The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-25
GREEN MOUNTAIN
 TOUR OUTLINED FOR MOTORISTS
Route Includes Some o1 New England's Finest
 Scenery.
(By o. M. Wells.1

By 0, M. Wells, v Thds trip through the Green Noun tatns outlined for motorists by the Bureau of Tours of the Automobile i1fzb of America, lies through a sec don rich in natural attraction and h1s-' toric memory, and is one continuous panaroma of beautiful views with about 30 per cent of good road From New York the Boston Post road is followed through Stamford and Rridgeport to Stratford- Due to road construction on Post road between New Rochelle and Portchester it is preferabIe to follow Central avenue to White Plains and thence over West chester to Portchester. which IS only four miles further. Stratford is typical New England village and the oldest in Connecticut From Strat- ford the route runs due north and skirts the west shore of the Housa- tonic river to Shelton, where a bridge is crossed over the confluence of the Housatonic and Naugatuck rivers, en- |teriny the beautiful Naugatuck Valley at Derby and is followed through Sey- mour to Waterbury, 95 miles from New York From Waterbury to Hart ford and over the Southington Noun tain the road is good. the grades are easy and the view from the summit loxer the QuinniPiac Valley includes q wide expanse of Connecticuts most lbeautifuI farm lands Our route con itinues through Soutainst on, PlainviEe and Warrington to Hartford, the cap tifaI of Connecticut, 120 miles from New York On leaving, Hartford, the enak aSde of the Connecticut river is lNu1BUwed through Windsor and Ware fH1m1e Point to Springfield, thence ua' lGn Connecticut Valley through a fla ,Uow tobacco growing region to North bXnmpt0n where Smiths College for Ix1x1s ts located From this poart, our nuuee runs through DeerGeld to Green l0eRd where the Mohawk trial starts and runs to Williams town From lGxeenf1eld we continue north through Bernardstovn, crossing the Connectl- cut river into Northfield, famous as the hirthplaee of Dwight L- Moody, and now the home of the schools b c fUunded- There are also excellent ho~ tel accommodations in NortiEield The route now passes through HHns- tdaAe, crossing tho river into Vermont at BrattIeborn and then on through Westminster where a side trip can be made to the charming little town of iMaipode- From Westminster, we con tinue on through Ciaremont, Cornish and Hartland to Woodstock, one of tho most beautiful towns in all New England, and a delightful place to stop. From Woodstock the run is made to White River Junction where the Connecticut river is crossed to West Lebanon, thence north on the east side of the river through Han D over, the home of Dartmouth Col lege, continuing on one of New Hampshire's famous gravel roads through Woodsville, Lisbon and Ikttleton to Bethlehem and Maple wood. one of the most prominent resorts in the White Mountains From Bethlehem the Connecticut val ley is left and a very interesting cir cular run is made through ths northern section of the White Noun tains with an excellent view of al three of the most prominent ranges such as Franconia, The Presidential and Pilot range to Jefferson. where the snappiest eighteen hole gol i course in the White Mountain regioI is located From Jefferson, the rout. runs north to Lancaster, crossinE fthe Connecticut river into Vernon thence through St Johnsbury ove the winooSki valley through Mont pefier to Burlington, Vermonts mos lpopnlar city on the northeast shor
 of Lake Champlain- From Burfing ktou. the route runs south througl tvergennes and Middlebury to Bran don, where an excellent side trip ca, ybe made to Sudbury and Hyde Ma nor, From Brandon. continue soutl Ito Rutland, the largest city in Yer pn1ont thence south to Manchester where the famous Equinox golf link is located From Manchester, tn route continues south through Benn }ington to Wiliianstown the pictures que sight of Williams College, an
 known as the "Village Beautiful
 Wilhamstuwn has excellent hotel ac
 accommodations and is a delightfr
 place for motorists to tarry, as ther
 are so many beautiful short trips tha can be made throughout the SUI
 rounding country; including the ia sraous Mohawk trail From Williams
 town the Berskshire Hills are no ltrayerSed through Pittsfield to Leno; famous as the summer home of man
 literary men. The attractiveness . the Berkshire Hills is well know
 embracing mountain scenery of gres
 beauty, lakes set like sapphires ami
 the islands, the sparkling Housaton
 river winding in and out throus
 forest aud field, aN combine to nal
 the Bersks1srcs mos iuterestir
 place for touTists- O1 leaving I1eno
 run south through Stockbridge, Gres
 Harrington, Sheffield and down u
 Naugatucf1 valley through the pret
 village of Norfolk to Waterbur
 where there are excellent hotel a
 communications and a good stop f
 motorists It is preferable to retul
 to New York from Waterbury v
 Danbury, Bedford and White Flair
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