Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06

loved OF yachtsmen, oarsmen, canoeists
and all followers of aquatic sports,
Lovers of historical things will also
find much to interest them In Halifax,
with its forts, barracks. naval dock
yards, its old churches and other build
ings of centuries now past.
Shipbuilding Center.
If route Is taken out of Yarmouth,
the motoriSt passes through Shelburne,
a well known ship and yacht building
center, and Sable River, to Liverpool,
located on the beautiful Mersey River.
Now comes Bridgewater on the La
Have River. Leaving here, instead Of
following the main road, turn right
and take the road that runs out to
Rose Bay, then through Lunenburg.
America and a most picturesque
town. A splendid feet of $50 vessels,
employing over 1000 men, who spend
the greater part Of their lives on the
Great Banks Of Newfoundland, SAIL in
and out Of this port.
Run back into the main road At
Malone Bay, then through Chester
Basin and Hubbards to Halifax Sights
of this city that should be seen are
Point Pleasant Park and the Public
Gardens.
From Halifax one may run over
through the eastern portion of Nova
Scotia to Cape Breton Island Route
out of Halifax follows the southern
coast of the province, running through
Dartmouth, Tangier, Sherbrooke, Gold
boro, Guysboro and Boyleston to
Tracadie on route 4. Then east
ward through Mulgrave and Port
Hawkesbury into the Bras d'Od Lake
region. The highway follows the lake
LOT many miles; One passes through
Hay Cove and Big Pond and then sgd
ney Is reached. This is the second
largest city in Nova Scotia and Is To-
Gated on a magnificent harbor.
Sydney to Ingonish.
Returning, one drive that must not
be missed is the run from Sydney to
Ingonish. This drive offers one of the
scenic thrills Of North America The
road winds up and over famous Cape
Smoky, which towers 1000 feet above
its surf-pounded base A 15-minute
walk brings one to an observation
tower. Ingonish is completely sur
rounded by mountains, and nowhere In
Cape Breton can you get a more ma
Jestic view. On one side is a white
sand beach, 2 miles long, upon which
the Atlantic breaks its rolling flood;
on the ether side there is a fine safe
beach. Nowhere else in Nova Scotia
can such beach be found, an nowhere
else can the scenery be equaled.
Returning. drive from Ingonish to
Baddeck, one of Cape Breton's famous
resorts, and then to Whycocomagh
along the north side of the Bras dor
Lake. then back to Port Hawkesbury.
Take the ferry to Mulgrave, then run
westward along the northern borders
OF Nova Scotia through New Glasgow,
Pictou to Truro. Steamer connection
to Prince Edward Island is available
from Pictou
Return Journey.
At Truro the motorist may return to
Yarmouth for the boat to New York
or Boston, or If he desires he can 20
northward into New Brunswick and on
up into the Gaspe country, then west
ward along the st. Lawrence into
Quebec.
From Truro there is a road running
along the northern shores Of the Basin
Of Minas through Glenholme, Bass
River, Five Islands to Parrsboro. This
Is the part of Nova Scotia where the
mountains drop sheer to the sea. and
there Is a striking resemblance to the
F'Jords OF Norway. Parrsboro has the
highest and lowest fall of tide of any
seaport in the world.
Leaving Parrsboro turn north for
Amherst and Moncton. Connection to
Prince Edward Island may be made
from Cape Tormentine. which is reach
ed from Amherst by running via Sack
vile and Port Elgin. At Moncton turn
east for Fredericton, New Brunswick,
ST. John and the State of Maine. For
Gaspe continue north through Chat
nam, Bathurst and Matapedia. Motor
lists wishing to make the run around
the Gaspe Peninsula will find that the
safest way to make this trip is to 20 on
from Matapedia up to the banks OF
the st. Lawrence River at Ste. . Flavie
there turning right for the run acound
GasDe