Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-19
NEW LONDON COUNTY
 AS VACATION LAND EIden W. sanfsrd Of Vale Tells of His
 Aute Tour.

can recommend such a trip as ours as being the best sort of trip | imaginable says Eidon W. Sanford in a letter to Secretary Herbert R. Branche of the Norwich Chamber of Commerce. MT. Sanford was refer ring to an automobile tour of New London county which he made recent ly. Earlier in the month he had writ ten to Norwich friend for informa- tiOn about New London county and his letter was turned over to Secretary Branche who immediately supplied the ago Mr. Branche received the fol- lowing letter from Professor Sanford: i:
 New Haven, Conn.,, July IS. Mir. H. R. BrAnche.
 Dear Sir:-Your letter in response to my request gave me just the in formation I wished to know about New London county and l thank you sincerely, for made good use of it another fellow recently. I can rec- ommend such trip as ours as being the best sort of a trip ina gina ble i; we had the time of our lives. If letter you may be interested to hear & few details Of our trip. We took food enough for the whole trip, and the wherewithal to cook 1t in. We carried a supply of kindlings and a hatchet. and some bricks to enclose our fires. We stopped en route to visit all sorts of things-swamps, mills, lakes. hills, etc. Leaving New Haven on Tuesday morning we visited New London, Eastern Point, etc, and made our camp on Mason's Island off Mys- tic We removed our auto top to make tent and slept soundly under it on our blanket there in a beautiful spot on the island Our route in Hill (which we climbed), North Ston- ington, Clark's Falls. Laurel Glen, Hopkinton and Rockville, R. l., Beach Pond (which is. as you said, a most beautiful spot). Voluntown and Jewett City. Here we spent the night in a hotel due to the pouring rain Aris- ing al 4.30 a. m. we left for Plainfield, Moosup. Wauregan, Danielson. Brook lyn, Hampton. North Windham. Storrs, EagleviIIe wilnmantic Franklin, Yantic. Fitchvilie. Bozrahvilie. Gard ner lake Con the shores of which we had supper perhaps the most beauti- full spot we visited). Leffingwell and Norwich. You see we were not par where we wished. We found no very bad roads and but few bad hills. It was really an ideal course, and we had no mishaps. We were delighted three towns in New London county we did not enter.
 When in Norwich I intended to look you up and thank you for your kind information, but we were there at the unfortunate hour of D. m., so I de- cided to wait and write.
 We spent the night near Uncasville and came home the next morning via Ocean Beach. Jordan. Mantle. Black Hall. Lyme. etc. Although i never heard of such a trip, experience proves it to be the best ever. and I had trav elled Connecticut pretty thoroughly in all sorts of ways. visiting all but two towns of it in some way or other. Such a trip must be carefully planned be- forehand as to equipment before leav- ing. I think you will agree that for so short time we made quite an ac auaintance with New London county. which you may justly be proud of and call Gods own country"
 We did not investigate around Nor wich much. for we can do that at any time unlike the smaller and less ac- cessible towns. We didn't even visit Mohegan Park. so I must say frank ly that the Rose of New England" appeared to me rather similar to oth CT cities. and miller than the average. Sometime I am going to really visit the city.
 Yours very truly.
 ELDON W. SANFORD.