Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-23
GREEN MOUNTAIN CLUB.
Annual Meeting TO tie Held Mt Middle
bury May 80.


The annual meeting of the Green
Mountain club will he held on Memorial
day, May 80, with the Bread Loaf sec
ton at Middlebury, which has arranged
the following program for the day:
$50 a. m.-Train arrives from south.
9:35 a. m.--Train arrives from north,
l0.oO-12:00 a. m.-Business meeting, Adj
olson House.
12:co-1:oo p. m.-Lunch, Addison House.
1:o0-2:3p p. m.--Automobiles to Lake
Dunmorc.
2:3O-6:Oo p. m.-Ascent of Mt. Moosla-
moo.
6:Oo-1:3o p. m.-Return to Middlebury by
automobile.
73o p m.--Dinner with speakers, Addi-
son House.
$3.50 p. m.--Trains leave for north and
south
Those who are not familiar with the
Lake Dunmore region, and those who
wish to renew their acquaintance with
this delectable county by climbing Mt.
Mooslamoo with Silver lake and Lake
Dunmore at their feet. will have the
opportunity 10 do SO with comfort, con-
venience, and at moderate cost. all In
one day. leaving by the $50 a. m. train
and returning at 1913 p. m. 1t is hoped
that a large delegation from Burlington
will be in attendance Further inforna-
ton may be obtained from DIR. Louis ].
Paris 324 S. Union street
Smugglers' Notch, the widest and most
romantic mountain pass in Vermont, has
been neglected of late years by ure
mountain lover by reason of its inaccessi-
biity. bad roads, and the general incon-
venence of the trip, This state of affairs
has been bettered by a new Green Noun
! tain club trail from the Summit House
on Mt. Mansfield to Smugglers' Notch, Il
distance of four miles Formerly the Wis
itor on arriving in the notch found him
self. nguratively speaking, twelve miles
| from a lemon" but now he can find shell
ter. meals and lodging w. NJ. Barnes of
Stowe has carried on lumber operations
on Sterling mountain during the past
winter with his camp. located where the
trail from Mt. Mansfield joins the Notch
road Mr.. Barnes Will keep his camp
open until fall to provide they wayfarer
with meals and lodging. The Green
Mountain club received a most interest
ing set of photographs of this camp in
winter showing all the logging opera
tons and surroundings. The interior views
of the camp with Mr.. ana Mrs Barnes
and their family in evidence showed that
neatness and comfort are the normal
conditions.
The road from Stowe into Smugelers
Notch IS in good condition for automo-
biles as far as the Great Spring. a mile
beyond Banes's camp. which is not gen
orally known. a walk of a mile beyond
h,. 1T,
portion of the notch. During the coming
season when IT is known that automo-
| biles can get into Smugglers Notch, that
| meals and lod cling can be found there
and that the trail up Mt. Mansfield offers
new and easy route to the summit,
trips into the notch will become frequent
From Jeffersonvilc into the notch the
road is impossible for automobiles. and
none too good for teams, y strong move
ment is on foot in Cambridge, however
! to build good automobile road into tho
notch. ana when this goes through. this
wild and picturesque mountain pass will
be visited by thousands of motor
ing tourists every year. Paul
! Smiths, Loon Lake, Bartlett's, in
| fact all of the older Adirondack resorts,
! nave grown into fame from beginnings
! quite as simple as the camp of w NJ
Barnes in SmuGglers' Notch. and If Mr..
Barnes will hold fast. when the automo-
| bile road does come through the Snug
| glers' Notch, his modest venture will
nave background of scenery which will
make it famous.
; the Green Mountain club welcomes all
/ overtures of this kind which takes people
! to the mountains by making trips conven-
! lent and comfortable. In this venture
! there Is special Interest, as the fact of
the camp being on the Long Trail of the
-, Nj, {. first made MIR. Barnes consider
| keeping 1t open through the summer The
| Long Trail now ends at Smugglers Notch
! hut in the coming season will be carried
| through the interesting portion of the
notch, then north To Sterling pond. then
over sterling mountain. coming down into
| either Hyde Park or Johnson
| Burlington, while 20 miles by rail from
! the nearest peaks can nevertheless claim
| mountain climbing as one OF its attrac-
| lions. considerable portion of the
booklet issued by the Hotel Vermont for
the season of 1872 is given up to the
trails of the Green Mountain club. Eight
| trips are given which can be made from
| Huntington in day, four up Mt Mans
| field three up Cancels Hump, and one
| over Bolton mountain In addition to
| these there Is trip over the
Long Trail from the top of Camels Hump
to smugglers' Notch. crossing Bolton
mountain, Mt Admiral Clark and Mt.
Mansfield. 20 miles in all. The camp of
the Camers Hump club, the Lake Mans
| field Trout club, the Summit House on
| Mt. Mansfield. and Barness camp In
6n,uEg2eFs lS'otchsaTes at;conYenient dds.