New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-27
Autoists isit
Maine fol. Good
Roads and Pines
STATE Generally known as
Sporfsnaan7a Paradise 1sss
Become Big Playground
for Motor .Issrikes Parties
takes, Hills and Shore
Several Ga,eways Open to
Augonaohilists Who Plal,
.Iossrslev From New York

ps,eYtsmaas Paradise This is still
..s,e ii every sense Of The word. but
Maine has also become a great play
sgepnd.
TIE PINE Tree State has hundreds Of
r,;;as o. eaacossf swept by the invir-
srat;Ns breezes of old cream, thousands
& square miles of odorous forests;
srares OF lakes. wreat rivers and rip-
LING stresnas without number
Anon the larger lakes Of Maine is
ssbago sixteen miles from Portland.
Tbe main body OF water is sixteen miles
isng and is connected with Long Lake
Mthe Songo River ard Brandy Pond at
IL BAY Of Naples. Rangeley Lakes,
sAsy in the northwestern corner Of
Nasne. surrounded by prilneval wilds,
sfe about t40 mites from Portland.
Belgrade Lakes Region
BelgradeY,a ad5oin the Dead River
r4gion south CT the Mcosclead group,
eighty miles from Portland ard eight
cen miles northwest Of Augusta. Moose
head Lake, the largest Of the New
England lakes, Is forty miles long and
from one to fifteen miles vide, It is
l7s miles due north Of Portland. Other
large lakes accessible to the motorists
are Grand Lake. Med6ybamps and Wit
tenquerquagum.
Portland forns the principal gateway
for motorists VINO follow the coast
trnnk lines. Il Is $50 miles from New
York ard $50 miles from Boston.
Many miles 81 hcrd surfaced road
have been butts in lIaine in the last FIVE
sears, and al of the highways have been
improved 70 such IN extent that they
are trayersable by motor from June to
November The coastlinc north from
81. !, ,-
excepting for 8 few short stretches
that are somewhat rough or undergoing
repairs.
The p;atrresque part of the coast
comes at9 view Immediately after
crossing the Kittery bridge from
Portsmouth,, ~ H, into Maine A hard
surfaced road winds around through
the YorSs and ogunquit to Kenne5unk,
ard trip may be made on good
road to Kcane'>unfport The through
route gees 81 TO Biddeferd and Saco,
Orchard Beach. entering Portland
through Vaughn Park to CONGRESS-
Square. An excellent hard-surfaced
road carries the tourist from Portland
to Brunswick, Bath. Wiscasset, Dam
ariscotta and Waldoboro TO Rock
land To reach Boothbay Harbor turn
toward the ocean at Wiscnsset. Christ
mas Core and Pemaquid Harbor can
he reached from Damariscotta. Con-
nections ere made for Fort Clyde and
Tenants Harhor at Thomaston.
Route From Rcckland
From Pockland the route goes north
skirting the shores CT Penobscot Bay,
through Camden and Northport to Bel
fast. then through Stockton Springs
70 prospect. sss.s 2,
@up the Pcnobscot Valley to Bangor.
Ellsworth, all Of which is good.
Others turn right at Prospect, cross
o. a small ferry to Bucksport, then
through East Orland direct to Ellis
worth. From 0rland connections are
made with Castine. From East Or
land there is good road to Blue Hill;
in fact, the Blue Hill route is an ex-
eellent way. although somewhat longer,
70 reach Ellsworth. From Ellsworth
there is good road to Bar Harbor,
Seal Harbor. Southeast Harbor and
Northeast Harbor, on Mount Desert
Island One of the attractions on
Mount Desert Island is the new Lafay-
cite National Park.
There is also a good road to Win
tsr Harbor. just across Freachman' s
Bay frem Bar Harbor; III fact, the
road is in fairly good condition all the
way to Calais on the ST. Croix River,
the dividing line between Maine and
i New Brunswick, Canada, and the port
Of entry for the maritime provinces.
Bar Hsrbcr is 16S miles from Portland,
along the coast. Calais is go miles
from Portland
There are two good routes 30
Augusta, One route follows the shore
to BrsrswiciS. then turns north to
Augusta The other lies through
Gray to Poland Spring. then tlrnins
east through Danville and north 10
Auburn where the Androscoggin River
Is crossed TO Lewiston and through
Winthrop to Augusta. Prom AuGista
there Is good road 70 Belgrade Fakes
end then through Pennington ana
faillips 10 the Rangeley Lakes. Mo-
,orlsSs FROM Poland Spring going to
Ss!grade can save few miles without
gong into Augusta hy turning north
the trunk line goes north OH the east
slde Of the kanaabec River to Water
VILE, tlcG through Pittsheld and New
pert To Bangor. From Bangor there
sa goea road going UP the Penobscot
aliey through Aroostook County TO
aeuitoR, where connections can be
maae with the st. Jchn Valley in
seW Brunswick, by going due east
lfom Hoa!ten TO Woodstock. Tourists
ssh go from Bangor to Greenvilic
junction, the foot of Moosehead Lake,
sla Dover and Guilfosd, OF from Skow-
aesan va Harmony to Guilford. Goa
lheetlons are made at Greenyillc juno
sioa icy Mount kineo by boat
10 reach Quebec from central Maine
.he route goes north from Sizowhegan
ssafoega Bingham to Jac.;.nan. crossine
sae International bolndary line at
armstrong, then through st. Henri =
epebec u
reacA Mainc from the Hudscr
t;s yes ana points west go from Fish
III through Paterson. Danhury. Wates-
~, hartford, Springfield. Worcest4-,
oseoh ana Portsmouth; or go most:
Worcester, Lowell, Lawrence
eaa haverhiN to Newbu.ynort.
om Albany ard the Mohawk Valley
y over the Mohawk Trail Co Green
sr 49, through Fitce burg. Lowell, Hav-
st 49, 70 NewbuyvDort. or go north
an greenfield through Keene. New
ounapes Lake Franklin. Lacon-
Il Senter Harho~. West Gssipee and
VrlNay 20 Fryebnrg.
p,.ia the Adirondack region and
ls.lssstoA 80 through Montpelier. St.
Ers.. ssus y, hethlenem, Twin Mountain,
s'sel woods. through the Crawfori
"a : ssti; Conway TO Fryeburg.