New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-10
Adirondacks Tour
Is Outlined by
Automobile Club
Two Thousand Miles Hard
Surfaced Roads Ready to
Garry Motorist Through
This Matchless Country
BY 0. M. Wells
Chief Roadman, Automobile Club Of
A,ns,icn

thousand miles Of hard surfaced roads,
all in good condition, are ready to
carry the motorist all through the
matchless country, bounded on this
south by the Mohawk Valley, on the
east by Lakes George and Champlain,
and on the north and west by the st.
Lawrence River
One of the principal gateways is
reached from Albany through Sara
toga and Glens Falls, entering the foot
hills of the Adirondacks just beyond
Lake George. Here the road skirts
the western shore of Schroon
Lake, ne of the most picturesque
of lakes md passes through the
village of Schroon Lake, which has
become in recent years popular re-
sort. The route continues north
through Pleasant Valley to Elizabeth
town, widely known as a golf center
and rendezvous for motorists. Twelve
miles beyond Elizabeth town the main
Keene. From Keene north there is an
! excellent hard surfaced road, follow
ing close to the east branch of the
Ausable River through Ausable Forks
and Keeseville, passing the famous Au-
sable Chasm, and then continuing
through TO Plattsburg and Rouse's
Point to Montreal.
To reach the lake section from the
cast side trunk line, continue due west
from the little town of Jay and run
through Wilmington Notch and along
the west branch of the Ausable River
through Lake Placid to Saranac Lake.
Another good route through the lake
section and the heart of the Adiron-
dacks starts from Chestertown and
runs through Weavertown, North Creek
and Newcomb to Long Lake, where con-
ncctions can be made with Blue Noun
tain Lake and Raquette Lake. From
Long Lake to Little Upper Lake
there is & stretch Of about ten miles
of gravel road that can, however, be
travcrsed all during the summer with
very little difficulty. From there on
the road is quite good through Upper
Saranac to Saranac Lake. The main
highway from Saranac Lake goes north
en- Lake to Malone.
Hard Road to Piseco
To reach Lake Pleasant, Sacandaga
Lake and Piseco Lake there is hard
surfaced road which goes north from
through Johnstown, Gloversville and
Sacandaga to Wells, then a fair road
through Alvord to Spectator. From
Spectator there is hard surfaced
road to Piseco
Two gateways lead to the mountains
from the Mohawk Valley--one from
Utica, the other from Syracuse. The
route from Utica goes through Boon
vile, Lowville and Carthage to Water
town. From Utica there is aso a hard
surfaced road to Old Forge, from
which point a dirt road can be fol-
lowed to Eagle Bay on Fourth Lake.
From there on arrangements can be
made to take automobiles by boat
through Racquette Lake to Long Lake.
From Syracuse the route runs north
through Cicero, Pulaski and Adams
Center to WATERFOWL There are two
hardsurfaced trunk lines from Water
town to Malone. One, the most direct,
De Kalb and Potsdam. The other, the
more scenic, lies through Watertown
to Clayton. then to Alexandria Bay
and the Thousand Islands. Connec-
tion can be made with Thousand
Island Park by ferry from point be-
tween Clayton and Alexandria Bay.
From Alexandria Bay there is
good route through Redwood, Briar
Hill and Morristown to Ogdensburg,
where there Is cross connection
through Canton to Potsdam, Or, if de-
sired, motorists can continue on north
along the St. Lawrence River through
Washington, Louisville Landing, Rob-
erts Landing, Massena Center, Rae
Guette River, Hogsnsburi, Bombay and
South Bombay to Moire, which is on the
trunk line between Potsdam and
Malone. From Malone, going east,
L. 4
Che teaugay, Ellenburg, Moores and
Champlain to Rouse's Point, connecting
there with the Montreal route, or one
can run south from Moores through
Sciota and West Chazy to Plattsburg.
Route From New York
To reach the Adirondacks from New
York use either side of the Hudson
River to Albany; the east side is some
what preferable at the present time.
From Westchester, Putnam, Duchess
County and western Connecticut the
best average Of road surface will be
found by running north to the Berk-
shires at Pittsfield, chen west over
Lebanon Mountain to Albany and TROY.
From New Haven, Hartford and near
by points the best approach is made bv
going through the Naugatuck Valley.
or from Hartford through Avon and
WlnsIed to the Berkshires. From
Springfield. go over Jacobs Ladder to
the Berkshires and then continue as
above.
From Boston and points as far east
as Newburyport run through Fitch
burg to Greefield, then over the Mo-
hawk Trail to Williamstown and con-
tinue through Hancock and Averill
Park to Troy
From Maine, New Hampshire and
northern Vermont 60 through Fran
conf or Crawford Notcn, Bethlehem and
Llttleton to st. Johnsbury then west
through Montpelier and the Winooski
Valley to Burlington, where the boat
service can be used to points on the
west shore of Lake Champlain or the
Island route can be used from Burlinc
ton through North and South Hero
Islands to Isle La Motto, where the
Terry is taken to Chazy and the Adiron-
dacks.
The Adirondacks are entered from
Montreal and the Province of Quebec
via the King Edward Highway to
Rouse's Point Motorists from Buffalo
and points beyond can go over the Mo
hawk Valley to Syracuse or follow the
rldge route from Niagara Falls
through Oswego to Pulaski. Motorists
from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and
points south will follow the Hudson
River to Albany.
First Aid Truck With Scouts
Accompanying 100 Boy Scouts en-
route by automobile from Clinton