The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-06

Canaan.
 Leaving Canaan, route Is fol- lowed across the Connecticut line into Massachusetts and straight northward into the Berkshires. First comes Sheffield with the steep wall of Mt Everett, or "The Dome" SIS 1t is called on the west, the second highest mountain in the state. Next comes Great Barring ton, the business center of the southern portion of this region, and one of its great resorts. Then comes Stockbridge, with its wide elm -arched main street, another popular resort.
 Next comes Lenox, long a favor ite summering place for society, then Pittsfield, the business center for the northern section, and d favorite stopping point for motor fists. Going out of Pittsfield, Pom toosuc Lake, lovely body of wa ter, is passed and then the last town in the region is Williamstown the home of Williams College. Greylock, the crown of the Ta- conic range and the highest noun tain in massachusetts,, lies to the right of the highway.
 From Bridgeport and New Hav- en on the shore, an attractive route up into the Berkshires lies up the Naugatuck Valley. This is reach ed from either town by way of Derby, Seymour, Naugatuck, Wa terbury, and then up through the Litchfield Hills, via Torrington, and Norfolk to Canaan, then north ward along route ' to Williams town.
 A very attractive round trip can be made, by putting the car on broad a boat in the city here in the evening. and taking a night sail through the Sound and the Cape Cod Canada up to Boston. The boat gets in early in the morning and you can then start out across the northern part of the state on highway number 2 which follows historic ground all the way to Lexington and Concord. From here it runs via Littleton Common, Fitchburg and Westmin- ster to Tcmpleton, and then on to Connecticut into Greenfield. Either | Templeton or Greenfield make good | luncheon stops, leaving the after | HUH llte lOI th- iidC oNCi tHG Mohawk Trail. This scenic high | way has long been one of the fav- orite drives in the state. From | Greenfield the highway runs through the Deerfield Valley over Shelburne Mountain to Shelburne Falls, then to Charlemont and on to the point where the little Gold River joins the Deerfield. The trail then runs through the Cold River Canyon, with towering mountains on either side, till finally it comes out in the open on the top of the Hoosac Mountain range. From the western summit there Is a wonderful view of the Taconic and Greylock ranges. The Trail then descends down into North Adams, and then on to Williamstown. At this point, turn south for the trip through the Berkshiers as first giv- en.
 Motorists on Long Island will find a pleasant trip to the Berk- shires may be made by following either the north or the south shores of the island, to it's eastern end. Here at either Montauk. Sag Harbor, Greenport or Orient Point, boat service over to New London across the sound is possible. From New London. follow route 102 to Colchester, then route IF through Marlboro and Glastonbury to Hart ford, and then through Winsted and Norfolk to Canaan. The return trip to the city can be made by using any one of the first three routes given.
 From Cape Cod and Providence. the motorist should follow route 122 up to Worcester, and then fol- low route 20 to d short distance beyond West Brookfield. Here turn o ffto the right on route l09. fol- lowing this through Ware and Belchertown into Amherst, where the college of the same name is located. Now go across the Con- necticut into Northampton. From here into the Berkshires, the high way Is known as the Berkshire Trail and runs via Williamsburg, Cummington, and Dalton into Pitts field.
 Motorists coming from western New York by way of he Catskill Mountains. and reaching the Hud- son at Catskill. may run north on the west bank as far as Coxsackie. there taking the ferry over to Newton Hook. which is on the new highway 9J leading into Rem sselaer. From here run via De- freesville into Troy, and then over the Taconic Trail which goes over Peterburg Mountain into Williams town. This is e. new trail. only opened of recent years and from which some marvellous views are obtainable.
 If the Hudson Is reached at Kingston, coming from central and western New York, the west bank can be used north to Saugert!es. from which point the ferry should be taken to Tivoli. From here. run to the Albany Post road. there turning left and running to Hud- son. From here route 23 should be followed east via Grayville and Hillsdale over to s. Egremont and then into Great Harrington.
 Coming in from the southern part of the state along the Liberty Highway, motorists can swing off at Bloomingburg, running via Montgomery into NeWburg, where the ferry can be taken to Beacon. From here run up to Wappingers Falls and then to Poughkeepsic, turning inland through Millbrook, over to Amenia and Canaan.
 From the northern part of New Jersey, the Alpin ferry over to Yonkers provides n good crossing. from which point the Albany Post road can then be followed to Poughkeepsie. However. either the river or inland routes to Bear Mountain may be used instead. and then the river crossed via the Bear Mountain Bridge, from which point connection should be made to the Albany Post road.