Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-07-15
ADDS VARIETY TO TOURING
lake Champlain Pleasant Break
in All-ROad Trips.
Routcs Ccntcring In burlington De.
scribed In Publicity Mntter That Is
Sent out by New York state
Federation.

Routes FOR a~utomohiling touring e
md about Lake %Champlain are described
In publicity matter that Ia sent out h.
the New York State Motor Federation
Western Nermrnt's fine system of dir
nnd grave roads. most of them center
ing at Burlington. and some of the mos
interesting scenery in this part of Amer
lea receive merited attention as follows
The unique geographic situation -
Lake Champlaiu-partly in Now Yorl
state. partly in Vermont, and %extendini
some distance northward into quebec
province-makes it of unusual intercs
and Importance to the touring motorist
Long. narrow. and lying almost due nortl
and south. II would he a complete bar
rier to east-and-west road travel across
that important Interstate section, excep
that by means of its steamboat lines an
ferries. frequent and reliable transit is
provided between the New York and Yer
mont sides. connecting the main high.
ways to and from tho ST Lawrence river
Thousand Island points and the Adiron-
dacks with those Of the northern Greer
mountains. Lake MemphremaGog, the
White mountains, piXville Notch, the
nj Va gnu Wv ~ H''@E''' 49,
sort sections. The slight break in ar
otherwise abroad trip caused by Lake
Champlain usually adds a pleasant va
riety to the tour; and by a little advance
study of the steamboat and ferry time
tables. which can usually he had in most
Of the nearby towns. the time lost by the
crossing may be reduced to a minimum.
Great trunk line highways come to the
-l,raz - ,Iot al. GEO., 40 81, oil a.
rections. With only incidental excep-
tions. there is now \ continuous state
road from either New York city. Bing-
hanton or Buffalo to Saratoga Springs,
Lake George village. Schrocn Lake. and
Eliza bethtown. the latter an important
route center in the great Champlain val
ley, and also one Of the chief eatewavs
into the eastern Adirondacks. Much of
the quick through travel TO the middle
end upper Lake Champlain ports heads
first for Elizabethtown. thence east To
Westport or north to Keeseville. Ausabls
Chasm and Port Kent. crossing at the
latter point to Burlington, or continuing
farther up tho extremely picturesque
west side Of the lake past Bluff Point,
Cliff Haven and the United States army
barracks into Plattsburgh. Almost equal
" important is the more e~asterlv through
route up from Lake George village. run
ming along the west side of that lake to
Sagamore Landing; thence preferably by
boat to sabbath Day Point. resuming the
-oad trip there. and continuing up through
~Ticonderoga. Crown Point and Port
Henry to Westport, Port Kent or Platts-
ourgh. connecting meanwhile with the
trunk line already mentioned through
Elizahethtown
Being not only the largest place on the
western side of Lake Champlain. but al
80 the meeting point of several roads
Bcross northern New York State and 9TH
PRS down from Canada. Plattsburgh is a
natural rendezvous for motoring parties
crossing by boat to Burlington. the cor
responding largest place on the Vermont
side. Both have good hotel and garage
accommodations; and throughout tour
Ing season the service Of the Champlain
Transportation company across the lake
Is prompt and convenient. Running di-
%rections and miloages for all Of these
routes including those to and from the
Adirondacks and Montreal. will he found
fn volume one of tho Automobile Blue
Book, while any special information de-
sired in LAYING ont Il trip can he had
from the touring bureau Of the New York
State Motor Federation, Utica, y. Y.
Tourists from a distance who might he
interested in one of the most unique
short tours in the eastern States. and
not averse to leaving State roads for
q half day or SO, may continue north
from Piattsburgh through Beekmantown
and West ChazY village. thence east TO
Chazy Landing, where ferry Is taken
across an arm of the lake to the Isle
la Motto, in the midst of Champaign.
This island is connected by a bridge with
the "Alhurg Tongne,'' a narrow piece of
northern Vermont projected far down in
to the lake, and tho tongue with both
North Hero and South Hero, making a
continuous route through both of those
Islands to the Sand Bar BRIDGE by
which South Hero island Is connected
with the Vermont mainland. Possibly
nowhere else in the United States Is
there another motor route of equal
length (21 IL miles, from one island to
another in the midst of a picturesque
lake
a fine system Of dirt ana gravel roads,
very good in dry weather. extends north
and south along the western half of YER
mont about as far distant from Lake
Champlain on m average as those on
the New York side, most Of them CEN
tering at Burlington. There are also sew
eral shorter crossings. among them from
Iarrahee's Point to Ticonderoga. Chin
neY Point to Port Henry. from a point a
few miles west OF Vereennes tn West
port, and also from near Charlotte TO
Essex BY means If these. the regular
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