Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-01
VERMONT SCENERY
DELIGHTS TOURISTS.
Green Mountain State Offers
Attractive Vacation Trips
to Motorists.


way Department has made great strides
in bringing the roads in the area COW
cred by the food into fairly good con-
dition. In fact, on the main trunk
lines used in running north and south,
one viii meet with but few difficultieS
There are. Of course. one or two cross
section routes that are entirely closed
70 travel and one will find many tenn
porary bridges but all of them paSsahle.
The State. itself. under Gov. Weeks,
has made q most admirable move IN
the fact that it viii furnish motorists
with information as TO just what roads
are open and what roads are closed.
Prospective visitors to the State should
write. If they intend 10 use other than
the main Travelled routes the conditions
of which are given below by the tour
ing department of the Automobile Club
Of America. New York City, to the State
Highway Department AT Montpelier, VI,
asking for more detailed information.
win See Flood Effects.
Visitors 10 the Green Mountain State
from nov on will see some of the CT
fects OF last years flood. but due to the
great amount of work that has already
been done by the State. II will be hard
for them to believe Just how disastrous
this food was, People who were there
last November and are now making a
second visit viii realize the tremendous
amount of work that has been accom-
plished in the last eight months.
Vermont, known as The Land Of
Lakes and Green Mountains" has no
exclusive region that is scenic for
everywhere one finds natural, centinu-
Gus and varied beauty.
One Of the most popular ways Of
reaching Vermont is to run through the
Berkshire Hills in Massachusetts,. LeaV-
Inc New York via Broadway. we run via
Yonkers TO Dobbs Ferry. then over to
the Saw Mil River road and through
Briarchf, Lake Mahopac. Carmel. Pat
terson, Paving. Armenia, Sharon. Lake
vile. to Canaan. After crossing over
the State line into Massachusetts,. the
route runs through one of the most
popular Summer resort sections in the
East. passing through the towns of
Sheffield. Great Darlington, Stock
bridge, Lenox to Pittsfield. then along
the shore of Pontoosuc Lake and on
TO Wiliiamstown Either Of these last
two towns is an excellent place to spend
the night for the motorist who wants to
start his trip in the Green Mountain
State in the early morning.
Once in, Vermont we run northward
through Bennington and Manchester TO
Rutland. In the vicinity Of Clarendon,
q short distance before reaching Rut-
land. there is concrete road construc-
ton for about two miles Traffic should
follow signs on alternate route over
an improved road.
From Rutland one runs via Pittsford
90 Brandon, then on to Salisbury.
Near here Is Lake Dunmore. one of the
most beautiful lakes in New England,
It is about four miles long and nearly
one mile wide Behind the lake on the
eastern shore rises Mount Moosalamoo,
2.659 feet in height The shore is ir-
regular, In some places bordered with
white nirckes, and good road enables
the notOriSt TO drive entirely around
the lake.
Road 10 Burlington.
The main road to Burlington, Ma
tional No. z, runs via Middlebury,
verEennes, FerTisburg and Charlotte.
At the present time there is eight and
one-l1an miles Of concrete road con-
struction. A detour Is provided, but
the State Highway Department suggests
that through traffic use the alternate
route. No. i16, running via East Mid
dlebury, Bristol. Starksboro and Hines
burg.
Burlington Is known as vermont's
'Queen City and is gateway to the
Adirondacks IN New York State and
70 Canada. It is delightfully."- located
on a sioping hill. at whose base are the
waters OF Lake Champlain, the largest
and most picturesque inland water Of
the East. It is the home Of the Uni
versity Of Vermont.
For the rnotorist who wishes 10 in
clude Montreal on his trip, the prefer
able route at the present time is TO
take the road through Grand Isle
County. Leaving Burlington, there Is
about two miles of concrete construc-
ton near Colchester. after which point
the road swings ever 70 the left and
we cross by means OF the Sand Bar
Bridge TO the Island OF South Hero.
The drive across this bridge In any
kind Of weather provides one Of the
finest views 70 be seen IN any part OF
the country. Prom South Hero we run
Ilorthward across Grand Isle to North
Hero, then 70 Isle Ia Motto. where the
ferry is taken 70 Chazy. in New York
State. From Caazy We run via Rouses
Point across the border line into
Canada and thence 70 Montreal
From Burlington there is another
route via St AInans, thence TO her
vile and across the bridge TO St. Johns.
then on to Montreal However, on this
route there is about 10 miles Of con-
crete road construction In the vicinity
Of St. Adams. Traffic is maintained
OF both stretches, but the highway de-
partment advises that traflc from Bur-
lington use the road via Essex juno
tl0n, Westford and Fairfax 10 reach
S. Adams.
For the naotorist who wishes TO make
his return trip via the Connecticut
River Valley. it Is possible for him 70
run across the State via Montpelier,
the capital. A side trip 10 Mount
Mansfield, Ioftiest peak Of the Green
Mountains and 6mugglers Notch may
be made from Waterbury.
Road Construction.
Between Burlington and Montpelier
there Is FIVE miles ot concrete road con-
Etruction al Jonesyille. Traffic Is
maintained, but care is advisable LeaV-
ing Montpelier at Barre. there lis also
road construction. An alternate route
via Barre, GrantcVllie, WebsterYille to
East Barre is provided. From East
Barre the route runs via Waits River
10 Bradford, on the Connecticut River
The scenery. running down the valley
IS ever changlng-nere, rich fertile
fields reach down 10 the waters Of the
river, there, the river flows At the base
Of eteep rocky walls bElst seem 70 be
the furtheet outpOSt6 OF the Green
Mountains. or perhaps Of the White
Mountains Of New Hampshire. And
tie highway is literally a highway,
afording vantage point after vantage
point for vista after vista.
Running SOUTH We pass through the
towns Of Fairlee and North Thetf0rd.
70 White River Junction. Here. IL de-
slreo, one can run westward across the
State again. passing through Wood
stock, BFldgewater ~ Rutland. from
wnicn point the outgoing trip may he
retraceo Al present there Is four
miles Of rough ROAD Ira the vicinity Of
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