New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-20
LURE
MANY TOURISTS
New Roads Open the
Famous Mountains OF
the Empire State.
By ROBERT BRUCE.
Central New York State Road Core
spondent of The Tribune. Blue Book
and

Central New York state Road CorIe-
spondent of The Tribune. Blue Book
and A. A. A.
There is no more attractive ground
in the Eastern states than the aaron.
dack Mountains, the great uplands OF
Northern New York, sprinkled with a
thousand pretty lakes, most Of them
connected by cool, sparkling streams.
Better still, from the standpoint OF the
motorist, long stretches OF good ROADS
are being built into the wilderness from
the principal directions, so that now
the tourist running east or west across
New York State, between Albany ana
Buffalo, north or south, between New
YORK; and Montreal, or di1gonally
across the northern section OF tho
state. between upper Lake Champlaln
and the St. Lawrence River, has
choice of ways into a region that
should-and shortly will-rsnk with
the White Mountains as q popular
motoring rendezvous.
Motorists interested In touring
through Northern New York Will hna
the principal routes into and through
the Adirondacks, and back into any OF
the main lines, in Volume l of the Au-
tomobile Blue Books, covering New
York State and Canada, with connec-
tions into the adjoining states. supple
mentary information, including speclnc
data on current road conditions, can
be had at any one Of the New YORK
state Motor Federation touring bu-
reaus, or from the headquarters OF
that federation at Utica, n. Y.
From Hudson River points, Western
Connecticut and the Berkshires. the
principal gateways to the Adirondacks
are Albany, Troy, Schenectady, the
routes through each Of these cities con-
verging at Saratoga Springs, and divld-
ing again into a choice Of two popular
ways to Lake George, the HORIZON" OF
Cooper's famous story, Last OF the
Mohicans," one via Corinth and Luz
zerne and the other through Glens
Falls. From Lake George north the main
Adirondack route turns north ana
northwest through Warrensburg, and
past Schroon Lake 10 Elizsbethtown,
with intermediate branch roads to Blue
Mountain Lake and Long Lake; though
IL is perfectly feasible to 60 up. along
part OF Lake George to Ticonderoga'
Crown Point, Port Henry and Westport,
especially for variety in making round
trips. Elizsbethtown is the prineipai
gateway to the Lake Plscid-Saranae
Iake-Pa Smiths district, often con-
sidered the heart Of the Adirondseks'
Other Connections.
Additional lines come into that sec
ton also from Keeseville, Plattsburg,
Malone and Potsdam, making short and
easy connections from Canada, the 81:
Lawrence River and Thousand Island
points. AS yet there is no good road
into the mountains east from Water
town. hut from Utica and Rome there
has been opened up within the past
wear an all-macsdam route through
Remsen and Forestport, past White
Lake and Otter Lake to McKeeyer, old
Forge and the Fulton Chain Of Lakes,
nroyiding an excellent highway to the
Adirondack League Club Preserve, and
a fair road as far east as Gag le Bay
and Inlet, or north by branch road
from near Eagle Bay TO Big Moose.
While il is not yet possible 70 use TINS
route as a short cut from Utica or west
N Saranac Lake and Lake Placid, It
nroyides one Of the most inviting short
rms in the state, and is specially
ronnIar side trip from the main route
East and west through the Mohawk VAL
ley. -,I ;,,o +hs
Adirondacks one way, and usually out
nv quite another route, adding a pleas
ing variety TO the round trip. AZ times
zoo n is worth while TO leave the ma
chine at some convenient place and 60
hv boat along or across some OF the
inland lakes; or even make pedestrian
trjn over one or more Of the many
trails Excellent hotel and garage ae-
commodations will be found through
ont that region.