Milford chronicle., 1924-06-27
HOW TO GO TO PLATTsBURG

PLATTSBURG BARRACKS, N. Y,
June 27-One of the most popular
weekend tours of the summer and,
in fact, trip that could be lengthen-
ed into a weeks vacation along the
st. Lawrence River will be to Platts-
burg upon Lake Champlain to visit
and inspect the most famous and
one of the biggest U. S. Army train
ing camps now being conducted.
From now until September list
nearly 1000 young men will be
trained in the various camps at
Plattsburg. The college mems R. o..
T. C. camp, which started last week,
will continue until July 25. All dur
ing July the Citizens Military Train
ing Camp will be held with 1000 stu
dents and during August the second
C. M. T. G. will have an enrolment
of 1000 young men from the states Of
New York, New Jersey and Della
ware. In addition a group Of reserve
officers will be under canvas for the
last two weeks in July, and the Sec
ond group the last two weeks in Au-
gust. Friends, parents and relatives
will take this opportunity of visiting
this famous training camp and many
also will combine such visit with
trip to Montreal, 70 miles north of
Plattsburg, and perhaps a return III
circuit that includes Old Quebec
and the Lake Region of Maine or
else westward to Toronto and via
Niagara Falls and Buffalo
From Delaware, New Jersey, New
York City and Long Island there are
two logical routes. One follows eth
er side of the Hudson River to AL
bany, there connecting with the Mi
ami-Montreal route through Lake
George and the Adirondacks to
Plattsburg. The other is via the
Lackawanna Trail through Scranton
to Syracuse which city will also be
the assembly point for motorists
from western and central New York
From New York to Plattsburg
along the Hudson the mileage is
about 355. This season the east bank
is recommended because of detOurs
and rough passages on the west
shore above Highland. Many parties,
however. can combine by taking the
scenic Bear Mountain and Storm
King highways on the west side as
far north as Newburgh Or Highland
and there ferrying across to contin-
lie I'D the east side to Albany. Just
outside the capitol there is a detour
into Rensselaer,, but the going is ex-
cellent although few miles longer.
From Albany the way through Sche-
nectady and Ballston Spa. to Sara
toga Springs is the better, inasmuch
as construction on the Cohoes-Me-
chanicville stretch makes going SLOW
and dangerous. Saratoga provides
splendid stopping point for the night
and leaving a short $50 mile trip TO
Plattsburg for the second day. In
dry weather New Workers are urged
to take the short cut from Elizabeth
town to KeesVille over the Po-ko-
Moon Shine trail, rather than the
asphalt road around Jay and Keene,
thus saving the two mile second
speed hill at Keene and also about
22 miles.
From Syracuse for those taking
the Lackawanna Trail or from Buff
aIo and western New York points
the 265 miles to Plattsburg is along
the northern boundaries Of New
York, through Watertown, Gouver-
neur, Canton, Footsdam, Malone, to
Mooers and thence south into Platts-
burg.
Visitors are welcome at Plattsburg
Barracks, at any time, and the Ar
NV authorities are only too eager to
show them through the famous old
post, a garrison for soldiers since
1912.