Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-30
SMALLER TOWNS MAKE
NAME FOR THEMSELVES
State Publicity Bureau Hears
How Proper Care of Summer
Visitors is Bringing Returns
in In creas ing Number of
Those Who Come to Vermont

new summer hotels in Vermont and the
increase in the States summer tourist
business. It is interesting to note COM
ments In letters received by the state
Publicity Bureau In connection with ad-
vertising for the new 1921 edition Of the
hotel and boarding house directory which
the department Is about to issue. These
letters show that some of the smaller
towns and villages are gradually making
a name for themselves as summer re-
sorts, and that the summer camps for
boys and girls now being established In
large numbers in the State are doing
much to increase the summer business.
The proprietor Of hotel In Lunenburg
wrote. Last season was the best we
ever have had in our eleven years here.
We had our house and every available
room in the village filed with the whole
lower floor of the hotel Except parlor
and officc) thrown open into dining
hail. In spite of the hard times in get.
ting help, we managed to satisfy them
and expect a good number of them next
season. We are fortunate in the class of
people we get. Many who could well al
ford to go to the more fashionable. eX-
penslve places, seem content to come
here, and they bring to the town talent
in various lines and are a great help to
.iie pla'e 80 w. @ 49,, ,,,t,,
4 nc and many of the uarents ston over a
nigh, or two during the time their chill
dren are there. This season we had to
send some guests to Lancaster. since we
were full, and they had not made reser-
vations ahead. We try to keep few
places for transents as we like to have
them as well as our regular guests"
Dorset is another small village that is
| develonine into a busy summer resort.
This &c anotber Instance of whore many
mora anp.ied than could he cared for One
narson with accommodations for 70 peo-
nIo In ber n,ace had 12n apnIications and
not only Allied her own home but those of
ber neigbbors also Among Dorset's spe-
cial attractions. besides the mountain
scenery and good automobile roads, are
the golf links. which are open to summer
guests at ciun rates.
SILVER Lake IN barnard Is a posslpiiity
that seems to nave been overlooked oy
the owners ana MANAGERS OF boys anu
girls camps as well as by motel men YET
last year Barnard hed It's quota Oh sum
mer people. one tourist VINO came mas
ALREADY pookeu ACCOMMODATIONS ioI hnh-
seif anu ten o'ner guests LOT neNt Aug us''
thus HING 10 'aPacl'S o"e io"Se 'A'ei
ing 10 summer po"ruerS'
BIG TRAFFIC ON ISLANDS
The reports of the season from Grand
Ia,e county are equally satisfactory and
show an enormous amount of automobile
touring through the Islands. BY Deem
, her I ono Island camp had its place book
nd moro than fuII for Julv and August
,rho ,,r,nrio,or of this car,, saws "There
! ;s NO question about the multitude coming
, a. v.r,,,or, rrbon a., are ready TO TAX.
: peon,o IN enter The business and learr
ho, - Il, u that 10 dtf,cult In many
casos tho.. u,ho como into the State ar,
NOT made comfortable and are not giver
enough IN cat The first fault may be
, because of Ignorance of the business OF
caring for ctty guests. but the second on,
is ,nexcusnblo and outrageous"
my rov->c. pOpr-rAp
,r,a,,, o,,,,,.,, .,oro &c an irc,in.
= tior 70 mako tho hill towns the abidin,
q ,I,c.s for an increasing number of sum
= NOR visitors EVERY day some non resi-
Il dent picks ont a mace for summer oc
v c,nancv until today q number OF section
T IN the southern part of the county ar
x almost wholly owned by such non resi-
y dents" write an agent from that section
II .-rba number OF nonresident summe
It visitors TO Windham county and es
:. necially IN Ames Hin in Marlboro, is in
o creasinr YEARLY and last year the mum
her in that section of the county exceed
& ed fifty people from various States, a
II of whom have ACQUIRED or are intcreste
n IN summon homes there" Windhau
II Uardshoro Newfane and like places 1
- IN. West River valley afford an excellen
& eaId for ,he DEVELOPMENT of the summe
d home. idea This is the so-calle
'e "ahandoned farm" district, where prop
nrt,, bas bee1 for sale at low. prices.
district fomed for It's beautiful scenery
,,s streams teeming with trout and II
,housand hills arfording pleasure and OK
4 cItement ia fishermen and hunters VIII
. f,ock thera evarv season. Those caterin
90 .u,,,,,ar hoarders in these places ha
y oil III. guests they could accomnoda,
10 ona co we oh,iped IN turn people ava,
l. -, ,orrr.p, =,
l. ADAM az
! In connection with previous Hlehtio
l. made OF "abandoned farms IL IL curi"'
nj to note the NUMBER or inquiries receive
sr from people outside the state VINO nav
S the idea that Vermont consists iarseiv
J. Just such places TO DE pought lot NIUE
, hoihihs' AS matter vi NJ
q 80. ..;,,rad ai,hor tor nasturaq
Va -, 49,. ,,,,,t,o.,' ,,routh or otber sir,,ily
70 ... ona Gov tho last 70
a ~ - .,,s.,a IN the ohar
IN ~. 80, IT. .i,,,aards nrodu
Of ,,o -. nno,tar roeI asta
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