Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-11-08
PLAN TO EXTEND
TRAIL TO CANADA
Jay Peak Day ArOuses Energy
of VermOnters to Carry
Path to Border

RAYMOND H. Torrey the editor of
the Outing page of the New York
Evening Post, In the edition of Fri
day, October 27, has a full page
write-up of the state trailsin the Cats
kill. with a five column may show
ing roads and trails through that
region.
Mr.. Torrey was present at the re-
cent meeting on Jay Peak Day in this
city and he gives the following ac-
count of that gathering in his in
teresting page.
Plans for extending the Long
Trail in the Green Mountains of YER
mont from it's present northern term
mus at johnson, over Eden and Bel
videre mountains ,Hazen Notch to Jay
Peak and the Canadian border, were
advanced at a meeting of representa-
tives of civic and outdoor groups of
Orleans County, and of other parts of
the State in Newport, VT, last Fri
day. At meeting in the Newport
House, in connection with the cele-
bration. of Jay Peak Day, Curtis >.
Emery, chairman of the Newport
Board of Trade, Wallace II. Gllpln,
newspaper publisher, were directed to
name a committee of interested men
from the towns along the route OF the
extension to organize workers to lay
out and mark the trail as soon as
practicable.
An early snowfall Thursday night,
which left six inches of snow on Jay
Peak. and four inches in the country
below, interfered with the picnic
planned at the foot of the mountain,
but did not prevent about seventy
five persons including Boy Scouts and
other young folks firm climbing to
the summit. One party included Their
on S. Dean, G. w. Brownel, Mrs.
Mabel Brownell, president OF the
Burlington section of the G. M. O.;
Miss Sara Smart, it's secretary and
Clarence D. Pierce. The meeting at
Newport was productive of practical
measures for carrying out the trail
extension plans.
The editor of the POSTS Outing
Page was taken over the roads OF Or
leans County, east of Jay Peak IN an
automobile party including Clarence
P. Cowles and James P. Taylor OF
Burlington, the latter secretary on
the Green Mountain Club and of the
State Chamber of Commerce; Frank
E. Howe, editor of the Bennington
Banner, and Denny B. Goode, repre-
senting the Boston Chamber of Com
merce; on the way to the meeting In
Newport. Jay Peak was clouded, but
the rest of the range was visible and
it looked as if it would make an In
teresting and rugged extension to the
Long Trail. The continuation OF the
Green Mountains into Quebec, as the
Notre, Dame Mountains, suggests
further extension of the trail west
of Lake Memphremagog, towards
the ST. Lawrence River, at Lewis,
where is the ferry to Quebec; IN fact
this line was Mr.. Taylor's original
idea years ago.
Mr.. Emery and Mr.. Gilpin will en-
deavor to form an Orleans County
section of the Green Mountain club to
undertake the trail work. Shelters,
including one near the summit of Jay
Peak are also part of the program.
Rev. E. V. Young of No. Troy, at the
eastern foot of the peak, offered sup
port for the work. Members of the
Barton Improvement club will also
help. Mr.. Howe, Mr.. Cowles, Mr..
Taylor and the editor of this page APP
pealed for the completion of the
Mr.. Goode spoke of the value of the
trail extension in attracting further
tourists to Vermont.
Representative from Richford,
Westfeld and Derby also promised
support. 1t was decided to hold an
other Jay Peak Day next summer
about June 20, when larger party
may ascend the peak, and it is hoped
that by that time work will be under
way on the trail extension.
A Montpelier section of the Green
Mountain Club was formed two
weeks ago, through the efforts Of
Charles P. Cooper, president of the
general organization, and of Mr.. Tay-
lor; this section is particularly inter
ested in developing trails in the Wor-
cester Range. east of Mount Mans
field and the Sterling Range; but its
members may be able to do some
work, north of Johnson. on the ex-
tension of the Long Trail towards
Canada.