Evening star., 1928-09-09
OUTLINE Of TOUR
!: !. : IN NEW ENGLAND.
Mountain Scenery and Lake
'E and Forest Panorama De-
{ scribed as Ideal Features:
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This varied scenery of the mountains
NTH. the panorama of stream. lake
Sbrest rolling farm lands and tn
Coast of eastern New England, witt
the most enjoyable feature of moto
Car trip-a f1rst-clasS hotel at the ent
Of a days run-has been well named
the Ideal Tour"
Leaving the city. our route follow
the Boston Post road, that historic
Highway Through the heart of southern
New England. Immediately the city!
limits are left behind. the route, Dor
derfng the Long Island Sound. paSse!
through thriving towns and proSperou:
cities, many of which we're founded
IA Colonial days. Greenwich. the frs
New England town along our route, /!
rich in Revolutionary legend Norwal
witnessed the final battle of the Pequo
War Bridgeport at the mouth of the
Pequonnock River, is a busy manufac.
turing city. Just beyond Bridgeport a, a,
Stratford. the route leaves the Posi-
Road and follows the west shore of the
Housatonic River to Shelton We ther
cross the bridge to Derby and follow
the Naugatauck River up to Water
bury. Unless the n1otoriSt has started
on his trip early in the morning, Wat
erbury is an ideal place to spend the
night.
Naugatuck Valley Next.
Proceeding northward from the city
we run through the Naugatuck Valley
toward the Berkshire Hills, passing
through Thomaston. Torrington, Nor
folk and Canaan. Crossing the MaSsa-
chuSetts line at Ashley Falls, we
enter the BerkshireS at Great Barring
ton and enjoy some splendid views OF
the Taconic and Hocsac Mountains on
our way through Stookbridge and Lenox
to Plttsfleld. -
Our route now leads through Will
Jamestown on the Green River, from
which point. Mount Greylock,, over
toward North Adams, and Mount
Belcher. Mount Hopkins and other
peaks of the Taconic range may be
seen.
Crossing over the Vermont line, Ben
nington recalls the bitter struggle OF
the Green Mountain boys for inde--
pendence. Continuing northward
through SALISBURY and Arlington we
come to Manchester, at the loot ot
Equinox Mountain. This charming old
world village is a very pleasant place
to stop for "a few days and take tull
advantage of the opportunity to enjoy
elevation of Equinox Mountain.
Running eastward from Manchester
W,e pass through interesting country
not unlike the north of Ireland. or
western Scotland with its tree-clad
hills and oId-fashioned farmsteads.
Through the Green Mountain range
the route traverses Peru Mountain Pass,
soon after leaving Manchester. A sue
cession of typical Vermont villages.
bearing such old world names as sLor-
donderry, Chester and Springt1eld are
passed, until we come to the bank o1
the Connecticut River. which is crossed
over into the State of New Hampshire.
The route passes through North
Charleston to Claremont and then eass~
ward through Newport to Sunapee on
the lake of the same name. Here again
il a delightful spot, where the motorlst
may wish to linger for a few days on
the shores of one of the Granite State 5
most beautiful lakes.
Mountain. Lake and River Views.
After leaving, Sunapee the route
leads through mountain, lake and river
scenery toward the White Mountains
bv way of Cillewille Danbury and
Bristol. past Newfound Lake ito west
Plymouth and Plymouth. Our route,
now almost due north, ascenos the val
lev of the Pemigewasset, and LEADS lnOo
the heart of the Franconia Mountains,
the scenery becoming more Impressive y,
as we go on. Unbroken forest preVaiia
for some distance, shutting the more
extensive views from our sight, put oc-
casional gIirnpses of mountain peaks
indicate the presence of nearby ranges.
Bevond West Campton and Thorn-
for the narrow defile of Fraconla
Notch is entered at North woodstock.
AS the notch is assembled, the rocky
nrofile of the "Old Man Of the Noun
TAIN comes into view, From the Iown
of Profile We run via Franconla 10 Twin
mountain. Franconia is charming
village lying under the SHADOW OF sugar
TIiu and attracts a large colony OF
summer visitors each season. Here is
another worth while spot for the. mo-
torist to linger for day or So.
From Twin Mountain, we nave q
choice of routes, both OF Wnlch en-
brace famous scenic notches OF the
White Mountains. One route Woulo pe
TO 90 from Twin Mountain nortnWaro
Through whitefield to Lancaster on the
Connecticut River and through Grove
ton and North Stratford to ColeorooS
on the Mohawk River. Here we turn
Dixville Notch. a wild and rocky defllf
that is more Swiss then anything IN
the East. Here is also lovely lake
Gloriette-and with unequaled facll'
ties for all outdoor sports, the tours
will surely want to linger on his Jour
nev in order to enjoy TO the utmost tnt
invieorating qualities of the healthfui
halsam-laden mountain air. From
Diyville Notch to Poland Spring olll
route lies through Grafton Notoh, o!
vav of Enrol, Grafton, South Paris anc
Norway.
Another Route Described.
The second route would be to go from
Twin Mountain through Crawfort
Notch bv way of Breton Woods
Mounts Willards and Webster guarG
the entrance to the Notch From ner'
convenient side trips can be made U
all the famous scenic points OF IN
White Mountains and the Notch IS al
admirable place for the motorlst Z
make his headquarters while ne is
this region. ,
After going through the Notch, on
route runs via Bartlett, and Interval
to the Maine boundary at Fryeoufg, !
the Saco Valley. Continuing: east VII
Mount Pleasant looming In She iar ols
f21cP
&c cross bridge at Naples with Sc
bago Lake stretching away to the righ'
some of Names most attractlv
scenery is traversed on this run owe
to Poland Spring, one of the. most ia q
nous resorts in New England, ana n
trip into this part of the country ca ca
he considered complete without q Wis
to this spot. r.. po,ar
cnr;rc Though typical Maine countr
- portland on the coast, the large'
Citv ii Of the Pine Tree State, finely stu
sted % on hilly peninsula proJectin
into Casco Bay.
Fine seacoast Resorts Included.
We run along the coast to kitter
the last town on our route III ManI nla
W. then cross the Piscataqua Rive
which forms the State line, into Port
o.a,,tlo n II Three miles from Port