The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-11
Owls Head. Rockland. Me.

is to-day one of the country's most pop
ulsr suinmer vacation resorts. 1t Is
not difficult to understand why il holds
this high place in the affections OF the
American public.
WinnipesAukec means Tile Smile OF
tn, Great Spirit'-thc Great Spirit OF
modern outdoor life and ,udy and rec
rcation. Thither the one most w.ari.i
in body ard mind may repair with fun
assurance that the cares Of business and
household life will fade from memoir
almost with the first view II the beat
tiiul panorama.
IL IS a summer resort where all the
diversions common TO INLAND vacation
centres may he enjoyed to the fL.ll and
where cungenial companionship or com
parative solitude may alike be assured.
There is hotel life. with It's ccaselcss
round of indoor and outdoor gayctics,
and there are farm and boarding house
accommodations for those who prefer
that sort Of summer existence. Camps
for boys n girls upon tn" lovely
Islands that gem the lake Offer Their
faSciuations and benefits to the younger
generation.
In brief at Winnipesaukcc there g.
practically no limit to tn. diversity of
outdoor recrcations at the disposal of
the vAcatiou!st. Even in winter 1t Of
iers the enticements Of ice boating. skat-
ing and fishing, and many visitors love
The region 80 dcvutedly that even dur
ing III" season Of frost and snow Il
draws them back.
within the compass of the lake pano-
rama itself may he discerned % multitude
Of peaks, from Sandwich Dome on the
west to Noun Whittier on the cast. and
including Trlpyramid. pa~SsaconaWay,
White Face. Mount livcrmorc. Nount
fauguS. Mount choccrud. Noun krLr-
sarP and the nearer Squam and oSsi-
pee Mountains and Red lGil. To m"
east of Mount Whittier, Lake oss,puc
and silver Lake add their jewels 10 the
scenic setting. and on the western cN-
trelnity. beyond glittering Asquam
Lake, rise Mounts Osceola. Moosilaukc,
Prospect and Israel.
These are Alps Of New England.
and the lofties, of them rears its breeze
swept summit four thousand feet above
the elevation of Mount Bclknap, Ola
which the visitor stands. Nowhere is
there "A more beautiful and harmonious
bonding of lake and mountain.
To-day Lake Sunapee stands without
a peer among the many summer
resin. places that mark New England
spart from the rest Of the continent for
nowhere else in all this land Is us II
t'rpart TO he found in no other region
is to he visited another AXE resort
where the identi'ai conditions OF recfe-
alive opportunities. temperature. atmos-
rh"re. scenery ana material conVc-
niences prevail
Never mind what other famous lakes
and tarns Sunapec has been compared
With-and the comparisons RANGE from
l.och katrine to Como and Gcueva-lt
Ie doing It small justice to draw the
parallels at all, for Sunapee Is uniQue,
ana To It's devotees there Is no poSS'"Ie
comparison. Nowhere else IN ms re-
ZION. they VIII tell you, are 10 ne found
Such glorious scenery S'lch inspiring
walks ana drives, such sate ana uhfe-
str!cted boating n sainhg' such COOLING
ana health giving air, anu above al,
such satisfying rewards Tor those VINO
'o'e IL 'ou """ 'ee'
Geographically Lake Sunapee nestles
among the hills OF sullivan and Merr!-
mac counties, New Hampshire, l,l"3
feet above sea level. The lake Is about
ten miles long, indented with entcing
bays and coves, and ranges from ono
half 10 three miles wide, Its shing'y
shores lie within the confines of three