Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-10-24

one or the most Dcnutliul Ol
regions, always has been Il
fnvorite resort of American
tourists, not only because of it's nat.
ural attractions, hut also on account
of its literary associations.
First among recorded tourists IL
Lakeland was Gray, the poet, author
of the "Elegy in n Country Church
yard" says Country Life. He visited
the Westmoreland and Cumberland
lakes In 1869, the year before Words
worth, the most outstanding among
the lake school of poets, was born
lie discovered the lakes, alike In u
touring and literary sense and being
essentially of the eighteenth century
he fled from them and the grandeur
of their scenery In dismay. For not
then had the picturesque been in
vented. The beauties of wild nature
We're not appreciated, and had they
been the roads of that age and the
lack of proper accommodation were
powerful deterrents.
But for close upon n century Lake.
land has been greatly appreciated
touring ground. Scenery and the lit
erary associations with Wordsworth
Southey. Coleridge, De Quincy and
their circle. have attracted every type
of holiday maker. First came the
vacation reading parties of university
students, then the honeymoon couples
To whom the Low Wood hotel, Amble
side, was once, In sense, sacred
and then the railways brought tour
lists from far and near. But not unit
the automobile came upon the road.
was Lakeland comfortably or thor
oughly to be explored.
The tourist by motor car here has
choice of every kind OF road, or M
road, and may, II he will, take his
sport In pass-storming with the mos,
adventurous. or take his sightseeing
along roads as good as any In this
country. II Is all matter OF taste
and inclination. The ideal way OF
seeing Lakeland Is undoubtedly that
Of selecting some central spot Mt which
to stay and taking from II daily, Ou
and home, excursions. This Is so fol
several reasons; chief among then
that Of the somewhat limited area o.
the lake district, which may be state,
nj about thirty miles square. Tn,
lakes figure so largely in popular i'm
agination that this will seem scarcely
credible; yet any reference to maps
will prove the truth of IT, But II doe!
not follow from this sheer matter-of
fact measurement that this region Il
easily seen or soon exhausted.
Grasmere In the Center.
Exactly In the center OF the lake
district is Grasmere, central geographi
cally. and In It's interest, for II was
Wordsworth's home, and In It's church
yard he lies.
There are five recognized centers fol
tourists In these regions: Windermcre
Amblesidc and Grasmere, about eQui
distant, some four miles from one an
other; Keswick, thirteen miles further
north, and Coniston. somewhat iso
lated, seven miles southwest of Am
bleside. II would be IA thankless tasl
to declare any preference amonl
these but we will take Grasmere IL,
the very focus Of the lakes.
Grasmere village is II sweet and gra
cious place. Here Wordsworth reside,
for more than fifty years His late
homes here are not. accessible, bu
Dove Cottage, where he wrote hi
earliest and best, has been preserve,
as ii was in his day, and is the resor
of literary pilgrims, while the unprc
tending church beside the Rive
ROtha Is much the same as he knew II
That is an interesting day trip. alon;
excellent roads, which takes us nortl
to COckermouth, the old market tow
at the extreme northerly edge Of Lake
land, where his birthplace, i'm Mali
street, Is still shown.
The way runs by Dunmuil Raise I,
Wythburn whose little church, one %
the smallest in England, is neighbOre,
by the Nays Head Inn. where the al,
dalo smcn and their wives put up thei
horses While attending service in Older
times. The road then runs alongsid,
Thirlmcrr, with the imposing noun
tain, llolvellyn, 3,llS feet, on right
kcSWlck town comes next; consid
cradle place for this part of the coun
try, aud with an oddly foreign appear
ancc, caused chiefly by the church
like building Greatly the town hulD II
the middle % the street The chiet
Industry Is the making OF lead pen
ellis
perwentwater Loveliest Lake.
Iiut DerWentwutcr itself is the renI
reward of the journey. II is generally
considered the lovelieSt Of all tn,
lakes, and il Is also the most accessi
bile, good road encircing H. Beyond
keSwick we pass Grcta Han, once the
home of Southey, ana come 10 Ras.
scnthwaitc Water, Preferably taking
the lcft-hand road, Skiddaw, 3,G54 feet,
rs seen across the water, Cocker
mouth is some six miles further.