Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-07-17
THE LONG TRAIL
Construction Of -Four Additional LODI
ges Adds to Comfort OF HikerS

Construction Of Four Additional LODI
ges Adds to Comfort OF Hikers
Professor Will s. Monroe, who re-
turned from the Green Mountains this
week to take up his duties as an instruc-
tor at the summer session of the Uni
versity, reports the addition of two lodges
on the Long Trail which are the gift of
himself and members of the New York
sectio,l to the Green Mountain club. One
IF the lodges is ut Glen Ellen, in the
favine between Lincoln Mountain and
Stark Mountain, and the other is at Cool
ey Glen, which is between Mount Grant
and Mount Cleveland. Both are log struc
lures and will sleep about ten people.
They are built of peeled white spruce
logs with piazzas in front, and equipped
with pole beds. tables, and seats. made
from peeled saplings, and fireplace and
simple cooking utensils. These two new
cabins are probably the handsomest trail
lodges In New England. The forty-one
miles of trail built by Professor Monroe
is now provided with five lodges, and the
Faculty and Students of Nliddlebury col
lege have recently completed fine lodge
at Plead Lake, one mile by newly cut
trail south of Mddlebury Gap.
Professor Monroe expects to erect two
duOltlOndl shelters aiOnS tne line OIL ms
trail during the coming summer-one at
Allen Chamberlain Glen and one at
Cowles Cove. These additional struc-
lures will greatly facilitate the hikers
problem over this part Of the Long Trail.
THE trail is now open from Middlebury
Gap north to Smugglers' Notch. dis
lance of 6S miles. The people connected
with Middebury College. anxious to have
part in the construction Of this great
mountain path, have relieved Professor
Monroe Of the part of the trail from
Middlebury Gap to the Brandon Roches-
ter Pass which he had expected to build
the present season. This has enabled
him to put his time and money into
lodges and shelters and to make needed
alterations in the part Of his trail al
ready built. The Rutland section of the
Green Mountain club is pushing its work
north in the direction of Mount Horrid
to connect with the NIiddlebury College
trail-builders, so that in the very near
future the Long Trail will be cleared for
mixers from Smugglers' Notch south to
point some miles below Killington Peak
in the Rutland district.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph w. Dunsmoor of
the Burlington Section of the Green
Mountain Club have recently built a new
Club. 1t il on the Long Trail. So miles
north of Bolton Village and commands
a beautiful view of valley and mountains.
Many parties have already gone over
the Monroe Skyline Trail the present sea-
son. Jesse j. Farr, of Lincoln, one of
the trail-workers, reports that more hik-
ers have already used the trail the pres
ent summer than during the entire season
last year; and the tramping season has
scarcely begun. Theron $. Dean, the cor
responding secretary of the Green Noun
tain club, reports an exceptionally heavy
correspondence with prospective mixers,
and he anticipates extensive use of the
trails by trampers from distant parts
of the country. He has been active in
his efforts to put the Burlington sections
part of the Long Trail 0he q miles from
the North end of the Monroe Skyline
Trail to Smugglers Notch) in good con-
dition for the season.