The sun., 1919-06-22

the Berkshires ana the county seat Of
and named in honor Of William Pit,
the great English statesman. 1t contains
number Of places OF historic Interest,
place in East street, and the Appi.ton Or
Lonsf.,low wrote The oid Clock on the
miles to the south OF the city. on the
road TO Lenox. while Herman Melville,
same road. Several miles 10 the west
OF Pittsneld IL the famous, Shaker VII
isse which still contains few Of the
who were thus named because Of their
antics during their religious ceremonies
From Pi,tsaeid the route which we ar.
now considsring runs directly north TO the
town Of North Adams. Located at the foot
Of the famou: HoSsie Mountain. North
justly famous Mohawk Trail which leads
known has the Mohawk Trail become dur
ing the last two or three years that motor
lists now travel many miles TO see II and .
seen passing over this road almost any
time OF the day or night Throughout the
snr' s0q NS,ss xssm. thu pSrnSs
through the picturesque town Of Williams
town. the seat OF williams College. From
b.nnns.on %ser. ocsu q h me hlrsorio
battle Of Bennington on August 10. 1871.
resulting In a decisive defeat OF the, Brit-
Next in order comes Manchester. whore
10 located one Of the best And most widely
known golf links in the country: Many
and the town was made famous in former
Year, by the Waits of Mrs. Abraham Lin
con Rusi sn Which !. ,Ss neg. city Of con.
sequence on this route. IL widely known
as the centre OF the greatest marble pro-
motori.t.s standpoint Rutland /. impor,sns
chiefly because II marks the point OF inter.
section Of two important trunk routes. II
whether he intends to continue on to Bur-
,i n or else Else. prefers to strike west
There il likewise a very well travelled
road running southwest from Rutland TO
en no pais an no- Lax esSrse ne ascdss
sion through Brandon. salisbury. Middle
bury and vergennes over = good gravel
contains the cottage in which stephen A..
Douglas OF pre- civil war fame was born,
while vergennes marks the site whore the
he British invasion from Canada was
fitted out. Just beyond Salisbury the route
Bens ons Of p tSs more, r ss.n,,f, pos.d Is
the whole State of Vermont. Another lake
which is very popular among summer visl-
~ Rutland. and exactly half way between
that city and the southern end of Lake
Burlington. which mark. the terminu.
~ the route just DESCRIBED. as we'll as that
which leads from the White Mountains Is
nj M me, Of Vermont and the prineI-
y p noted chiefly as the home Of Ethan
Allen Of Revolutionary days Commcrci-
trade and commerce for that entire region.
particularly as market for lumber. All
tourists, bound in either direction between
the Adirondacks and the white Mountains
must Of necessity pass through Burlington.
because II is here that the boat IL taken
across Lake Champiain to either Port Kent,
side. II 10 not Absolutely essential that
the motorist take the boat at this point.
because he has the option % driving north
through the islands OF Lake Champlain to
the short ferry which plies between Isle
La Motto and Chazy Landing. This lat
Ter trip Is very beautiful one. but. un-
condition, as compared with many Of the
other trunk routes in that vicinity.
Turning east from Burlington, the motor
ht who IN bound for the White Mountains
VIII run hrst to Montpelier. Across the
northern end OF the Green Mountains. and
hen in "a generally essterly direction
tains. Undoubtedly. the Mecca of all tour
tsts in this section Of New England Is this
sam sann,r white nx., Mountain rsnEs Famous the
OF the East, It would be supernuous TO at
tempt here any detailed description Of this
scenic wonderland At least week can
very probably be spent In visiting the
numerous points OF scenic and historic in
terest which abound within easy touring
radius OF this gem OF natures handiwork.
The main route from the south enters the
White Mountains via FranconiA Notch,
famous for its Flume and the Old Man OF
the Mountain, which has been imnlo n al
ised by the brilliant pen Of Hawthorne
The gateway from the east is Crawford
Notch. while a short days trip TO the north
Is Dixytlle Notch. perhaps the most otA1-
tiful of all. II
Last to be mentioned but by no means
least from the motorists standpoint. are
the various resorts in the State OF Maine
space forbids more than a cursory men
tion of those which are best preferred
by summer visitors, Poland Spring, Sc
bago Lake. Rangeley Lake. Moosehead
Lake Belgrade Lake and Bar Harbor are
familiar words to tourists the country
over. Maine Is rapidly forging TO the
front as motorists' playground and
great strides have been made during the
past two or three years in the way OF
putting the main Travelled routes through
out tho etate 10 such shape as to attract
the motor tourist. Names rugged coast
line compares very favorably from a
scenic standpoint with the far-famed
fJords of Norway while as a spoT tenants
paradise this region has no superior
The subject IL such a large one that II
has been possible to touch only In a gem
eral way on tho outstanding features OF
New England's numerous attractions for
the Eaotor tourist. Nevertheless enough
has been said to substantiate, l think, the
claim which made in the beginning
that this region has no peer as a SUM
mer playground.