Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-07-20
LAKES OF NORTHEASTERN VT.
Lakes and Scenery in This Part
of Vermont from Booklet Is
sued by Publicity Department

very interesting work and valuable for
the descriptive, data and fine illustrations
1t surely will attract the pleasure seeking
public this way, and altogether is one Of
the best works issued by Vermont's S Bureau
of Publicity.
Excellent illustrations of Lake Will
loughby in Westmore, Salem Pond in
Derby, Seymour Lake in Morgan, Water
fall at West Charleston Averill lakes in
Averill, Wallace Pond, Island Pond in
Brighton, Maidstone Lake in Maidstone,
Halls Pond in Concord, with view of
Mountain Notch in Morgan-Island Pond,
road the valley of the Nulhegan river in
Bloomfield and Canaan-Averill road and
bridge over Connecticut at Canaan.
Descriptive matter of these lakes taken
from this booklet is of interest and follows;
Lake Willoughby. This lake is about
six miles long, with width of one mile
at its widest part, and its attitudes l, 161
feet above sea level. Its outlet is through
Willoughby and Barton rivers to Lake
Memphremagog. On either side at the
southern extremity of the lake, like giant
guardians, stand Mount Pisgah and
Mount Hor, with their Scriptural names,
keeping watch over this vision of scenic
loveliness, with dignity and a majesty
that are exceedingly impressive. Mount
Pisgah, on the eastern side, has heighth
of 1854 feet. Mount Hor clothed with
forests from base to summit, is 1852 feet
in height. Willoughby lies in a gorge
between the mountains and in some
places its depth is 500 feet. Owing to its
mountain setting it has been called the
Lake Lucerne of Vermont.
Salem Pond. Salem pond in Derby
is about three miles long and three-fourths
of mile wide. 1t consists, really, OF
two ponds, connected by a narrow strait.
Clyde river flows through this pond. Der
by pond, near the center of the town, is
one and three-quarters Of mile long and
half mile wide In the northern part Of
Holland near the Canadian border is Hol-
land pond with an area of 600 acres, also
group of little ponds tributary to it.
Seymour Lake. In the town of Nor
gan is one Of the largest Of Vermont's
inland lakes and has an altitude of 1,160
feet 1t is five miles long and one and
one-half miles wide. It's shape is said to
resemble that Of mans boot. There
are two or three small ponds in the
northern and western parts of the town
of Morgan.
Echo Pond in the eastern part of
Charleston, is one and one-half miles long
and one mile wide. 1t was named by
James Whitelaw on account Of remark
able series of echoes produced in it's vicin-
ity. Pensioner pond, in the northern
part, derived its name from the fact that
Revolutionary soldier used his pension
money to build mill dam at it's outlet.
1t is |, 140 feet above sea level.
THE Averill Lakes. In the north
eastern part of the unorganized town of
Averill, are three attractive lakes sur
rounded by forests. Great Averill is
about one and half miles long, one mile
wide and has an altitude of 1868 feet.
Large catches of land-locked salmon and
lake trout are reported. One mile south
is Little Averill, this is about three-fourths
of mile in diameter, nearly round, with
an area of 800 acres. Its altitude is 2,093
feet. Little Leach pond, east of Averill,
has an area of about 125 acres, and an
altitude of 1,76O feet. Big Leach or
Wallis pond, partly in Canaan and partly
in Canada, has an area of about 120O
acres. Lewis pond in Lewis, has an area
of approximately $50 acres.
Island Pond. There are eight ponds
in the town of Brighton, the largest of
which is Island Pond, on which the vii
lage of the same name is situated. 1t is
two miles long, one and half miles wide
and has an altitude of 1,250 feet. 1t con-
tains an island having an area Of %
acres. The view from the hill back Of
the village is superb.
In the unorganized town of Ferdinand
are New Found and Mulligan ponds, each
with an area of about 200 acres, and
Trout pond with an area of rs acres.
Norton pond, or Norton lake, COM
paratively narrow body of water, about
three miles long, is situated chiefly in
Warren's Gore, but extends into Norton
Maidstone Lake, Maidstone lake is
a beautiful body Of water, situated in the
town of Maidstone, hundreds of feet
above the Connecticut valley. The lake
is q little more than three miles long
about one and one-half miles wide, and is
surrounded by forests. Dutton pond, il
the same town. has an area of about AZ
acres There are several ponds in Bruins
wick, the largest of which are Minera