie
Canal. the river and the New York Central
and turn right down the valley. Some
rough going is ahead for few miles but
you viii soon again encounter macadarn
which leads through Fonda to Amsterdam.
and lunch al the Hotel Barnes. Some three
miles beyond town you leave the macada1n
and the valley and climb a short but steep
hill, with d few atrocious water bars.
On top you will find an excellent gravel
road, leading through Chenille and Balls
to1 centre 10 Balston, ana then maCadSrn
70 Saratoga Springs.
''The route continues north on naacadam
road TO Wilton. Just to the left is Mount
McCIregor, on top of which is located Grant
Cottage. where General Grant died From
Wilton the route leads TO Glens Falls.
where il crosses the Hudson River for the
second time, this time over bridge A
good oiled road leads directly along the
edge of the Adirondacks. past French
Mountain. to Lake George village formerly
called Caldwell, at the southern extremity
Of beautiful Lake George.
"A good rnacadam road leads ten miles
along the western shore of the lake. with
splendid views all the way to the Saga
more. 120 miles from Cooperstown This is
q good hotel. with q most splendid location
an island connected with the mainland
by & bridge
Tho Lake George region is especially
rich in historic points referring TO events
fn the Revolution. and is famous for its
rugged scenery. One should not fail to
take q steamboat ride around the lake.
Leaving the Sycamore, retrace Your
route as far Glens Falls where turn to
the left and follow the trolley line TO Hud-
son Falls. formerly Sandy Hill Here turn
left at the park and, leaving the Hudson
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