The New York herald., 1922-08-27
Canadian Trips Along the
St. Lawrence Attractive
Water Route From New York to Quebec Affords Pic
turesque Views of Historic Sports-The
Evangeline Country.

Canadian cruises to the land Of Evan
geline. the -c@pic charm of the St. Law
renee and Saguenay Rivels, ending with
a two day visit to Quebec, rich in the
tradition of Frances earlier conquest Of
Canada are attracting many vacation
lists From the moment one steps aboard
the twin screw steamship in New York
until twelve days later the tourist Is
brought back to his starting point there
are few dull moments in this voyage
into the land of the Arcadians.
In $50 began the first voyages of dis
covery which resulted in the Vikings,
then the French and finally the English
taking over control OF these lands which
for centuries had been the hunting
grounds of the Indians
1t takes only two days from New York
to reach Halifax. Nova Scotia. To the
early voyagers in their small open yes
sells trip of such distance would require
weeks of toilsome effort. Comfortably
seated on the broad promenade deck of
luxurious modern ocean steamer one
finds 1t difficult indeed to picture the
hardships of the pioneers
These hardy sailors of earlier days se-
lected Halifax harbor as a haven from
the sea. Its dimensions, sixteen miles
In length and one to two miles in width.
made It easy to agree with the state
ment that a thousand ships may anchor
in safety only few miles from the open
sea.
Ones first impression of Halifax to-
day as viewed from the steamer deck
fits the description given by Charles
Dickens on the occasion of his visit in
1912. He termed 1t "a town built on the
side of a hill. the highest point being
commanded by a strong fortress" The
first step in the stairway of the hillside
is the waters edge, where cargo boats,
tiny coasters sailing vessels. ocean
steamers and fishing craft are congre-
gated in maze of shipping activity for
which Halifax is famed
The next higher step is street of
shipping offices and stores, the street
beyond being largely devoted to banking,
government offices and hotels. while
Darlington Hollis. Duke, George. Prince
and Sackville streets are all additional
steps which lead to the summit of the
hill commanded by Fort George.
Day I'm Halifax.
As full day Is allowed for visiting
at Halifax after a leisurely inspection
Of the quaint old town. which one may
do by trans from the center of the
city, motor trip to adjoining points OF
interest is always in order. Excellent
motor roads lead from Halifax to dis
tant suburbs and through many sections
of the province both north and south
The woods and waters of Nova Scotia
and New Brunswick furnish fine hunt
ing and fishing. These sports are. how
ever, for the more leisurely vacationist
rather than for the tourist who has only
limited time to spend in sightseeing.
One of the most interesting trips
which tourist can make Is to journey
forty-fve miles from Halifax to Wind
sor, which Is located on an arm of the
Bay of Fundy, famous for the remark
able rise in tides. At Windsor the tides
rise from 40 to so feet twice daily. If
tourists are fortunate enough in timing
visit to witness this phenomenon OF
nature they are repaid for the effort.
The adjoining towns Of Richmond.
Rockingham. Bedford, Lily Lake and
Dartmouth to the north of Halifax. and
Ingram River. Hubbards Cover. Chester
Basin and Lunenburg to the south, offer
the tourist many points Of historical in
terest, any OF which are well within the
time allotted for visiting
Upon leaving Halifax the ship stearns
first through the Cut OF Canso. the
water way which divides Nova Scotia
from Cape Breton Island, and thence on
through the Northumberland Straits
that body of water which divides Nova
Scotia and New Brunswick from Prince
Edward Island.
The Northumberland Straits resemble
In size and form our own Long Island
Sound. but the straits possess a scenic
charm, Of more rugged and pleasing
type, suggestive of the ancient and
primitive character Of the surrounding
islands Before passing into the Gulf Of
ST. Lawrence. Perce Rock, that ancient
natural sentry to Gaspe Peninsula,
looms up or the landscape.
st. Lawrence Gulf.
The broad expanse OF waters known
as the Gulf Of st. Lawrence. an arm OF
the north Atlantic Ocean, gives one
faint realization that in the waters OF
the st. Lawrence and the tributary
rivers which 1t taps. together with the
great lakes which border Canada and
the United States. there is contained
more than one-half of the fresh water In
the world.
From Lake Ontario to the St. Law
renee Gulf is a distance of 750 miles,
with the river expanding In size as 1t