The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03

TEW persons without having gone
~ through the actual experience
can realize the beauty and re-
sources Of the Adirondack winter
resorts This il the season of the year
when toboggan slides adorn the hillsides
and a holiday spent in the region Of
aac snowClad hills and icebound lakes
6nd streams restores the vitality lost
in the daily battle for advancement in
The great cities
For those who wish to enjoy winter
sports in the crisp. invigorating air of
our own Northern mountains a number
Of obstetrics keep open house. Notable
among these Is the Fort William Henry
Hotel at Lake George. Here a varied
assortment OF winter fun is available,
including skiing, tobogganing, snow
shoeing hockey, ice boating, skating
and slcIghing. Other resorts where the
holiday makers have found the winter
AdgondaCks even more attractive than
The summer are Saranac Lake and Lake
Placid. The Lake Placid Club boasts
OF a winter colony of from fifty to sew
enty-tye zero lovers"
Saranac Is another of the Adirondack
winter resorts which offers a revelation
70 the winter Vacatonist. Here Will be
held soon the famous biennial mid
winter carnival, with its storming OF
Abe ice palace, fancy skating. hockey,
skiing, tobogganing and other amuse-
nents.
The large crowds that went to Lake
George last winter testified to the in
Creasing popularity of Northern winter
sports This famous mountain resort,
50 renowned for SIS pristine beauty in
summer, Is transformed in winter into
q yeritahle fairyland.
Il might be thought that the absence
Of flowers would form a blank not to be
filed in the winter landscape, but the
hoar frost, the beautiful and fanciful
forms taken by the icicles along every
little stream. all the shapes assumed by
thc snow as 1t lies on the branches of
abe fir trees fully compensate for the
lack Of flowers. These frost and snow
forms are the flowers OF winter.
The Fort William Henry Hotel at the
village Of Lake George is the centre of
activity, where both day and night
merry parties form for tramping on
snowshoes over the hills, skating on the
lake skiing, sleighing and toboggan-
ing The 1900 foot slide at night pre-
sents an effect wonderfully beautiful and
thrilling as the coasters plunge down
between the brilliant rows of vari-
Co'orcd electric lights.
The call of the snow delights none
more than the skers. The home OF
skiing is Norway, where for centuries
!, has been means of communication
Between the snowbound Inhabitants. II
Is a sport which has taken hold and
has become popular in this country In
a short time.
failing" expeditions have long been
popular at Lake George. A long string
Of tuhoggaus are hitched to horse drawn
sc.shs, and the occasional rushes
around corners and unexpected spills
cause such laughter that everybody In
the rcishborhood knows that failing
party Is winding its way through the
nils
Rare is the sport offered on the Icy
surface Of the lake and the hotel Kinks
INGENIOUS pleasure seekers devise al
manner of games; blindfold races, po-
ta'o races, one legged races-funny
stunts which add 10 the mirth and mer-
fUoHt. At night the Kinks are illu-
minated by electric lights, torches and
lands Of Chinese lanterns. The
C'1lm and beauty Of such scene are
Ing to be remembered Many are
a.. outdoor diversions during the sea
son Of white, but the merrymaking Is
not confined to the realm Of Jack Frosl
alone. Indoor recreatlons and enter
Llnments are provided by the hotels.
The Delaware and Hudson gives easy
ocoess to the delightful resorts from
central New York and New England
W is but two hour trip from Albany
go Lake George and six hours from
New York via fast trains daily from
Grand Central Terminal.