The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-06
THE WHITE MOUNTAINS.

1[From Bureau of Tours. Automobi1e
 Club of America.)
 The White Mountains of New Hampshire are famous all over the world and deserved1y so, for there are few sections in this or any other country that offer so much to the touriSt.
 Magnificent roadways lead through succession of mountains and lakes of weI-nigh indescribable beauty. The hotels of this district will satisfy the most fastidious traveller.
 The 'sGranite State Tour starts at Boston and runs out through Cam lertca to Lowell; thence through Tyngboro, Nashua, Merrimac, Man chester, Pembroke to Concord.
 At Manchester, are located the great cotton mills ofSthe Amoskeag Manufacturing Company. the largest cotton and woolen manufacturing plant in the world.
 Concord, seventy eight miles from Boston, may be made a luncheon or night stop.
 The motorist will continue along the bank of the Merrmac River to Franklin; here, instead of following the direct road to Plymouth, turn. east will be made, and Franklin Falls, Hilton and Winnisquam will be pass ed through to I4aconia, located on Lake Winnfp esaukee. Good roads will have been found to this point, suits of Massachusetts and New Hampshire's state macadam road building.
 Laconia, The weirs and Meredith are all popular gateways to Lake Winnipesaukee. which nestIes at the foot hills of the White Mountains The lake, dotted with over a thous- and islands, is a picture of striking beauty
 From Meredith continue on this fine New Hampshire state road through EIolderness, Ashland and Plymouth, stop-over. The White Mountains are now visible on the right, the tourist being one hundred and forty-e eight miles from Boston
 A good road will be found continu- ing north and some wonderfully fine views through Woodstock, North Woodstock, Fraconia Notch and Pro- file to Breton Woods, one hundred and nfnety-eight miles from Boston. From Breton Woods many delightful short trips may be made, each in a day or less The train to the top of few tourists miss. Within a radius of fifteen miles of Breton Woods, are eight good golf courses.
 The road from F'ranconia Notch has 1 beeen referred to as one of the won ders of the worlda 1 From Breton Woods, the return is l by way of Fabyans and Twin Noun tains; thence through the Meadows l to Jefferson.
 Now continue through Lancaster and thence through North Umberland, d, Groveton, Coos, Columbia Bridge. Colebrook and Kidderville to Dixville Notch, two hundred and seventy miles from the starting point at the Hub
 The pass through the mountains at l Dixville Notch, the most northerly point on this Granite State Tour,'' is a picture never to be forgotten
 Fine roads lead from Dixyille Notch through the ''Notch'' to Errol: thence through Milan, Berlin, Cor ham, passing the entrance of Glen El- lis Falls to Jackson. At this place. and also at North Conway, a little farther on, are attractive places for i stops of any length one may desire. Tourists will do we'll to visit Echo Lake, Allards Hill and Mt Surprise. 1 all within three miles of North Con- way.
 Now continue through Conway to Chocorua and Ossipee- thence l through Wakefield, Union, Milton. Rochester, Dover and Portsmouth to NewcastIe-on-the-Se This stoppine place is located so that Widespread and satisfying views may be enjoyed \ in any direction. Off shore few miles out at sea, are the picturesque Isles of Shoals, famous in story and verse; of these Celia Thaxter said: